 This palace was the last refuge of the last of the Haleri kings of Kodagu, Chikka Veerarajendra before he was deposed by the British.The Kannada film Shanti, which has only a single actor, was shot in the surroundings of the palace.After the death of the Kodagu king, Lingaraja I in 1780 AD, Hyder Ali took control of Kodagu under the pretext of being a guardian to Lingaraja's three sons, Dodda Veerarajendra, Linga Rajendra and Appanna, who were of tender age.