State Minister for Culture, K C Joseph, announced the award at a press conference here today and said the honour carries a cash award of Rs 1,50,000 and a citation.
The award has been named after Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, a 16th century devotional poet, considered to be the father of Malayalam language.
75-year-old Namboothri, a language scholar and a renowned figure in contemporary Malayalam literature, retired as head of department from University College here after being a lecturer for about 32 years.
Namboothri, who received Padma Shri award this year, was also the receipent of various honours such as Sahitya Akademi National Award, Kerala Sahitya Academy Award.
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