Killikkurussimangalam
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Killikkurussimangalam (also known as Lakkidi) is a small village around 8 km from nearby town Ottappalam in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. The river Nila ( Bharatapuzha ) flows through the southern border of Lakkidi.
The village got its name from the famous Lord Shiva temple- Sri Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram situated in the village. The temple is very old and legends say it has been founded by the sage Sree Suka Brahma Hrishi.
The village is the birth place of famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar ( Rama panivada ). The house, where Kunchan Nambiar was born- Kalakkathu Bhavanam, is now a cultural central, under taken by Department of Culture of Kerala State Government. There is also a library situated here in memory of Kunchan Nambiar called Kunchan Smaraka Vayanasala- Kunchan Memorial Library.
Legendary Koodiyattam and Chakyar koothu artist and noted Natyashasthra scholar Nātyāchārya Vidūshakaratnam Padma Shri Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, who was the authority of Abhinaya (acting) was also lived here. His home is near to the Killikkurussi Mahadeva temple.
Famous Sanskrit scholar Koppattu Achutha Pothuval was also lived near the temple.
Sree Sankara Oriental High School, which is the oldest high school in this area, and stays for the education of the poor. It was started by the great Sanskrit scholar and teacher Panditaratnam Pazhedathu Sankaran Nampoothiripad. This is one of the six schools in Kerala where Sanskrit is the Major Language.
 The performance of devotional koothu- Mattavilasa at Killikkurussi Mahadeva Kshetram by Mani Damodara Chakyar |
 Padma Shri Mani Madhava Chakyar- Legendary Koodiyattam Artist |
[edit] See also
- Mani Madhava Chakyar
- Kunchan Nambiar
- Ottamthullal
- Chakyar koothu
- Koodiyattam
- Kathakali
- Mohiniyattam
- Mani Damodara Chakyar
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