THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: ADGP MR Ajith Kumar is planning a palatial mansion in the heart of Kowdiar at Thiruvananthapuram, where big businessmen own land. The house is situated on Kowdiar Palace Avenue, near the Golf Club, slightly inland from the Vellayambalam-Kowdiar road. Former ADGP Shantaram also lives here.

Ajith Kumar is constructing a three-storey building including an underground chamber on prime land in Kowdiar. The plan is a luxurious house that combines the old grand mansion with the modern design. PV Anwar MLA was the one who revealed the details of the house in a press conference.

The foundation stone of the house was laid in February. The function was attended by Ajith Kumar's closest IAS and IPS friends. The house is on 10 cents of land. At present the work of the underground chamber is going on. The underground chamber is 12 feet below the floor. This is for facilities including parking. The plan has luxury facilities including a small lift installation inside the house. A detailed plan document has been placed in the shed placed at the house construction site. An open bathing place has been added to this plan. This could be for a Swimming pool.

The building was approved for construction in January 2024. The lower basement area of ​​the house is over 2000 square feet. The plan also shows the location of guest rooms on the ground floor. It is indicated that Ajith Kumar bought the land here in 2008. Until recently, the land price here ranged from Rs 65 lakh to Rs 1 crore per cent.

Land purchased in 2005

It is reported that this land was bought in 2005 for 10 lakh rupees per cent. This land was in a no-construction zone but it recently became a green zone. Construction permission was received from the municipal council for a 4800-square-foot house. There is a loan of one and a half crores from SBI for house construction. The first instalment of 15 lakhs was received. People close to Ajith Kumar explained that only two floors above the ground is permitted in this place.