P. Bhaskaran
Born	21 April 1924 Kodungallur, Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin
Died	25 February 2007 (aged 82) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation	Poet, lyricist, film director, actor, journalist
Spouse	Indira

Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), better known as P. Bhaskaran, was a Malayalam poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed 44 Malayalam feature films and 3 documentaries, produced 6 feature films and acted in several movies. For his overall contributions to Malayalam cinema, he was awarded J. C. Daniel Award by the Government of Kerala.

He was also a journalist and an All India Radio employee before becoming active in the film industry. He was well known for simple use of the language in his songs and poems.