Mathew Ulakamthara was a Malayalam language writer, literary critic and academic from Kerala, India.
[2] He served as Malayalam lecturer at Thevara SH College for three decades and retired as head of the department in 1986.
[4] At the time of writing the articles in Kerala Pamkthi magazine under the name Vaikkom V. Mathew, its editor, Father C. K. Mattam, suggested that the family name be added to his name.
Mathew has authored over fifty works in various genres including Literary Criticism, Poetry, Drama, Biography and Religious Thought.
[3] His introductions to the works of many authors including Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Pala Narayanan Nair and Mary John Thottam are also noteworthy.