Santhosh Echikkanam is an Indian short story and film writer who is known for his work in Malayalam film industry. Santhosh who had a passion literature since his college days participated in various writing competitions and although he never won any prize, he did not give up on his pursuits and won many laurels including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story Komala in 2008. Some of his popular wring works in the film industry includes Bachelor Party (2012), Njan Steve Lopez (2014) and Aby (2017).