Information passed down by our elders by word of mouth indicates that two brothers, Ittirachan and Thommichan in search of fames and fortune left their home town of Kudamaloor and moved southwards on a Vallam towards the then epicentre of trade Changanacherry. There they settled down and started the Kakkamthottil Family. They created a successfull line of business in the town. Ittirachan concentrated on the trade of rice while Thommichan preferred leather.