Narayana Panickar (25 January 1889 – 29 October 1959) was an Indian essayist, playwright, translator, lexicographer, novelist and historian of Malayalam.
He was credited with over 100 books but the best known among them are the six-volume work, Kerala Bhasha Sahithya Charthram, a comprehensive history of Malayalam literature up to 1954 and Navayuga Bhasha Nighantu, a lexicon.
He also wrote a number of novels and translated several classics of Tamil literature including Purananuru, Akana?u?u and Silappatikaram.
Sahitya Akademi honoured him with their annual award in 1955.