WRITERS IN MALAYALAM ( മലയാള സാഹിത്യകാരന്മാര് )
Malayalam is a poetic language. Each successive generation has added its own contribution to Malayalam literature. There are somany writers who made the Language rich with their sincere works in various fields. Poetry, Drama, Short story, Novel, Kathakali, Thullal, Travelogue, Translation, Screen Play etc are some of its branches. This is a list of writers in Malayalam who did their donations for the growth of Language and Literature of Kerala. It is not a full list of writers. Sure, there may be omissions here.... Anyhow, hope, this blog will be helpful for students and those who are interested in Malayalam literature.
Cheeramakavi ( ചീരമകവി )
Cheeramakavi, according to Ulloor S.Parameshwaya Aiyer, was Sree Veerarama Varman, a king of Travancore from AD 1195 to 1208 who wrote the Ramacharitham, a collection of poems written at the end of preliminary stage in Malayalam literature's evolution. It is the oldest Malayalam book available. The collection has 1814 poems in it. Ramachritham mainly consists of stories from Yuddha Kanda of Ramayana. According to A.R.Rajaraja Varma who heavily contributed in the development of Malayalam grammar, is of the opinion that Malayalam originated from ancient Tamil. Ramacharitham is considered as a book written during the forming years of Malayalam. Anyhow, Ramacharitham shows the ancient style of Malayalam language
Niranam Kavikal (നിരാണം കവികള് )
Niranam is a small village in Southern Kerala.It is said that the three poets in Niranam became well-known in the name Niranam Poets who lived between AD 1350 and 1450. They were Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar and Rama Panikkar. As they belongs to the Kannassa family, they also known as Kannassakavikal. The first two were uncles of Rama Panikkar. Many of their community members were sanskrit scholars and traditional astrologers. Their works are collectively known as Niranam Works. Madhava Panikkar wrote a condensed Malayalam translation of Bhagavad Gita, perhaps the first ever translation of that classic into any modern Indian language. Sankara Panikkar’s main work is Bharatamala, a condensation of Mahabharatam, is also the first major work of its kind in Malayalam. Rama Panikkar was the author of Ramayanam, Bhartam, Bhagavatam and Sivarathri Mahatmyam.
