T. Damodaran (15 September 1935 – 28 March 2012) was a screenwriter who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema.

[1][2][3] Damodaran wrote the screenplays of films such as Angaadi (1980), Ahimsa (1981), John Jaffer Janardhanan (1982), Ee Nadu (1982), Iniyengilum (1983), Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove (1984), Vaartha (1986), Avanazhi (1986), 1921 (1988), Aryan (1988), Arhatha (1990), Inspector Balram (1990), Abhimanyu (1991), Adhwaytham (1992), Jackpot (1993) and Kaalapani (1996) among which the latter won four National Film Awards and seven Kerala State Film Awards.

[4] As a writer and producer, he frequently collaborated with the directors I. V. Sasi and Priyadarshan.

Their eldest daughter, Deedi Damodaran, is also a screenwriter of Malayalam cinema.

[6] Damodaran died of a massive heart attack at his home in Kozhikode on 28 March 2012, aged 76.