He was the Prime Minister to the Zamorin of Calicut.. He married Ammu Amma from the Karumathil tharavad from PANNIYUR, Anakkara. Kerala, and settled in Panniankara, kozhikode and started the Puthiyaveettil branch of Karumathil Tharavad. His only daughter Kalyani Amma Puthiyaveettil , a scholar in Sanskrit was married to his own nephew Kattayat Rama Menon, who also became The Prime Minister of the Zamorin , after his uncle's demise.