| Mullakkara Retnakaran | |
| Birth Name: | P. Retnakaran |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Mullakkara, Kollam district, Kerala, India |
| Residence: | Ambalakkara, Kottarakkara, Kollam |
| Office1: | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 2006 |
| Constituency1: | Chadayamangalam, Kollam |
| Predecessor1: | Prayar Gopalakrishnan |
| Office2: | Minister of Agriculture, Govt of Kerala |
| Term Start2: | 2006 |
| Term End2: | 2011 |
| Predecessor2: | K. R. Gowri Amma |
| Successor2: | K. P. Mohanan |
| Office3: | Chairman, Legislative Committee on Environment, Kerala |
| Term Start3: | 25 January 2019 |
| Office4: | CPI State Executive Member[1] |
| Term Start4: | 2005 |
| Party: | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse: | Geetha Raghavan[2] |
Mullakkara Retnakaran (born 9 May 1954) is an Indian politician from Kollam, Kerala and former Minister for Agriculture in Kerala.[3] He is the State Executive Member of Communist Party of India CPI, Kerala since 2005. He is a Member in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Chadayamangalam constituency in Kollam district since 2006.[4] He is the Chairman of Legislative Committee on Environment, Kerala since 25 January 2019.[5] [6] [7] He served as the Minister of Agriculture in the 12th Legislative assembly of Kerala.[8] [9]
Mullakkara Retnakaran became a member in Communist Party of India in 1978. He has served as All India Youth Federation (AIYF) State President and Secretary. During his political career, Retnakaran went to jail several times in connection with agitations, including "Job or Jail" strike.[10]
Retnakaran is the son of Purushothaman and Sulochana. He was born at Mullakkara, Kollam on 9 May 1954. He lives at Ambalakkara, Kottarakkara, Kollam. He is married to Geetha Raghavan. She retired as the Principal of CP Higher Secondary School, Kuttikkadu, Kadakkal.[11]