Country India District Thiruvananthapuram Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Government body Gram panchayat | State Kerala Talukas CHIRAYINKIL Area code 0471 Nearest city Attingal | |
PIN 695317 - Thonnakkal /695313 - Kudavoor | ||
Thonnakkal is a village located on the southern side of Kerala in peninsular India. It is located on the National Highway 47 on the way to Kollam from the state's capital. It is located about 25 km from the state's capital Thiruvananthapuram.
Map of Thonnakkal, Kerala 695317
Mahakavi Kumaranasan, a major poet of Malayalam literature lived in Thonnakkal for long time and his major literary contributions came while he was staying in Thonnakkal. Birthplace of the late Mahakavi Kumaranasan, is near Kayikkara in Thiruvananthapuram District. The house of Kumaranasan is now converted into a tourist spot named Kumaranasan Smarakom.
The place has also given birth to Kathakali artistes like Thonnakkal Peethambaran and Margi Vijayakumar.
References
Thonnakkal Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA