Civic Chandran (born 5 April 1951) is an Indian playwright, poet, editor, former Naxalite,[1] social activist and political commentator from Kerala.

[2][3] In July 2022, a complaint was lodged against Civic Chandran for sexually assaulting a woman activist.

[7] Civic was the secretary of Janakiya Samskarika Vedi and editor of its mouthpiece Prerana.

[9] The play sparked off a storm by taking an unsparing look at mainstream communism, calling it anti-Dalit and patriarchal.

Civic is a regular columnist in magazines and newspapers and writes about cultural issues.

Civic is a distinct voice in Kerala's cultural arena, often clashing with and opposing the traditional left.