Poonthanam Poonthanam (1547-1640AD) was a famous Malayalam devotional poet, who lived in Keezhattoor in Malappuram district of Kerala. He was a famous devotee of Lord Krishna .He is remembered for his masterpiece Njanappaana ,the Song of Divine Wisdom, a rare treasure of transcendental knowledge .Njanappana is written in simple language . It is belived that Lord Guruvaayoorappan has appreciated Poonthanam’s bhakthi and Lord krishna himself came down to earth and taken Poonthanam personally to Vaikuntam.