Chemmanam Chacko (March 7, 1926 – August 14, 2018) was an Indian satirical poet from Kerala, India.

He worked as a professor at Mar Ivanios College and the Department of Malayalam, University of Kerala.

Chemmanam is famed for efficiently utilising satire in his poems as a means of social and political critique.

[2] His poetic style has often drawn comparison to the early Malayalam language poet Kunjan Nambiar.

He received the Mahakavi Pandalam Keralavarma Award for Poetry in 2014 and Asan Prize in 2015.