Mundanat Leelavathy (born 16 September 1927) is a Malayalam writer, literary critic and educationist.

She is a contemporary of such noted critics in Malayalam including K. M. George, S. Guptan Nair, N. Krishna Pillai, P. K. Balakrishnan, M. K. Sanu and Sukumar Azhikode.

[4] Her parents were Kazhungampilly Kunjunni Nambidi and Mundanat Nangayya Mandal, and she was their eldest child.

[10] Leelavathy is also a recipient of Padma Shri Award for her contribution to the Malayalam literature and education.

[11] She won Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary prize in Kerala, in 2010, for her outstanding critical works.