K. Padmanabhan Nair (1919–1990) was an Indian film director, scriptwriter in Malayalam movies.
[4] He is a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (1981).
[6][7] He was born to Kaithari Raman Nambiar and Kutty Amma at Payyanur in 1919.
He received Kerala State Awards for the stories, Thacholi Othenan and Kunjalimarakkar.
He was married to Santha P. Nair, a popular Malayalam film playback singer in its early days.