Ettuveetil Pillamar
The Ettuveetil Pillamar (Lords of the Eight Noble Houses) were Nair nobles from eight ruling Houses in erstwhile Venadu kingdom in the present-day Kerala, India. They were associated with the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Venadu kingdom and the Ettara Yogam. Their power and wealth grew until Marthanda Varma (1706–1758).