Jagathy N. K. Achary was an Indian dramatist and writer who also worked on Malayalam films. He is the father of popular Malayalam film actor Jagathy Sreekumar.Jagathy N. Kochukrishnan Achary was born in 1924 at Krishnavilasam in Jagathy, a small hamlet in Trivandrum, Kerala, (he took the name of the locality as part of his nom de plume) to Ananthapadmanabhan Achary and Ponnammal. He had his education in Jagathy and Thiruvananthapuram. After obtaining a BA degree, he continued his education and got his graduate degree in Law. He was married to Prasanna from Edavanacaud and had five children. He died of old age diseases in 1997 at his Thiruvananthapuram residence. A road in Cotton Hill, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram is named after him. Kalliyankattu Neeli, Kottaram Vilkkanandu, Acahanum Makanum etc. are his most popular works.