Edappally Rajas were the rulers of the medieval feudal kingdom of Edappally, which also included parts of Karthikapally, Haripad, Cherthala in the present day state of Kerala, South India.
According to local legends and myths, the last king of the Chera dynasty divided his kingdom among his various chieftains and governors. At the last minute he realized that he had not given any land to his royal priests the Elangallur Namboothiris. He then took back some land from the other lords and gave it to the royal priest family. A new dynasty was created - the Elangalllur swaroopam or the Kingdom of the Elangallur family in Edappally.
Elangalllur swaroopam is one of only two Brahmin royalties in Kerala. Edappally Rajas were great patrons of temples and also known as Edappally Thampurans (Lords of Edappally). They built temples like the famous Ganapathy temple at Edappally, Sastha Temple at Thrikkunnapuzha (near Cherthala in Alleppey district) and Perandoor Bhagavathy Temple.