Njattyela Sreedharan

Njattyela Sreedharan (ഞാറ്റ്യേല ശ്രീധരൻ; born in 1938 ) is a lexicographer from Thalassery in Kerala. He is known for compiling a dictionary connecting four major Dravidian languages Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.

Selected books

 * Malayalam-Tamil Dictionary (2012)
 * Chathur Dravida Bhasha Nighandu (Dictionary of Four Dravidian Languages) (2020)

In Popular culture
The 2021 documentary Dreaming of Words,  directed by Nandan,   celebrates the life and work of Njattyela Sreedharan. Dreaming of Words has received numerous accolades including a National Film Award and was screened at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association and the annual conference of the Linguistic Society of America in January 2022.

Major awards

 * Dr. Hermann Gundert Award for the best dictionary (2022) instituted by Dravidian Linguistics Association