Trikkandiyur is the birth place of the father of modern Malayalam literature, Thunjath Ramanujan Ezhuthachan. There is a lovely memoriam there with a library and meeting hall for the great poet. Around thousands of people come with their children to begin their education on Vijayadasami day in Thunjan Maddom in the month of October. The Thunjan Utsava held during the December.