Leela Nambudiripad (16 May 1934 – 27 April 2021), known by her pen name Sumangala, was an Indian author of children's literature in Malayalam.

Leela Nambudripad was born on 16 May 1934 as the eldest daughter of eminent Sanskrit scholars O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad and Uma Antharjanam in Vellinezhi (Palakkad District, Kerala, India).

In a career of over 40 years, she was referred to as the Enid Blyton of Malayalam[5] and penned over 50 books, of which 23 are for children.

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[4][7] She wrote a song for the Malayalam film Chenda (1973)[8] and was also a contributor to Poompatta, a Malayalam-language comic for children.