1863
The First Counter
The Chemmanur family opens its first gold shop in Varanthirappilly, Thrissur. A single counter that would, over four generations, become a dynasty.
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Plate One · Frontispiece
A jewellery house,
A jewellery house,
written in twenty-two
carats since 1863.
From a single gold shop in Varanthirappilly, Thrissur — four generations and fifty doors later, still hand-finishing every neckpiece, still weighing every gram. The world’s first jewellery house with BIS and ISO certification.
1863The year it began
163Years of craft
50Doors worldwide
4Generations
Plate 01
The Heirloom Bridal Set
22K · hand-finished
First CounterVaranthirappilly, Thrissur
Today’s HouseSharara Plaza, Calicut
CustodianDr. Boby Chemmanur, CMD
CertifiedBIS & ISO · world’s first
Plate Two · Saturday, 26 May 2026
Today’s gold rate, read by the house — before you walk in.
Twenty-two carat · per gram · refreshed at sunrise & sunset
+18
Calicut · HQ
₹ 7,184
+18
Kochi
₹ 7,184
+18
Thrissur
₹ 7,184
−06
Mumbai
₹ 7,196
+12
Bangalore
₹ 7,189
+04
Dubai
AED 312.40
Plate Three · The Portfolio
Six houses of jewellery,
Six houses of jewellery,
under one Calicut roof.
Bridal, diamond, gold, platinum, antique and bespoke — six distinct ateliers, each with its own counter, each with its own master, each with its own design folio kept on file for the life of the piece.
Plate 01 · The Bridal Maison
The bridal set, worn for a day, kept for five lifetimes.
Necklace, choker, jhumka, vanki, kamarbandh, oddiyanam — hand-finished in twenty-two carats, drawn from temple iconography and the bride’s own family portraits.
Open the Bridal Plate
Plate 02 · The Diamond House
Solitaire certified.
4Cs read aloud over the counter. Every stone IGI / GIA certified. Solitaire, halo, eternity, tennis line.
Open the Diamond Plate
Plate 03 · Gold & Heritage
Temple, polki, kundan.
The iconography of Kerala and the heritage of north India — both housed under one counter.
Open the Gold Plate
Plate 04 · Platinum
The modern vow.
Architectural bands, iced solitaires, paired wedding rings.
Open the Platinum Plate
Plate 05 · The Atelier
Bring a sketch.
Draw it, weigh it, cast it, set it. The atelier in Calicut. You, in the room.
Commission a Piece
Plate 06 · For the Groom
Chains, kadas, signet rings.
Weight and quiet, never gaudy. Worn for the muhurtham — worn for the Friday prayer — worn to court.
Open the Groom Plate
Plate 07 · Festival & Gifting
Akshaya Tritiya, Vishu, Eid.
Tikka, mangalsutra, festival coins, baby bangles — the small gold of the year’s big days.
See Gifting
Plate Four · The Chronicle
From a Thrissur shopfront to a global maison.
A house written over four generations — from the gold scales of 1863 to the marble doors of Mussafah. Open any folio.
1980s
A New Custodian
Boby Chemmanur takes the reins in the early eighties — transforming a regional house into a national brand. Schemes the industry would later follow.
page ii1990s
Across Kerala
Showrooms open in Calicut, Kochi, Thrissur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Kollam, Kottayam — the brand becomes Kerala’s most visible jewellery house.
page iii2000s
To the Gulf
Doors open in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. The Chemmanur name follows the Kerala diaspora across the Gulf — bridal commissions return with the families that placed them.
page iv2014
A Guinness Walk
An 812-kilometre awareness march from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram earns a Guinness World Record — raising a Blood Bank under the Chemmanur Charitable Trust.
page vToday
Fifty Doors
Fifty ateliers across India and the Middle East. The world’s first jewellery group with BIS and ISO certification. The shop in Varanthirappilly still stands.
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The Doors · Photographed
One signboard, fifty cities.
Plate 04.a
The house signboard — a new door opens
Across India & the Gulf
Plate Five · The Atelier
Bring the sketch.
