Mullanezhi Neelakandan Namboothiri (Malayalam: മുല്ലനേഴി നീലകണ്ഠൻ നമ്പൂതിരി), popularly known as Mullanezhi, was a Malayalam poet, playwright, lyricist and actor from Thrissur in Kerala state of India. He had been awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award twice: in 1995 for the drama Samathalam and in 2010 for the poetry collection Kavitha. He also received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist in 1981 for the film Njavalpazham.