Kizhakkepainummoodu Easo Mathai, better known by his nom de plume Parappurath (1924–1981), was an Indian novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Malayalam language.
His body of work comprises 20 novels, 14 short story anthologies and 15 screenplays.
He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story (1966), Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel (1968) and Kerala State Film Award for Best Story (twice 1970 and 1972), besides other honours.