Kodiyatur has a persistent legacy in arts as well as cultural activities. There were local poets and mappila artists lived in Kodiyathur during those olden era. The people of Kodiyathur composed the tunes of ‘Mappila Pattu’ in its original style, rhyme, rhythm and method.

Hussan Kodiyathur and his family still keep that reputation of the village, through his daughter Nadiya and son Shahad who achieved several state level awards in Mappila and Urdu songs.

Shahad and Nadiya

   There are a number of social bodies and clubs active in Kodiyathur exploring the art, instituting the education and involving in social activities over there. Major arts-sports and social bodies include Black Cobra Kodiyathur, Odessa, Majestic, Yuvachethana, Manchester and political and religious organizations like DYFI, Solidarity, MSM, MSF, SSF, SIO etc.,

Salam Kodiyathur was born at Kodiyathur in 1966 and now working as school teacher in AUP School Vandoor. He is well known as drama writer, director as well as actor. He created more than 25 stage plays and radio dramas, street plays, campus plays in Malayalam. He is also a drama artist in Kozhikode Akashavani centre.
Wife: C.T Bushra, Daughter: Rahna P Salam.

His famous Tele-Films directed for Dawn Visual Group are: Ningalenne brandhanakki, Varane vilkanundu, Nashta pariharam, Parethan thirichu varunnu, Kudumba kalaham nooram divasam, Aliyanoru freevisa.