Chellanam

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Chellanam is a city in the south west coastal area of Ernakulam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. The name Chellanam is derived from the word 'chellavanam' which means a forest (woods) where no one goes. Chellanam was the border of old Travancore and Kochi.

Chellanam is a narrow landscale about 10 Kms in length starting from St. George Church at the southern end and Beach Road (Near Thoppumpady) at the northern end with a width of hardly 250 mtrs. accommodating in between Maruvkad, Challakadavoo, Kandakadavoo, Puthanthode, Kannamaly, Cheriyakadavoo, Kattiparambil, Manacherry, Soudi and Beach Road. This landscape is filled with bungalow type houses with courtyard as is customary.

In olden times there was a police station called 'chouki' in the south west end, where policemen looked after the border for goods transportation through the canal for Tax collection. There was a canal (azhi) passing through this place to the sea which later closed naturally and formed in a place called Andhakaranazhi in Alappuzha district.

Chellanam has Churches belonging to Alapuzha diocese (1.St George Church 2.Xavier Desh Church 3.St Francis Church) and Kochi diocese (1. St Sebastian Church). It also has a Convent of Missionaries of Charity. Christians in Latin rite belongs to Varapuzha and Alapuzha diocese dominates 90% of the population and the rest are Hindus. They live harmoniously.

Most of the people do their living by fishing and the rest by agriculture and other works. Fishermen are used to deep sea fishing as well as back water fishing and use new ideas and technologies for this purpose.

The Chavittu Nadakam, the art form of drama mainly derived from the ancestors of the Chellanam and is still there.