What is "manathana"

''' Manathana ''' is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Manathana belongs to Kannur Loksabha constituency. The Assembly constitution is Peravoor. The village has signs of very early human settlement. This small village has seven temples and remnants of some other temples or such structures. The history of Pazhassi Raja, the Lion of Kerala, has been related to this small village. The folk songs of this region indicate that an earlier form of democratic administrative system had prevailed here.