1863
The First Counter
A single gold shop opens in Varanthirappilly, Thrissur. One counter. One scale.
page i
Codex V · The Chronicle
Four generations. Fifty doors. One name on every lintel.
The Chemmanur family has weighed gold in Kerala since 1863. The shop in Varanthirappilly still stands. The folio in Calicut still files every bridal commission. The world’s first BIS and ISO certified jewellery house began here.
Plate VThe House CrestEstd. 1863
The Chronicle · 1863 to Today
Eight folios, one house.
1947
A New Republic
India turns independent. The Chemmanur counter has weighed three generations of weddings by this year — without missing a Vishu.
page ii1980s
A New Custodian
Boby Chemmanur takes the reins in the early eighties. The Gold Advance Booking scheme, later adopted across the industry, is born here.
page iii1990s
Across Kerala
Showrooms open in Calicut, Kochi, Thrissur, Wayanad, Malappuram. The brand becomes Kerala’s most visible jewellery house.
page iv2000s
To the Gulf
Doors open in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah. The Chemmanur name follows the Kerala diaspora across the Gulf.
page v2012
The Maradona Visit
Boby Chemmanur hosts the football legend in Kannur — one of the most-watched brand moments in Kerala’s history.
page vi2014
An 812-km Walk
A Guinness World Record awareness march from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram — raising a Blood Bank under the Chemmanur Charitable Trust.
page viiToday
Fifty Doors
Fifty ateliers across India and the Middle East. World’s first BIS and ISO certified jewellery house. The shop in Varanthirappilly still stands.
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The Custodian
Dr. Boby Chemmanur, Chairman.
Born May 26, 1964, Thrissur. Educated at Chinmaya Vidyalaya and Vimala College. Took the reins of the family jewellery business in the early 1980s — and transformed a regional house into a national brand.
The gold weighs the same in Calicut as it does in Dubai. The welcome does too.
Under his custody, Chemmanur introduced the Gold Advance Booking scheme (later adopted across the industry), opened doors in the Gulf, and earned the brand’s ISO and BIS certifications — making it the world’s first such-certified jewellery group.
Beyond the counter, he is the founder of the Chemmanur Charitable Trust and Life Vision Charity Homes — for which he holds a Guinness World Record (812-km awareness marathon, 2014) and the Mother Teresa Award (2012).
The House Mark
Estd. 1863
Varanthirappilly · Thrissur
Plate V.aThe house he built163 years on
Awards & Accolades
A house recognised.
2012
Humanitarian
Mother Teresa Award
For humanitarian work through the Chemmanur Charitable Trust.
2012
Ambassador
Diego Maradona in Kannur
The football legend hosted by Boby Chemmanur in Kerala — one of the most-watched brand moments in the state’s history.
2014
World Record
Guinness World Record
An 812-km awareness marathon from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram — the longest of its kind, in service of a Blood Bank.
Various
Civic
Rajiv Gandhi Puraskar · Rashtriya Samman
National civic recognitions for entrepreneurship and contribution to retail and welfare.
Various
Trade
Kerala Business Icon · Global Keraleeyan
Diaspora and trade awards across two decades.