Mahakavi Kumaranasan, a major poet of Malayalam literature lived in Thonnakkal for long time and his major literary contributions came while he was staying in Thonnakkal.

Birthplace of the late Mahakavi Kumaranasan, is near Kayikkara in Thiruvananthapuram District.

The place has also given birth to Kathakali artistes like Thonnakkal Peethambaran and Margi Vijayakumar.

Thonnakkal owns its own Volleyball Team based upon Thonnakkal Samskarika Samithi and Kavil Volley club.Best tourist place is vellanikkal para and kumaran aashan smarakam.

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