hanged at Quilon, Purakkad and Palthuruthee. The Paliyath Achan surrendered to the British and was exiled first to Madras and then to Benares where he died in 1835. His nemesis, Kunju Krishna Menon later became the Dalawa of Cochin; one of his daughters later married a Maharajah of Travancore. Maharajah Balarama Varma died in 1810 and Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi took charge of the Kingdom first as Maharani and then as Queen Regent. Col. Macaulay retired in 1810. Ummini Thampi Dalawa retired in 1811 and the then resident, Col. John Munro, 9th of Teaninich was appointed as Dalawa. The Government of Kerala instituted a memorial to Dalawa Velu Thampi, a research centre, a museum, a park and a statue at Mannadi near Adoor. Another statue of Velu Thampi Dalawa can be found in front of the Secretariat of Kerala in Trivandrum. In popular culture Veluthampi Dalawa is a 1962 Indian Malayalam-language film based on the life of the Dewan. Directed by G. Viswanath, it stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the titular role. Honours The sword that was used by Velu Thampi Dalawa in his fight against the British, was kept with the Kilimanoor royal family, for about 150 years. It was presented in 1957, to India's then president Rajendra Prasad by a member of the royal family. On 20 June 2010 it was brought back to Kerala and was placed in the Napier Museum (Art Museum)Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. A commemorative postage stamp on him was issued on 6 May 2010. Notes External links Nangol Houses of Travancore Diwans of Travancore History of Kollam Malayali people People from Kanyakumari district 1809 deaths 1765 births 18th-century Indian people 18th-century Indian politicians 19th-century Indian people 19th-century Indian politicians