Kunchu Nair, who also taught at the PSV Natyasangham in Kottakkal, has eminent disciples like Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody, Kottakkal Sivaraman, Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri and Kottakkal Chandrasekharan.
Mira Nair | Nair | Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair | Sona Nair | P. Kunhiraman Nair | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | G. Madhavan Nair | Edasseri Govindan Nair | Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair | Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital | Nair Service Society | Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair | Leena Nair | Krishnan Kutty Nair | Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair | Dinesh Nair | Anita Nair |
Vazhenkada's place on the cultural map owes largely to having been the native place of eminent Kathakali artiste, Padma Shri Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair, a frontline disciple of the legendary Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon.
A son and disciple of late Kathakali artiste Padma Shri Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair, Vijayan is noted for his roles in the categories of the virtuous pachcha, the anti-heroic Kathi and the semi-realistic minukku roles.