Thirur is a small village in Malappuram district where Thunchath Ramanujan Ezhuthachan, the great poet who is regarded as the father of Malayalam language was born. Today, his house and its premises are protected as a monument called Thunjanparambu. It is one of the prominent centres of culture in Kerala. It was here that Ezhuthachan spent a good portion of his life_ teaching and composing poems including the famous Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilipaattu and Harinaamakeerthanam.

There is a literature park designed in typical Kerala architecture in the premises of Thunchan memorial. A bronze statue of a parrot, who, according to legends, sang the whole text of Ramayana, can be seen here. There is also a larger version of the iron stylus and palm leaves which were used by the poet to compose poems. A Kanjira tree (Nox Vomica) under which Ezhuthachan wrote poems is also there.

During Vijayadasami, an auspicious day of learning, writers from all over the state reach Thunjanparambu. Vidyarambham or initiation into letters is held here on that day in which children regardless any religion or caste are brought to the world of knowledge.