P. V. Kunhikannan who writes under the pen name P. V. K. Panayal is a Malayalam language writer and playwright from Kerala, India.

His novel Suryapet which was written in the context of the Telangana agitation was made into a play by theater group Kannur Sangh Chetana.

[2] He was the Kasargod district president of the Purogamana Kala Sahithya Sangam (Progressive Art Literary Society).

[4] The play Man written and acted by him won the prize for writing at the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad's State Drama Competition.

[2] in 2020 he received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Gurupooja award for his outstanding contributions in the field of theatre art.