Bring the sketch.
We’ll draw it. Weigh it.
Cast it. Set it.
Bespoke is not an upsell here — it is the original trade. A photograph from a wedding album, a pendant from a grandmother, a sketch on a napkin. The atelier in Calicut will draw, weigh, cast and set — walking you through every gram of gold along the way.
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Consultation
Sit with a master craftsman. Bring references, sketches, heirlooms to mirror.
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Design & Wax
CAD render and a hand-carved wax model — approved before any gold is poured.
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Cast & Set
Cast in the atelier, hand-set with certified stones, hallmarked by BIS.
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The Handover
Delivered in a lined heritage box — the design folio kept on file, for life.
Plate 05
From the master’s desk
Calicut, today
Plate Six · The Chronicle of Visitors
A house that has hosted legends.
From the football icon Diego Maradona to a roster of international ambassadors — the Chemmanur name has been worn on a world stage, without ever losing the Kerala counter it began at.
A house that grew from one shop in Thrissur — now welcomed in the gold souks of the Gulf, the wedding halls of Bangalore, the front rows of Calicut.— The Hindu BusinessLine, on Chemmanur’s expansion
Diego Maradona in Kannur
Boby Chemmanur hosts the football legend in Kerala — one of the most-watched brand moments in the state’s history.
Mother Teresa Award
Conferred to Boby Chemmanur for humanitarian work through the Chemmanur Charitable Trust — Life Vision Charity Homes, organ donation, healthcare for the poor.
A Guinness World Record
An 812-kilometre awareness marathon from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram — the longest of its kind, in service of a Blood Bank.
Plate Seven · Gold Wisdom
Schemes built for generations, not seasons.
For 163 years the house has watched gold rise. Three savings instruments — each designed to make twenty-two carats inevitable.
Gold Advance Booking
Lock today’s gold rate. Pay in installments. Take delivery at the booked rate — even if gold has run away.
Monthly Saving
Set a monthly amount. Accumulate. At maturity, redeem in gold ornaments — with a bonus instalment from the house.
Loyalty Vault
Every purchase compounds. Birthdays, anniversaries, festival days — rewarded in gold credit, not points.
Plate Eight · The Doors
From Kerala to the Gulf.
From Kerala to the Gulf.
One name on every lintel.
Fifty ateliers, six countries, one heritage. Walk into any door — the gold weighs the same, the warranty is the same, the welcome is the same.
Kerala
- Calicut HQ · Mavoor Rd
- Kochi
- Thrissur
- Kollam · Kottarakara
- Kottayam · Kanjirapally
- Wayanad · Kalpetta
- Malappuram · Nilambur
- Kasaragod · Athinhal
- Palakkad · Mannarkkad
- Ernakulam · Angamaly
India
- Mumbai
- Bangalore
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Mangalore
- Coimbatore
- Salem
- Pune
- Delhi NCR
- Goa
Middle East
- Dubai · UAE
- Abu Dhabi · Mussafah
- Sharjah
- Ajman
- Al Ain
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Doha · Qatar
- Muscat · Oman
- Manama · Bahrain
- Kuwait City
The House Promise
- BIS hallmark on every gram.
- Lifetime buyback at live rate.
- Free design folio kept on file.
- One certified stone, one paper.
- Insurance valuation, on request.
Plate Nine · Voices
A house remembered in weddings.
My grandmother bought her wedding necklace at the Thrissur shop. My mother bought hers at Calicut. I just placed my order at the Dubai door. The handover is exactly the same — the lined box, the design folio, the bow.
I came in with a photo of an antique jhumka I had seen at an exhibition. They drew it again, weighed it, set it — and matched the price to my budget without losing a stone.
I had been saving for two years with the Gold Advance scheme when the rate jumped — and they honoured the booked rate down to the last gram. That is the kind of word you don’t find in writing anywhere.
Plate Ten · Book a Visit
Walk into the maison. The kettle is on.
Book a private consultation at the Calicut atelier — or any of fifty doors. Bring a reference, an heirloom, or just an idea. Tea and the design book are on the house.