Mundakāyam

Mundakayam, is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the Kottayam District of Kerala. It is the doorway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The next nearest town, Kanjirappally, is & Erumely is 12 km from Mundakayam. Mundakayam has rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam. It is located 48 km east of the district headquarters at Kottayam and 148 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The name Mundakayam is said to be derived from the Mundi cranes that used to be seen along the Manimala River banks.

Entertainment

Even though there are no shopping malls in Mundakayam, the town has a lot of shopping complexes. Athiyalil Plaza at the town centre being the biggest. Thannimoottil building, CSI Shopping Complex, CVM Arcade, Arafa Shopping Complex, Vismaya Hypermarket are some others. Mundakayam have 2 Film Theatres and a Multiplex. RD Cinemas started play in 3 screen on 10-5-2018 in Mattathil building Paiangana. The multiplex has one 4K and two 2K screens. The multiplex is owned by Film maker B Unnikrishnan. Reliance Trends started operating from 2020 in Mundakayam.

Major Religious Centres

Temples

• Palakunnel Sree Dharmashasthave Temple koottickal
• Parthasarathy Temple, Mundakkayam
• Sree Subhramanya Swami Temple, Boyce estate, 35th mile
• Valliyamkavu Devi Temple, Paloorkkavu
• Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Amaravathy
• Thalumkal Sree Mahadevi Temple, Koottickal
• Sree Cheruvally Devi Temple, Punchayayal
• Chotty Sreemahadeva Temple
• Murikumvayal Sree Maha Vishnu Temple, Murikumvayal
• Paschima devi Temple, Paschima

Churches

• St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Paingana, Mundakayam
• Mor Ignatius Alias III Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church, Mundakayam
• Holy Trinity C.S.I Church, Mundakayam
• St Mary's Church, (Roman Catholic - Latin Rite) Mundakayam
• St Joseph's Church (Roman Catholic - Syro Malankara Rite), Mundakayam
• Our Lady of Dolours Forane Church, (Roman Catholic - Syro Malabar Rite) Mundakayam
• Bethel Marthoma Church, Mundakayam
• John Paul Centre Church,(Roman Catholic - Syro Malabar Rite), 31st Mile, Mundakayam
• Apostolic Oblates, 31st Mile, Mundakayam
• San Pio Capuchin Ashram, Mundakayam

Mosques

• Mundakayam Muslim Jama Ath Town Juma Masjid
• Masjidul Wafa
• Chotty Juma Masjid
• Varickani Juma Masjid
• Masjid As-Salam, Paingana
• Salafi Masjid

Notable people

• Thilakan - Prominent Malayalam film actor - an Indian film and stage actor who has starred in over 200 Malayalam films
• Joseph Abraham - Athlete - won the 400m Hurdles Gold for India at 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games
• Seema G. Nair - supporting actresses in Malayalam cinema and serials

Nearby places of interest

Nearest towns

• Kanjirapally 14 km
• Erumeli 12 km
• Erattupetta 26 km
• Pala 35 km
• Pathanamthitta 46 km
• Kottayam 54 km
• Thiruvalla 60 km
• Changanacherry 58 km
• Kumily 55 km
• Kattappana 58 km
• Manimala 29 km

Nearby taluks

• Kanjirappally 14 km
• Azhutha 24 km
• Vazhoor 28 km
• Ranni 30 km

Nearest airports

• Cochin International Airport 105 km
• Trivandrum International Airport 155 km

Nearest railway stations

• Kottayam Railway Station 51 km
• Changanacherry railway station 53 km
• Tiruvalla railway station 56 km