The college was founded by Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai in 1950,[2] with intermediate course offerings from the University of Travancore.

The college is situated at the heart of Pandalam town adjacent to several other educational institutions under the same management.

[1] In 2013, the department staged a Kathakali adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello at its literary fest "Lumina Literati".

[7] The college has hosted several national seminars and workshops on various topics such as cinema,[8] Malayalam literature,[9] and water resources management.

[10] Notable lecturers who worked here include Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai and Manoj Kuroor.