Kannur Beach is a group of five beaches on the western side of

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

city in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Ca ...

, India. They are # Payyambalam Beach # Meenkunnu Beach # Adikadalayi Beach # Baby Beach # Thayyil Beach

Overview

A sculpture ''Amma ( Thai)'' by

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is an attractive feature of the beach garden. A part of the garden is specially for children. Many movies have been shot in this location including the

Maniratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Na ...

movie

Alaipayuthey ''Alai Payuthey'' ( ) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, co-produced and directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Madhavan (in his Tamil debut) and Shalini. The film explores the tensions of married life between two young p ...

. The Worldspace ad featuring

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was also shot here.

Graves of Important People

Kannur beach is popular for the graves of some of the most prominent social leaders of Kerala. Leadaers like

E. K. Nayanar Erambala Krishnan Nayanar (9 December 191919 May 2004) was an Indian Communist politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M). He served three terms as the Chief Minister of Kerala (1980–1981, 1987–1991 and 1996–2001) fo ...

, Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai,

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, Pamban Madhavan,

Sukumar Azhikode Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known as Sukumar Azhikode (26 May 1926 – 24 January 2012) was an Indian academic, orator, critic and writer of Malayalam literature, known for his contributions to Malayalam language and insights on Indian ...

and K. G. Marar are laid to rest near this beach.

Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach

Muzhappilangad Beach Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach (3.8 Kms length) is a beach on the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in southwestern India. It is considered as the longest drive-in beach in Asia and is featured among the top 6 best beaches for driving in t ...

is popular for driving because of its hard surface. There is continuous stretch of five kilometers suitable for driving cars and motorbikes. The beach is located on the national highway to Thalassery. This is the longest drive-in beach in India.

Thottada Beach

Thottada Beach is a beautiful beach some 2 km south of Kannur. This beach is 800 meters long and many tourists come here for sunbathing. The Thottada river flows into the beach.

Meenkunnu Beach

Meenkunnu Beach is on the road to Azhikode. This beach is popular among Europeans because of its picture-postcard-looks. There are no facilities on the beach for tourists. It is the favorite of the click happy tourist.

St.Angelo's Fort

Kannur Fort or St.Angelo's Fort is about three km south of Kannur city. This fort was built in 1505 by the Portuguese. The Dutch captured the fort in 1663 and modernized it. In 2015, thousands of abandoned cannonballs were discovered from the fort during an excavation.

The Mappila Bay

The Mappila Bay Harbour and the Arakkal Museum are near the city. There are many beautiful mosques in this area.

References

Gallery

File:Road Stone Payyambalam.jpg, Payyambalam File:The Kannur Cliff (4271351948).jpg, The cliff at Payyambalam File:ഇ കെ നായനാര്‍ സ്മൃതിമണ്ഡപം.jpg, E.K.Nayanar Samadhi File:സ്വദേശാഭിമാനി രാമകൃഷ്ണപിള്ളയുടെ സ്മാരക സ്തൂപം.JPG, Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai Samadhi File:Payyambalam (4271355158).jpg, A view of the beach File:അഴീക്കോടൻ രാഘവന്റെ ശവകുടീരം.JPG, Azhikkodan Raghavan Samadhi File:എകെ ഗോപാലന്റെ ശവകുടീരം.JPG, A.K.G.Samadhi PayyambalamBeachSunset.jpg, Payyambalam Beach Sunset Payyambalam Resort.jpg, The Guest House of Western India Plywoods at Payyambalam Beach File:A_view_of_Payyambalam_beach.jpg, A view of Payyambalam Beach

External links

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