Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri


Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri was a poet of the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature.
Nambudiri was born in 1821 in Killikkurussimangalam, Palakkad district. He was a close friend and associate of Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad from Kodungalloor.
Nambudiri was a talented poet whose works include Ambareesha Charitham, Kaalakeya Vadham, Syamanthakam and a few Muktakams. His son Damodaran Nambudiri was also a poet and was known as Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri.