What is "panchalankurichi"

Panchalankurichi is a small but historic village, 3 km from Ottapidaram and 18 km from Thoothukudi in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panchalankurichi was once a Palayam and is best known as the birthplace of Veerapandiya Kattabomman, an 18th-century Palayakarrar ('Polygar'), who opposed the British colonial rule in India and their Tax collecting methods.

Panchalankurichi is a 1996 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Seeman starring Prabhu Ganesan, Madhubala, Chandrasekar, Prasanna, Thulukanam, Vadivelu, Vijayakumar, Ilavarasi, Maheswari.