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This village is situated in the bank of Bharatapuzha river, lovingly called Nila. This little village was chosen, 75 years ago, by perhaps the greatest of these, Vallathol Narayana Menon, as the site of Kerala’s first school of classical performing arts, known as the Kerala Kalamandalam.This Panchayath is called Vallathol Nagar in honour of his work.