Unnithan

Unnithan (Malayalam: ഉണ്ണിത്താന്‍) is the modern form of the older title of Thankal (താങ്കള്‍). Unnithans were among the highest of the Nair aristocracy in the Travancore region of the Indian state of Kerala. Unnithan ladies (Kunjammas) of the Edassery Pattaveettil family were often married by the Rajahs or princes of the royal families such as Mavelikara, Ennakad, Prayikkara etc. They are mostly of Central Travancore origin.