Sunil P. Ilayidom is an Indian writer, critic, orator and university professor in Malayalam language.

Later he moved to Desabhimani Daily as a sub-editor and after securing a PhD, joined Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit where he is an associate professor in the department of Malayalam.

[3] He has published a number of books on art and literary criticism, history, Marxism and culture[4] and his major works include Kanvazhikal, Kazhchavattangal,[5] Uriyattom,[6] Anubhuthikalude Charithra Jeevitham[7] and Nanarthangal: Samooham, Charithram, Samskaram.

[24] Ravisankar S. Nair, an author and Faculty of the Central University of Kerala, alleged in an article written in the November- December (2018) issue of Sahitya Vimarsham, that around 80 percent of the content of one of the chapters in Ilayidom's book titled Anubhoothikalude Charithra Jeevitham was not properly quoted and hence is a copy from Bharathanatyam: A Reader (2012, ed.

The allegations were however opposed by a team of 16 scholars who issued a letter in support of Elayidom.