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Malayalam devotional poet

This article is about Malayalam devotional poet. For the Kerala caste, see Ezhuthachan (caste).

Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan
A modern (2013) representation of Ezhuthachan by artist R. G. V.
Born	1495 Trikkandiyoor (modern-day Tirur, Malappuram district), Kerala
Occupations
Era
Known for	Adhyatmaramayanam
Movement	Bhakti Movement Ezhuthachan Movement Kiḷippāṭṭ

Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (pronunciation^ⓘ, Tuñcattŭ Rāmānujan Eḻuttacchan) (fl. 16th century) was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist.^[1] He was one of the prāchīna kavithrayam (old triad) of Malayalam literature, the other two being Kunchan Nambiar and Cherusseri.

He has been called the "Father of Modern Malayalam Literature", and the "Primal Poet in Malayalam".^[2] He was one of the pioneers of a major shift in Kerala's literary culture (the domesticated religious te