Ottappalam, Palakkad district, Kerala road trip during monsoon

Ottappalam famous for its annual festivals is located in Palakkad district, Kerala. Lakkidi, the birth place of Kunchan Nambiar is near Ottappalam.
Ottappalam in Kerala has been a favourite location for numerous Malayalam filmmakers for years, with the serenity and lush beauty of the place a major factor in luring them.



River Nila, which flows through the area, massive hills like Kizhoor and long, narrow bridges straddling meandering canals provide visually magnificent backdrops for film shooting.

Numerous signs of once-vibrant Valluvanadan culture are still visible in and around Ottappalam and the imposing and architecturally elegant tharavadus like Varikkassery Mana and Olappamanna Mana provide ideal settings for films that exploit Malayali nostalgia.
102 Malayalam films have been shot in this scenic place. If other languages like Tamil, Telugu and English are also accounted for, scenes of 225 films have been shot in Ottappalam and nearby areas.
A proposed film city will be catalyst for the development of film tourism in the area.









Anangamala is situated at Kizhur village near Ottappalam in Palakkad district. The hillock has an extent of 2500 acre and is under the Kerala Forest Department. One can trek to the hill.

Ottapalam and route to Kochi (Marine Drive Ground):

Distances:
Ottapalam to Palakkad 

(Ottapalam_Palakkad) = 38 kms,
Ernakulam to Palakkad 

(Ernakulam_Palakkad) = 130 kms, 

Bangalore to Palakkad 

(Bangalore_Palakkad) = 414 kms, 

Ottapalam to Munnar 

(Ottapalam_Munnar) = 194 kms, 

Ottapalam to Thrissur 

(Ottapalam_Thrissur) = 51 kms, 

Ottapalam to Thiruvananthapuram 

(Ottapalam_Thiruvananthapuram) = 322 kms.