Maythil Radhakrishnan aka Rad Maythil (born 24 July 1944), popularly known as Maythil (Malayalam: മേതില്‍ രാധകൃഷ്ണന്‍ ), born in Pudiyankom (Alathur, Palakkad district of Kerala), is an all-rounder in Malayalam literature, who writes poetry and fiction as well as non-fiction. He was chosen for the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 2016 which he subsequently refused.
Maythil Radhakrishnan was 72 years old when he turned down the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.