Njattyela Sreedharan[5][6] (born in 1938[1]) is a lexicographer[7] from Thalassery[8] in Kerala.

He is known for compiling a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.

[9][10] The 2021 documentary Dreaming of Words,[14][15][16] directed by Nandan,[17][18][19] celebrates the life and work of Njattyela Sreedharan.

[20] Dreaming of Words has received numerous accolades including a National Film Award and was screened at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association[21] and the annual conference of the Linguistic Society of America[22] in January 2022.