Perinthalmanna Town is the headquarters of Perinthalmanna Taluk in Malappuram District. The place is famous for its Muslim educational institutions and Yathimkhana (orphanage). Perinthalmanna is 20 km south-east of MalappuramPerinthalmanna is remembered for its famous personalities. It is the birth place of EMS Namboodiripad, the first Chief Minister of Kerala. He was the first communist leader in the world to be democratically elected to head a government. Keezhattur, 8 km from Perinthalmanna, is the birthplace of the great Malayalam poet of medieval times, Poonthananam Namboothiri.
