Sakthibhadran

Sakthibhadran was a Classical Sanskrit writer, who lived in ancient Kerala. He wrote ''Ascharyachoodamani'' (Devanāgarī: ), the first Sanskrit drama from South India. He was born in Chengannur, Kerala between the 7th and 11th centuries.

The Malayalam translation of Ascharyachoodamani was made by the famous Sanskrit scholar Vedashri Parakkode N. V. Nambiathiri. Provided by Wikipedia