Cheranallur or Cheranellore or Cheranelloor is a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India and lies on the banks of the Periyar River.

According to tradition, the area was named by its earlier inhabitants who found this place very fertile and beautiful.

Cheranallur is a place surrounded by backwaters, and brackish lagoons which are commonplace in Kerala.

This makes cheranellore a hotspot as it connects Edappally, Kalamassery, Paravur and Ernakulam..

Cheranallur is one of the beautiful locations in Ernakulam along the river sides of Periyar called Varappuzha Kayal or Varapuzha Lake.