 According to another version, the name derived from the word "amanjutal", which means 'free community service'.Probably, at some stage, the banks of Cooum at this point (at Amanjikarai) should have broken, and the local people should have offered free community service in rebuilding the banks (karai) of the river.In the early days, it was known as a suburb after the tollgate (near Pachaiappas College).