Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup

Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup (15 February 1869 – 6 November 1931), was a renowned scholar in Sanskrit and Malayalam, who composed the first Malayalam epic poem Ramachandravilasam. He was matrilineally born in Azhakathu family as the son of Narayanan Embraadhiri and Kochukunju Kunjamma and was named as Azhakathu Palliyaadi Eashwaren Padmanabhan. He was also trained in Hindi language from his father. Azhakathu Padmanabhan Kurup became great devotee of Rama after reading Ramacharitamanasa of Tulasidas . His devotion influenced him to compose the epic Ramachandravilasam.