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[[Kerala Kalamandalam]], which is a major center for learning Indian performing arts like [[Kathakali]], [[Koodiyattam]] and [[Ottamthullal]], is situated at Cheruthuruty on the banks of this river—in Thrissur district. The birthplace of famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, [[Kunchan Nambiar]], is located at Killikkurissimangalam near Lakkidi, again on the banks of the Nila.'''Tholpavakoothu''' (around 65 temples are situated in the banks of river Nila) is a unique shadow puppet play mainly performed in the Bhadar Kali temple in the Malabar region. ''[[Azhvanchery Thamprakkal]]'', who were the titular head of all [[Nambudiri]] [[Brahmins]] of Kerala had their land in [[Palakkad]] and later [[Athavanad]]-[[Tirunavaya]] region, situated on the basin of the river Bharathappuzha. The [[Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics]] flourished between 14th and 16th centuries of [[Common Era]] in [[Tirur]]-[[Tirunavaya]]-[[Triprangode]] region on the bank of the river Bharathappuzha. Leading Malayalam writers who were born along its banks include [[Uroob]], [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]], [[Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri]], [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], [[M. Govindan]], [[V. K. N.]], [[O. V. Vijayan]], [[Kuttikrishna Marar]], and [[M. Sukumaran]]. Late poet [[P. Kunhiraman Nair]], a native of North Malabar, drew literary inspiration from the scenic beauty of the landscape along the Bharatapuzha. [[Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan]] and [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]] were born at the banks of [[Tirur River]], which can be described as a tributary of the river Bharathappuzha. Many of the main members of the medieval [[Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics]], including [[Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri]] , were also born near Tirur River.[[Poonthanam Namboothiri]] and [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] was born near [[Perinthalmanna]], at the bank of Thootha river, which is another tributary of the river [[Bharathappuzha]].

[[File:GKN Chamravattom Regulator Bridge DSC 0446.JPG|thumbnail|[[Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge]] at [[Ponnani]], [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]], the largest Regulator-cum-bridge in the state, is built over the river [[Bharathappuzha]]]]