ARATTUPUZHA VELAYUDHA PANICKER [1825 - 1874]
Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker was an Ezhava Warrior in Kerala who has also fought against the caste oppression by the upper castes. 
  • Born : 11th January 1825 at Karthikapally Taluk (Alappuzha)
  • Killed in : 1874 (during boat journey in Kayamkulam Kayal)
  • Original Name: Kallisseri Velayudha Panicker
  • Father : Kallisseri Perumal Chekor
  • Spouse : Velumpy
  • Founder of Kallisseri Kathakali Yogam.
  • Achipudava Strike.
  • Mookkuthy Chantha Strike.
More Key Points : 
  • Travancore King gave him the title "Panicken" (later modified as Panicker). 
  • Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker organised "Achipudava Strike' in Kayamkulam. 'Achipudava' is a cloth or mundu that covers the portion below the knee.
  • Mookkuthy Chantha incidence in Pandalam was related to Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker. The Mookkuthy Chantha incidence related with the Lower class women to wear gold ornaments. 
  • He founded the Edackadu Njaneshwaram Temple located at Mangalam Village (Alappuzha) in 1854.
  • Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker founded the Kallisseri Kathikali Yogam with the help of Tharananalloor Namboothiri.
  • Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker was killed during a boat journey in Kayamkulam Kayal by a group of upper class people in 1874.
  • Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker Research Foundation and Cultural Centre is located at Mangalam Village in Alappuzha. 
Questions found in recent Kerala PSC Exams:
  1. Name the socio-reformer associated to Mookuthi Samaram? [Jr.Instructor in Bharathanatyam - PSC 2017]