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Thenmala

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Thenmala തെന്‍മല Tenmala
town
The panoramic Thenmala Dam, is mainly utilised for irrigational purposes
Thenmala Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 8°57′0″N 77°4′0″ECoordinates: 8°57′0″N 77°4′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Thenmala is a tourist place near Punalur town, Kollam district in Kerala. Thenmala is the first planned eco-tourism destination in India. The Thenmala dam was built acrossKallada River. Thenmala is famous for being the shooting location in Malayalam and Tamil movies.^{[citation needed]}

A view of hanging bridge from Thenmala