A tuft of land blushing with a rich tapestry of art forms and artistes and blessed with a stunning cultural history. The air here is always charged with a luxurious cultural aura. Although celebrated for its legacy in Kathakali, this land is unique for the sheer number of art forms that thrive here. And this is reason enough to visit Vellinezhi- a hamlet on the banks of Kunthipuzha in Palakkad.

Olappamanna Mana, located at Vellinezhi, Cherplassery in Palakkad is the ancestral home of feudal lords belonging to the priestly Namboodiri Brahmins of Cherplassery, who have made significant contributions in the fields of Kathakali, percussion, classical music, literature, vedic education and Sanskrit learning.