Kesavan Thazhava (26 March 1903 â 28 November 1969) was an Indian politician from Kerala. He belonged to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was born in Thazhava(Thadathil veedu) in Karunagappally, Kollam District
He served as the 11th General Secretary of S.N.D.P Yogam, serving from 1935 to 1936. He was a member of Travancore Sree Moolam Popular Assembly from 1937 to 1938. He represented Kerala in Rajya Sabha, the Council of States of India parliament, from 1967 to 1973, and was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
He had a daughter, Rema Bai, who married Mahadevan, a rankholder in L.L.B. from Aligarh University
He died on 28 November 1969.