Varikkasseri Mana | |
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വരിക്കാശ്ശേരി മന | |
Alternative names | Varikkumanchery Mana |
General information | |
Architectural style | Kerala Architecture |
Location | Manissery, Ottappalam, Palakkad, Kerala |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 10°46′16″N 76°20′14″E / 10.77111°N 76.33722°E |
Estimated completion | 1902 |
Owner | Varikkasseri Krishnan Namboodiripad |
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Roof | Roof tiles |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Red stone |
Floor count | Three |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Krishnan Thampuran |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 74 in the main building |
Varikkasseri Mana (Malayalam: വരിക്കാശേരി മന), alternatively known as Varikkumanchery Mana, is a well known mansion belonging to Namboothiri nobility in Valluvanad region of Kerala. Built in traditional Kerala architectural on a plot of land measuring approximately 4 acres, the building is located at Manissery, a village in Ottapalam in Palakkad. It is a popular shooting location for several commercially successful films such as Devasuram, Aaraam Thampuran, Rappakal and Aranmanai 4.