Kayamkulam Kochunni was born on c 1818 and was a revolutionary from Kayamkulam, who lived during the late 19th century.
15 Facts About Kayamkulam Kochunni
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was active in the Travancore area in the present-day Kerala, India.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni is said to have stolen from the rich and given to the poor.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni's stories are often associated with his friend and fellow outlaw Ithikkara Pakki.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was born in 1818, near Kottukulangara, Karthikapally Taluk in Travancore.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni spent his childhood and younger ages in Evoor.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was known for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was once caught by the officials after his lover betrayed him, he escaped and killed her along with her assistant.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was remanded for one year, and died in the Travancore jail in 1859.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni's remains were buried at the Pettah Juma Masjid.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni died at the age of 77 from Tuberculosis at the cow barn of Thoppil tharavadu in Vallikunnam.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was staying there undercover as a steward and farm-hand of the family.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni sought the help of Kochunni's acquaintances Kochu Pillai, Kopparaparambil Mammad, Kaduvachery Vava, Kottappurathu Bappukunju, Pakkolathu Noorammadhu, and Valiyakulangara Kunjumarakkar.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was invited to Kochu Pillai's wife's home in Vazhappally and sedated him by drugging food.
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Kayamkulam Kochunni was arrested, and while transporting him to Thiruvananthapuram through Kayamkulam backwaters, he regained sense and managed to escape by leaping into the water.