Padmanabhapuram (Malayalam: [pɐd̪mɐnaːbʰɐpuɾɐm]) is a town and a municipality near Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

In 1795, the King of Travancore, Rama Varma (known as Dharma Raja moved the capital from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.

The Travancore King, Rama Varma, who was popularly known as Dharma Raja, shifted the capital in 1795 from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.

At that time, the boundaries of the Travancore had extended to less than half of the present day Indian state of Kerala.

[4] Other tourist locations include Thirparappu Waterfalls, Hanging Bridge in Mathoor, Ancient Jain Temple in Chitharal (a small village situated at a distance of 8 km from Marthandam.)

The nearest places around this old capital city of South Travancore is Marunthukottai (It is a very old fort having weapons storage facility), Saralvilai, Kumarakovil (Lord Murugan Temple), Moolachel, Charode, Manali and Udaygiri fort.