List of people from Malappuram district

This is a list of notable people from Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Malappuram district is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state.

• A. Vijayaraghavan - Former member of Rajya Sabha and the state secretary of CPI(M).
• A. P. Anil Kumar - former minister of Kerala.
• A. R. Raja Raja Varma - Malayalam poet and grammatician known as Kerala Panini (belongs to Parappanad royal family).
• Abdul Nediyodath - an Indian footballer.
• Abdurahiman Randathani - an Indian politician.
• Achyutha Pisharadi - a Sanskrit grammarian, astronomer and mathematician.
• Adil Ibrahim - Actor.
• Ahmad Kutty - a North American Islamic scholar.
• Ajijesh Pachat - Malayalam novelist, short story writer, and columnist.
• Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri - Malayalam poet and essayist. (Born at Kumaranellur, a border village between Malappuram and Palakkad districts. He was a writer from the Ponnani Kalari)
• Akkitham Narayanan - painter.
• Ali Musliyar - was an Indian freedom fighter.
• Ammu Swaminathan - Independence activist and a member of Constituent Assembly of India.
• Anas Edathodika - an Indian professional footballer.
• Aneesh G. Menon - is an Indian actor^[1][2]
• Anikha - actress.
• Aparna Nair - an Indian actress.
• Arjun Jayaraj - an Indian professional footballer.
• Artist Namboothiri - an Indian painter.
• Aryadan Muhammed - former minister of Kerala.
• Aryadan Shoukath - Indian film producer.
• Ashique Kuruniyan - an Indian professional footballer.
• Asif Saheer - an Indian soccer player.
• Azad Moopen - an Indian doctor and philanthropist.^[3][4][5]
• Azhvanchery Thamprakkal - Former chief of Nambudiris of Kerala.
• B. M. Kutty - was a journalist and activist.
• Balamani Amma - Writer of Malayalam literature.
• C. Karunakara Menon - was an Indian journalist and politician.
• C. Radhakrishnan - an Indian writer and film director of Malayalam language.
• C. N. Ahmad Moulavi - was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.
• Chakkeeri Ahemed Kutty - former minister of Kerala and former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
• Chalilakath Kunahmed Haji - was a social reformer.^[6]
• Cherukad - a Malayalam playwright, novelist, poet, and political activist.
• Damodara - was an astronomer-mathematician.
• Deepa Palanadu- Kathakali musician
• Deepu Pradeep - an Indian scriptwriter.
• Devdutt Padikkal - an Indian cricketer.
• Dhanish Karthik - an Indian actor.
• Dileep K. Nair - an Indian educationist, skill development campaigner, social activist, and publisher.
• E. Harikumar - Malayalam novelist and short story writer.
• E. Moidu Moulavi - was an Indian freedom fighter, and an Islamic scholar.^[7]
• E. Sreedharan - Metroman of India.
• E. K. Imbichi Bava - was an Indian politician.
• E. M. S. Namboodiripad - The first Chief Minister of Kerala and the founder of CPI(M).^[8]
• E. T. Mohammed Basheer - former minister of Kerala.
• Elamaram Kareem - former minister of Kerala.
• Edasseri Govindan Nair - was an Indian poet.
• Elamaram Kareem - Former minister of Kerala and Member of Rajya Sabha.
• Faisal Kutty - a lawyer, academic, writer, public speaker, and human rights activist.^[9]
• Gopinath Muthukad - a magician, and motivational speaker.^[10][11]
• Govinda Bhattathiri - was an Indian astrologer and astronomer.
• Hari Nair - an Indian cinematographer.
• Hemanth Menon - an Indian actor.
• Indrajith Sukumaran - film actor and playback singer.
• Iqbal Kuttippuram - an Indian screenwriter and homoeopathic physician.^[12]
• Jayasree Kalathil - Writer, translator, mental health researcher, and activist.
• Jishnu Balakrishnan - an Indian professional footballer.
• K. Abdurahman - Founder of Chaliyar movement.^[13]
• K. Avukader Kutty Naha - a former deputy chief minister of Kerala.
• K. C. S. Paniker - was a metaphysical and abstract painter
• K. C. Manavedan Raja - was an Indian aristocrat.
• K. M. Asif - an Indian cricketer.
• K. M. Maulavi - An Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and the founding vice-president of IUML Malabar district committee.^[14][15]
• K. P. A. Majeed - former Chief Whip of the Government of Kerala.
• K. P. Ramanunni - is a novelist and short-story writer.^[16][17]
• K. T. Irfan - an Indian athlete.^[18][19][20]
• K. T. Jaleel - former minister of Kerala.
• K. T. Muhammed- was a Malayalam playwright and screenwriter.
• K. V. Rabiya - Social worker.
• K. V. Ramakrishnan - a Malayalam–language poet and journalist.
• Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan - was a Malayalam poet and journalist.
• Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma - a resurrector of Mohiniyattam.
• Kamala Surayya - Writer of Malayalam literature.
• Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran - Malayalam poet and translator, also known as Kalidasa of Kerala (belongs to Parappanad royal family).
• Kottakkal Madhu - Kathakali Musician, Carnatic Vocalist
• Vaidyaratnam P. S. Varier - Ayurveda Practitioner
• Krishnachandran - an Indian actor, dubbing artist, and playback singer.
• Kuttikrishna Marar - an Indian essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature.
• Lakshmi Sahgal - a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement, an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government.
• M. Govindan - Writer of Malayalam literature.
• M. Swaraj - an Indian politician.
• M. G. S. Narayanan - is an Indian historian, and academic and political commentator.
• M. K. Vellodi - former Indian diplomat.
• M. M. Akbar - an Islamic scholar, and an expert in comparative religion.^[21]
• M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

