Meenachil Kartha

Most famous of the rulers were Veera Kerala Damodara Simhar, under whose reign, the principality achieved maximum glory.

They don't generally wear the sacred thread which is part of brahminical culture, unless an individual choose to learn pooja.

They are pure vegetarians by tradition and differing from rest of kerala who are shaivites or vaishnavites, they have "shakti" as their deity[5] The Meenachil Karthas were also known for their practice of equality among all sects and religions.

And still today on the onset of the festival of the Cathedral; the eldest existing member of the family will take part with the "udaval" (the royal sword )[6] Ramayyan started conquering the kingdoms of Central and Northern Travancore one by one during the 18th century and the members of the Meenachil ruling clan was put to face an impending disaster.

After breaking the backbone of the Southern Travancore aristocracy by exterminating the most powerful clans such as the Ettuveettil Pillai's and the members of Venad royal family who identified most strongly with the Illam Nair nobility (the Thampis), Marthanda Varma under the influence of his Iyer mentor wreaked havoc on smaller principalities such as Thekkumkur, Vadakkumkur, Kayamkulametc., ably supported by his Tamil allies.

To this day as a compensation to the sin that the erstwhile ruler did to the state, the existing dynasty members receive a fixed amount of money.