Onattukara

Onattukara (also known as Odanadu, Onadu, Kayankulam and Kallikoilon) was a feudal state in late medieval Kerala. Onattukara later became the part of Travancore (after King Marttanda Varma's northern expedition) and was composed of the present day Taluks of Mavelikara, Karthikapally, Chenganur in Alappuzha district and Karunagapally in Kollam district. Kayankulam was the capital of the Odanadu, which held an equal position with Venad before the formation of Travancore. Onattukara was controlled by several Nair lords among them ruler of Kayamkulam was the most prominent.