Kunchan Smarakam, Palakkad


Location : Killikurissimangalam at Lakkidi, about 30 km from Palakkad, north Kerala.




Kunchan Smarakam, the memorial to poet Kunchan Nambiar, is not a conventional monument. In this house where the inventor of the satirical art form 'Thullal' was born, young artists are trained in the various divisions of the art form - Ottanthullal , Seethankanthullal and Parayanthullal.

In addition to Thullal, the Smarakom celebrates the Navarathri festival in a grand way. The fifth day of May, the birthday of the poet is celebrated with much fanfare as Kunchan dinam .

Getting there:
Nearest railway stations: Lakkidi, a few minutes drive from Killikurissimangalam is a minor station; Ottappalam about 12 km from Lakkidi.
Nearest airport: Coimbatore, about 55 km from Palakkad town.




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