The Kaj Schmidt Memorial is an architectural landmark commemorating a Danish[1] sailor who drowned in 1930 trying to save the life of a woman.

[1] According to historians, Kaj Schmidt, who had gone to the beach, saw an English girl getting into the water who soon started struggling against the tide.

[3] The English girl, whom Schmidt saved from the sea, attended a party the following evening as though nothing had happened.

The then governor, who was apparently angry with her, built the memorial to mark Schmidt's gallant act.

[7][8] Cult classic Malayalam movie, Nadodikattu, which revolves around two impecunious young men, Ramdas (Mohanlal) and Vijayan (Sreenivasan) who not being able to find any job in Kerala, plan to immigrate to Dubai to make their fortunes, but get deceived by Gafoorkka and end up in this spot.