Kunhayan Musaliyar lived in the early 18th century. He authored the popular works titled "Nool Mad'h" (1737 A.D.), "Nool Mala"(1785 A.D.) and "Kappappattu". Nool Mad'h was a devotional work on Prophet Muhammed with 666 lines composed in 16 different "Ishalukal" (Ishals). Kappapattu consisted of 600 lines composed in a single Ishal, narrating with wit and humour, the voyage of the human body through the journey of life, portrayed here as a vessel in the ocean voyaging through the seas. The "Kappappattu" remained hugely popular for centuries, next only to the "Muhyiddeen Mala".