Melukavu (Melukavumattom) is a village in the eastern part of

Meenachil Meenachil is the north-eastern region of Kottayam district in Kerala, south India. The name originates from Meenakshi, the Hindu Goddess. Pala is the main city in Meenachil. The arterial river of the district is also named Meenachil. Geogra ...

Taluk in

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

District of

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state, India.

Tourism

The place is a major tourist attraction for nature lovers with beautiful hills, streams and rubber plantations that form a green blanket over the place. The famous tourist spot is Ilaveezha Poonchira. Illickal Kallu is another major tourist attraction in Kottayam district. Even though it is in Moonnilavu panchayat, it is near to Melukavu.

Film shooting venue

The plot of the famous

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film ''

Katha Parayumpol ''Katha Parayumpol'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by M. Mohanan, written by Sreenivasan, and co-produced by Sreenivasan and Mukesh. It stars Sreenivasan, Meena and Mammootty. The film was considered a commer ...

'' (Year-2007,Starring:

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such a ...

) was set in kurisinkal – the backdrop of Melukavu village. The movie Parudeesa was shot in Erumapra and the movie Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam was set in the scenic beauty of the Melukavu.

Geography

Melukavu is in the eastern part of

district and borders with

Idukki Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...

district on its North-East and North. It shares its borders with Kudayathoor Panchayat in North-East and Muttom Panchayat in North (both are in

district). Bharananganam and Kadanadu Panchayats are in West and Moonnilavu Panchayat is in East. The Southern side borders with Thalappalam Panchayat. Melukavu is at the fringe of the Western Ghats. The place is situated in an ecologically fragile hill terrain which is prone to landslides during monsoon. Melukavu was the epicentre of the earthquake that recorded 5 in Richter scale on 12 December 2000 at 06:53 AM local time resulting in some damage to properties in Kottayam and Idukki districts. There are many streams and brooks originating from Melukavu hills and flow southwards through Edamaruku to join Meenachil River at

Erattupetta Erattupetta () is a municipalityhttps://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruv ...

Transportation

Melukavu is well connected by roads to nearby towns

(12 km),

Palai Pallai (, ), also spelt Palai, is a small town in the Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The town is located under the division of the Pachilaipally Divisional Secretary and is administered by the Pachilaipally Pradeshiya Sa ...

(16 km),

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...

(18 km).The state highway SH-44 connecting Pampa(

Sabarimala The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Ayyappan, who is also known as Dharma Shasta and is the son of the deities Shiva and Mohini (female avatar of the god Vishnu). The temple is situated atop th ...

) to Neriyamangalam(

) passes through Melukavu. There are no railway line passing through Melukavu. The nearest major railway station is in

(50 km). The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport at a distance of 70 kilometres.

Demographics

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Tourism

Film shooting venue

Geography

Transportation

Demographics

Educational institutions

Places of worship

See also

References