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Thonnakkal
village
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukasCHIRAYINKIL
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695317 - Thonnakkal /695313 - Kudavoor
Telephone code0471
Vehicle registrationKL22- KZM
Nearest cityattingal

Thonnakkal is a village located on the southern side of Kerala in peninsular India. It is located on the National Highway 47 on the way to Kollam from the state's capital. It is located about 25 km from the state's capital Thiruvananthapuram.


Mahakavi Kumaranasan, a major poet of Malayalam literature lived in Thonnakkal for long time and his major literary contributions came while he was staying in Thonnakkal. Birthplace of the late Mahakavi Kumaranasan, is near Kayikkara in Thiruvananthapuram District. The house of Kumaranasan is now converted into a tourist spot named Kumaranasan Smarakom.

The place has also given birth to Kathakali artistes like Thonnakkal Peethambaran and Margi Vijayakumar.