Varikkasseri Mana Varikkasseri Mana Varikkasseri Mana (Malayalam: വരിക്കാശേരി മന) is one of the oldest traditional aristocratic Namboothiri's Houses (illam). It is also known as Varikkumanchery Mana. It is located at Manissery,a village in Ottapalam,palakkad, Kerala, South India. Varikkassey Mana is situated on about four Acaes. The house was used in a number of Mollywood movies. Visitors are allowed when no film is shooting. Films shot here Devasuram, Aaraam Thampuran, Rappakal, Madampi, Drona 2010, Simhasanam (2012 film), Sufi Paranja Katha (film), Jana (film) (Tamil),Thooval Kottaram, Valliettan, Kaavalan, Manthrikan The Varikkasseri family has a history of over 100 years. Varikkasseri has the sovereign position
Besant Theosophical College activities, was obliged to dissociate itself from the Madras University and became part of the newly organized National University. Rabindranath Tagore was the chancellor. In 1919, Tagore visited the college and during this time translated the lyrics of the Indian national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana", which he had previously written, from Bengali to English. Margaret Cousins (an expert in European music and wife of Irish poet James Cousins, then vice-principal of the college) set down the notation to the national anthem in the college, which is followed only when the song is sung in the original slow rendition style. During