Today descendants of two branches reside in present day Ponnani taluk and Chavakkad area of Malappuram district.
[2] According to M.S.A.Rao "The Thiyyar formed part of the army of the Zamorin of Calicut, which fought against Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.
The Zamorin bestowed upon thiyya army head in the North Malabar, the title of cherayi panikkar (proficient in arm)".
[3] The Cherayi Panickars in Ponnani taluk were reputed for their proven mastery over the war science and their excellence in the tactics of swordsmanship.
[5] The father and gurus who founded Kalari in the early days, the idol of "Gurukalachha" and Lord Ganesha with Lakshmi, Shiva deity are still preserved there.
[5] The Samuthiri had authorized them to march and conduct kalari from Chetua in Ponnani taluk to Changaramkulam Narani river on the Arabian Sea.
Realizing that they would have to lay down their arms during the Malabar Rebellion, when the British banned Kalari, proud clansmen buried their weapons in a nearby well, along with valuables and other palm fronds, to escape humiliation.
Unniraman, a soldier of the Samuthir in Madappuram, who saw him approaching the Samuthir, killed Ithapu with a sword.Immediately Kander Menon jumped into the crowd and Nambioli, who was standing in front of Cherai Panicker (Chettuvayi), cut down the doctors and collided with Cherai Panicker, a scholar.