Thunjath Ezuthachan, father of modern Malayalam literature was born in Trikkandiyur near Tirur 400 years ago. He wrote his poems in Malayalam, at a time the Malayalam literature was subdued by Sanskrit, the language of the upper class. Ramayanam and Bharatham of Ezuthachan are widely read in Malayali houses, as sacred books.

The finest exponent of Mappila Pattu, Moyin Kutty Vaidyar (1851-91) was born in Ottuppara, near Kondotty. His Badr-ul-Muneer-Husn-ul-Jamal, the earliest romantic piece in Mappilappattu, is praised for its craft.

Melpathur Narayana Bhattatiri, a Sanskrit scholar, the author of Narayaneeyam lived in Ezhuthachan's period. His birth place is Chandanakkavu, near Thirunavaya. He was a great Sanskrit grammarian.

Poonthanam Namboodiri was a great poet of the 16th century. He wrote devotional poems aiming at social reforms. He exhorted the people to have moral and secular values in a period when Chaturvarnya was in its top status. His birth place is Keezhattur, Perintalmanna.

Vallathol Narayana Menon, the great modern Malayalam Poet, who was intstumental in reviving Kathakali, hailed from Chennara, near Tirur. Vallathol later settled in Cheruthuruthi in Thrissur district.

Edasseri Govindan Nair, poet and social reformer, was a native of Mallur near Kuttipuram, who settled in Ponnani. He was prominent among progressive writers of Kerala.

P.C. Kuttikrishnan, whose penname was 'Uroob', was from Kadavanadu in Ponnani. His novels and short stories played a great role in the development of Malayalam literature.