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• M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal - former minister of Kerala.
• M. P. M. Menon - was an Indian diplomat, ambassador to several countries.^[22]
• M. T. Vasudevan Nair - Malayalam author, screenplay writer and film director. (Born at Kudallur, a border village between Malappuram and Palakkad districts. He is a writer from the Ponnani Kalari.)
• Malayath Appunni - a Malayalam language poet and children's writer.
• Manjalamkuzhi Ali - former minister of Kerala.
• Mankada Ravi Varma - was an Indian cinematographer and director.^[23][24][25]
• Manorama Thampuratti - was a Sanskrit writer.
• Mashoor Shereef - an Indian professional footballer.
• Melattur Sahadevan - a Carnatic music vocalist.
• Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri - was a mathematical linguist.
• Mersheena Neenu - actress.
• Mohammed Irshad - an Indian professional footballer.
• Mohamed Salah - an Indian footballer.
• Mohanakrishnan Kaladi - a Malayalam poet.
• Moyinkutty Vaidyar - was a Mappila pattu poet.^[26]
• Mrinalini Sarabhai - Indian classical dancer.
• Muhammad Musthafa - an Indian film actor and director.
• Muhsin Parari - an Indian film director, writer, and lyricist.
• Nalakath Soopy - former minister of Kerala.
• Nalapat Narayana Menon - Writer of Malayalam literature.
• Nandanar - was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.
• Nilambur Ayisha - an actress in the Malayalam film industry and drama.
• Nilambur Balan - was a Malayalam actor.
• Nirupama Rao - former foreign secretary of India.^[27][28]
• P. Sreeramakrishnan - former speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly.
• P. Surendran - is a writer, columnist, art critic, and a philanthropist.^[29]
• P. K. Abdu Rabb - former minister of Kerala.
• P. K. Kunhalikutty - former minister of Kerala.
• P. K. Warrier - an Ayurvedic physician and a Padma Bhushan winner.
• P. P. Ramachandran - is a Malayalam poet.
• P. V. Abdul Wahab - Businessman, and a member of Rajya Sabha.
• Paloli Mohammed Kutty - former minister of Kerala.
• Parameshvara - was a major Indian mathematician and astronomer.
• Parvathy Jayadevan - an Indian playback singer.
• Poonthanam Nambudiri - was a Malayalam poet.^[30]
• Premji - was a social reformer, cultural leader, and actor.
• Prithviraj Sukumaran - actor, director, producer, playback singer, and distributor.
• Pulapre Balakrishnan - an Indian economist and educationalist.
• Pulikkottil Hyder - was a Mappila pattu poet.^[31]
• Rajeev Nair - an Indian writer, lyricist, and producer.
• Ranjith Padinhateeri - an Indian biological physicist and a professor.
• Rashin Rahman - an Indian actor.
• Raja Ravi Varma - Indian painter and artist (belongs to Parappanad royal family).
• Ravi Menon - Actor.
• Ravi Vallathol - was an Indian actor.
• Rinshad Reera - Student Activist.
• Salam Bappu - an Indian film director.
• Salman Kalliyath - an Indian professional footballer.
• Sangita Madhavan Nair - an Indian actress.
• Sankaran Embranthiri - was a Kathakali musician.
• Savithri Rajeevan - an Indian poet, short story writer, and painter.
• Sayyid Sanaullah Makti Tangal - was a social reformer.^[32][33]
• Shahabaz Aman - an Indian playback singer and composer.^[34][35]
• Shanavas K Bavakutty - is an Indian film director.
• Shweta Menon - an Indian model, actress, and television anchor.
• Shylan - Malayalam novelist and short story writer.
• Sithara - an Indian playback singer, composer, and an occasional actor.^[36]
• Sooraj Thelakkad - An actor.
• Sukumaran - was an Indian film actor and producer.
• Sunny Wayne - Film actor (stayed during higher education).
• Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal - was a religious leader and politician.^[37]
• T. A. Razzaq - was an Indian screenwriter.
• T. K. Hamza - former minister of Kerala.
• T. K. Padmini - was an Indian painter.
• T. M. Nair - was an Indian political activist of Dravidian movement.
• Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan- was a Malayalam poet and linguist.^[38][39]
• Tirur Nambissan - was a Kathakali singer.
• U. A. Beeran - former minister of Kerala.
• U.Jimshad - an Indian professional footballer.
• U. Sharaf Ali - a former Indian International football player.^[40][41]
• Unni Menon - an Indian playback singer.
• Uroob - was a writer of Malayalam literature.
• V. Abdurahiman - Minister of Kerala.
• V. C. Balakrishna Panicker - an Indian poet and writer.
• V. T. Bhattathiripad - Social reformer (hailed from erstwhile Ponnani taluk).
• Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier - was an Ayurvedic physician.^[42]
• Vaidyaratnam Triprangode Moossad - was an Ayurvedic physician.
• Vallathol Narayana Menon - was a Malayalam poet.^[43]
• Variyan Kunnath Kunjahammed Haji - an Indian Freedom Fighter.^[44]
• Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair - was a Kathakali master and a Padma Shri winner.
• Vazhenkada Vijayan - Retired principal of Kerala Kalamandalam.
• Veliyankode Umar Khasi - Freedom fighter and poet.
• Vinay Govind - an Indian film director.
• Zainuddin Makhdoom II - The author of Tuhfat Ul Mujahideen.
• Zakariya Mohammed - an Indian Film director, screenwriter, and actor.^[45][46]
• Zakeer Mundampara - an Indian footballer.
• Zeenath - actress.

See also

• India portal

• Administration of Malappuram
• Education in Malappuram
• History of Malappuram
• List of desoms in Malappuram (1981)
• List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram
• List of villages in Malappuram
• Transportation in Malappuram
• Malappuram metropolitan area
• Malappuram district
• South Malabar

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