| Year | Dancers of Kathakali | Year | Dancers of Kathakali |
| 2000 | Nelliyodu Vasudevan Namboodiri | 1973 | Kavungal Chathunni Panicker, Velinezhi K. Nanu Nayar |
| 1998 | Kottakkal Sivaraman | 1972 | M. Madhava Panicker |
| 1997 | Madavoor Vasudevan Nair | 1971 | K. Karunakaran Nayar |
| 1996 | Kottakkal Krishnan Kutty Nair | 1970 | M. Vishnu Namboodiri |
| 1993 | Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair | 1969 | V. Kunchu Nair |
| 1991 | Chennithala Chellapan Pillai | 1968 | Kurichi Kunjan Panickar |
| 1989 | Oyoor Kochugovinda Pillai | 1967 | Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair |
| 1988 | Keezhpatam Kumaran Nair | 1965 | Gopi Nath |
| 1987 | Kalamandalam Gopi | 1963 | Chengannur Raman Pillai |
| 1985 | Mankompu Sivasankara Pillai | 1961 | Thekinkatti Ramunni Nair |
| 1983 | K. C. Parameswaran Pillai "Champakulam Pachu Pillai" | 1958 | Thotton K. Chandu Panikkar |
| 1975 | K. Sankarankutty Panicker | 1956 | P. K. Kunju Kurup |
| 1974 | T. T. Ramankutty Nair |
