Kerala Varma Valiya Koyi Thampuran, born on 1845, at Lakshmipuram, Changanacherry, was a famous
Malayalam poet and essayist. The famous
Saraswati Vilasom Palace at
Thiruvananthapuram was once his residence. Manipravalasakunthalam, Mayoorasandesam and Deivayogam are his famous poems. Sanmaarga Samagraham, Vijnaana Manjari and Sanmaarga Pradeepam are some of his well known essays. He has also written a novel, Akbar.
