MS Thripunithura (1941–2006) was a famous actor in the Malayalam film industry. He was born as Madathipparambil Seshaniyyar Venkatrama Iyer to an Iyer family in Thripunithura, Cochin State.
MS Thripunithura acted in over 200 Malayalam films including hit films Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam, Perumthachan, His Highness Abdullah, Santhwanam, Bharatham and Yodha. His first Malayalm film was Kadalamma. As a stage artist, he has won the Kerala State Award for Best Actor for his role in the play, Mochanam.
He was also a Carnatic musician and had interests in Sanskrit and astrology. MS was also interested in cooking, which he developed from his grandfather, Veeraraghava Iyer, who was the cook for the Maharajah of Cochin.