Kudallur
Kudallur is in the Palakkad district of Kerala. It is in Pattambi taluk, bordering Malappuram district, also on the banks of Bharathapuzha. The Bharathappuzha river separates Kudallur from Kuttippuram town in Malappuram district. Kudallur is a part of Thrithala and Ponnani.
Kudallur is the meeting point of three Taluks - Pattambi Taluk, Ponnani taluk, and Tirur Taluk.
History
The famous Malayalam writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair was born there. The other well-known personality from here is artist Achutan Kudallur. Among the eminent personalities of the past, P.K. Moideen Kutty Sahib dominates a prominent position. He was a great freedom fighter who was put in British jail for several years. P.K. Moideen Kutty Sahib was an elected member to the Madras Assembly in 1937. He also served as the president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee and as a All India Congress Committee member. During the flood of 1942, P.K. Moideen Kutty Sahib worked as a front-line warrior of all relief activities. He also played a vital role to restart the construction of Kuttippuram bridge which had been blocked because of World War IIHis cousin P.K. Abdulla Kutty Sahib was another Freedom Fighter from this area. He spent many years in Kannur and Viyyoor jails during British reign. He was well-known Gandhian and participated in “Khadi-Prasthan” in the post British era.