Kudiyirikkal Narayanan Ezhuthachan (21 May 1911 – 28 October 1981) was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature.

He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Keralodayam, a long narrative poem written in Sanskrit.

[4] After passing the Vidwan examination Ezhuthachan began his career as a teacher and taught at two schools.

After completing his PhD on Bhashakautaleeyam, Ezhuthachan joined University of Calicut as a Lecturer.

N. Ezhuthachan was the author of many books in Malayalam, including short stories, poems, and essays.

[9][10] He has also authored a research thesis on Thunchath Ezhuthachan's Adhyathma Ramayanam and scholarly article about Kilippattu.