Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai (1859–1936) was a Malayalam poet. His magnum opus is the epic poem Shreeyeshu Vijayam composed over a span of 15 years, and finished in the year 1926, which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He was the Editor of Vijnaana Rathnaakaram

Vijnaana Rathnaakaram

"Vijnaana Rathnaakaram" was a literary magazine started in 1913 in the old Native State of Travancore, India. J Thomas Kayalackakom was its founder publisher and Mahakavi Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai was its Editor. It was the second literary magazine of Travancore, and one of the early such...

, one of the early literary magazines (started in 1913) in the Malayalam language. He also co-founded one of the earliest rubber trading companies in Kerala, called Meenachil Rubber Company.

He hailed from the Kattakayam family of Palai in Kottayam

Kottayam district

Kottayam is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, located at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. According to the 1991 census, it is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India...

, Kingdom of Travancore.

Poems

1. Shreeyaeshu vijayam - 1911-1926
2. Mar Thoma Charitham - 1908
3. Vanithaamani- 1915
4. Susannah - 1928
5. Matthoo Tharakan- 1924
6. Thiranjedukkappetta paathram - 1926
7. Aasannamarana chinthaa shathakam - 1895
8. Juse bhakthan - 1880

Plays

1. Yoodajeeveshwari - 1890
2. Villalvettam - 1894
3. Olivervijayam - 1897
4. Saaraavivaaham - 1902
5. Kalaavathi - 1903