M. K. Sanu

M. K. Sanu
Born(1928-10-27)27 October 1928
Died2 August 2025(2025-08-02) (aged 96)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Resting placeRavipuram Crematorium
Occupation
  • Writer
  • critic
  • poet
  • biographer
  • journalist
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
GenrePoetry, essay, biography
SpouseRathnamma
Website
sanumash.com

Mangalath Kesavan Sanu (27 October 1928 – 2 August 2025) was an Indian Malayalam-language writer, critic, academic, biographer, journalist, orator, social activist and human rights activist. He authored at least 36 books.

Sanu was a permanent member of the International Body for Human Rights, as well as the founding member of the Mithram, a school for the mentally handicapped, in Mulanthuruthy, Ernakulam district, Kerala. He was a member of the award selection committee of the Vayalar Ramavarma Literary Award; however, he resigned in September 2019. In 2011, he won the Padmaprabha Literary Award.