First In Kerala

First Governor - Dr.B.Ramakrishna Rao

First Chief Minister - E.M.S Namboothiripadu

First Legislative Assembly Speaker - R.Sankaranarayanan Thampi

First Chief Justice - Justice K.T.Kosi

First Woman High Court Judge - Anna Chandi

First Woman Magistrate - Omana Kunjamma

First Woman Minister - K.R.Gauri Amma

First woman Parliament Member - Aani Mascreen

First woman Legislative Assembly Member - Thottakkadu Madhavi Amma

First woman Chief Secretary - Padma Ramachandran

First woman Police station - Kozhikode

First woman IPS Officer - Sreelekha

First woman IAS Officer - Anna Malhotra

First woman Chief Engineer - P.K.Thresya

First woman’s magazine - Keraleeya Suguna Bodhini

First general election - 1957

First University - Kerala University

First Medical College - Thiruvananthapuram 

First Engineering College - Thiruvananthapuram

First College - CMS College, Kottayam (1840)

First English School - Mattancherry (1818)

First Malayalam News magazine - Kavana Kaumudi

First Limited Company - Punaloor Paper mill

First Hydro electric project - Pallivasal

First Diesel electric project - Brahmapuram

First windmill electric station - Kanjikkottu (Palakkad)

First railway service - Thirur – Beppur

First airlines service - Thiruvananthapuram –Mumbai (1935)

First Bank - Nedungadi Bank, Kozhikode (1899)

First Post office - Alappuzha (1857)

First radio station - Thiruvananthapuram

First hanging bridge - Punaloor

First electric train - Ernakulam – Shornnur

First Jew church - Mattancherry (first in India)

First computer centre - Kochi

First bird park - Thattekkadu (Malayattoor)

First museum - Thiruvananthapuram (1853)

First Concrete bridge - Karamana (Thiruvananthapuram 1900)

First coir factory - Alappuzha Daras Company (1859)

First Government hospital - Civil Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram

First Rubber plantation - Nilamboor (1896)

First newspaper - Rajya Samacharan (1847)

First novel - Kundalatha (Appu Nedungadi)

Director of first talky movie in Malayalam - S.Nottani

First Malayalam novel filmed - Marthanda Varma

First child friendly district - Ernakulam

Fist wildlife sanctuary - Periyar sanctuary

First library - Thiruvananthapuram

First Malayalam film dubbed in another language - Jeevitha Nouka

First recipient of Malayalam film State Award - Kumara Sambhavam

First congress chief minister - R.Sankar

First case-less village - Varavoor Panchayat (Thrissur)

First Diwan of Travancore - Raja Kesava Dasan

First Panchayat that won Swaraj Trophy - Vallikkunnu (Malappuram)

First Techno park - Thiruvananthapuram 

First Malayalee who appeared in postal stamps - Sree Narayana Guru

First Medical science magazine - Dhanwanthiri

First autobiographer in Malayalam - Vaikkathu Pachumoothathu

First neo realistic cinema - Newspaper boy

First Malayalee president of Indian National Congress - Sir.C.Sankaran Nairv First Malayalee Member in UPSC - Dr.K.G.Adiyodi

First person who won D.Lit in Kerala University - C.P.Ramaswami

First Malayalee President of Indian Medical Council - Dr.C.O.Karunakaran

First Malayalee Director of VSSC - G.Madhavan Nair

First Communist to become Chief Minister through ballot paper - EMS Namboothiripadu

First Malayalam film that won President’s Gold medal - Chemmeen

First Malayalam film that won President’s Silver medal - Neelakuyil

First book printed in Malayalam - Horthoos Malabaricus

First Malayalee who won Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - K.M.Beenamol

First collection of Malayalam poems - Vellinakshtram (M.P.Appan)

First church leader who won Padmasree - Kardinal Antony Padiyara

First Co-operative Medical College - Pariyaram Medical College

First Sports Council President - Col.Godavarma Raja

First and last Prime Minister of Thiru-Kochi - Paravoor T.K.Narayana Pillai-(1890-1971)