Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, also called Malayalam University, is a public university in Kerala, India. It was established by the Government of Kerala and inaugurated by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on 1 November 2012 in a function held in the premises of Thunchanparamba, the home of Thunchath Ezhuthachan in Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala.[3] K. Jayakumar, a civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service cadre, who retired as the Chief Secretary of Kerala on 31 October 2012, is the first Vice-Chancellor of Malayalam University.[4] Jayakumar prepared the Project Report of the university.[5]