Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran[a] (1864 - 1914) was a Malayalam poet and prominent Sanskrit scholar of Kerala.

He is famous for his single-handed, word-by-word translation of entire Mahabharata within 874 days for which he gained the epithet Kerala Vyasa (lit.

[2] At his age of 39, when Pappiyamma died, he married Thrissur Vadakke kuruppath(Kizhakke Srambil) Kuttipparu Amma.

They started writing poems in pure Malayalam, avoiding the over influence of Sanskrit.

[citation needed] After 8–10 years Katatthanaattu Udayavarman Thampuran started the effort to translate Bharata Manjari by Kshemendra.

[citation needed] Kunhikkuttan Thampuran started translation single handedly on ME 1079 Metam 25.

He planned to translate 50 slokas a day, during one yaama (till 9 o'clock), so that the work can be finished in 4–5 years.

In Malayalam: 18 poems, 11 Ruupakams, 16 Gathas, 38 Khanda Kaavya, 3 in health, grammar, 18 translations.