Kunchan Nambiar's memorial and house, Lakkidi, Palghat

Amid the lush green paddy fields of Palghat district is the little village of Lakkidi, known as the birthplace of Kunchan Nambiar, one of Malayalam's greatest poets and satirists. Kunchan Nambiar was born on May 5th, 1700 and spent his very early years in Killikurissimangalam. His youth was spent at Ambalapuzha near Alleppey. He conceived the "thullal" form of  dance recital  when he was insulted at a "koothu" for falling asleep while playing the mizhavu (drum). He brought his own essence into this very creative art form and, to this day, the three forms of "thullal" namely, ottan thullal, seethankan thullal and parayan thullal are performed at various temples festivals and important stage performances.  He used the ottanthullal to parody prominent people and to spread  social messages.
His house, "Kalakathu Bhavanam" in Lakkidi - Killikurissimangalam- is maintained flawlessly. Read on for a description of our visit.