 The main attractions in Ottapidaram are


Panchalankurichi, from Ottapidaram, houses a fort constructed by the Tamil Nadu government in the place of the ruined fort constructed by Veerapandiya Kattabomman, who ruled from this place in the 17th century and fought against the British colonial rule.Portions of the original fort can be seen.Kattabomman worshiped at the Jakkammal temple in Panchalankurichi, which also survives.