Kovilakoms, Nilambur, Kerala India

Nilambur Kovilakam was the family or the local rulers or representatives of the Kozhikode Samoothiris. Unlike the Samoothiris, who played a vital, recorded role in the history of Kerala, the local rajas of Nilambur Kovilakam were not given credit for the parts they played in the state's past.

The family of Nilambur Kovilakam acted mostly as the local princely rulers, taking care of the land and collecting the food tax offerings for the Samoothiripad. With no published records for reference, the Nilambur Kovilakam family has faded into word-of-mouth legend.  The present generations of the Nilambur Kovilakam family are scattered around the world with very little or nothing at all written to preserve their place in time in Kerala.