[1] Iravikkutti Pillai belonged to Valiya Veedu Nair family of Keralapuram in Kalkulam, Venad (kingdom).
Pillai was asked to lead the Venad army and the attack which was spearheaded by Velayyan was repulsed.
As a reward, Iravikkutti Pilla was appointed the Chief Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of Venad.
This incident became the theme for the folk song for the Villadichan Paattu ‘Kaniyakulathu Poru’ in the local Malayalam dialect.
This song describes the life history of Iravikkutti Pillai and his trusted disciple Kunjirakottu Kaali (Kaaliyan).