Meenam month or Meena masam is the 8th month in Malayalam calendar followed in Kerala. Meenam month 2011 begins on 15 March 2011 (today) and ends on 13 April. Meena Sankranti marks the beginning of Meena masam. This month marks the end of astrological Malayalam year. The actual Malayalam Year begins with Chingam 1.
Meenam month coincides with Falgun month in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, and Gujarati calendars. It coincides with Panguni month in Tamil calendar.