The Department of Malayalam came into existence in 1969 with the starting of B.A. degree course in Malayalam. It was later elevated to the status of a Post Graduate and Research department in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Ever since its inception, there has been a team of eminent teachers working in the department. They include leading figures in the world of Malayalam literature like Prof. Kuttippuzha Krishnapilla, an atheist and philosopher and Prof. D.P. Unni. These great Acharyas made remarkable impressions in the realm of higher education in Kerala and elsewhere. The late Dr. K. Narayanan Nair, poet and a research guide, served the department for a long period. Dr.Fr. Joseph Cheeran, an expert in Church History and former teacher still serves as a research supervisor.

The majority of the 152 students in the UG PG classes in the Department are girls. Majority of these students are from socially and economically backward sections of the society. In fact, the department of Malayalam has the highest percentage of economically and socially backward students in the college. However, the initiatives taken by members of the faculty and by the department ensure that there is no discrimination because of their social or economic backwardness. The Department steadily maintains the percentage of pass above 90 at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The number of drop outs from the classes is much lower in comparison with that in several other disciplines. A major share of the drop outs is a result of marriage of girl students. Students of the department have secured several ranks in University examinations in the last five years.