Unnichiruthevi Charitham

Unnichiruthevi Charitam is one of the ancient Manipravalam written during the Middle Malayalam period.[1] Unnichiruthevi, the daughter of a dancer named Rayarambilla is the heroine in it.[2] In the poem, Devendran comes to earth, falls in love with Unnichiruthevi, and reaches her house after seeing the sights. Unnichiruthevi Charitham, which is written between the 13th century to 15th century AD has its place in various fields like language, literature, and social and national history.[3] It is one of the oldest works in Malayalam and is considered a work that reflects the social history of the time it was written.[4]

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  2. ^ Menon, T. K. Krishna (1990). A Primer of Malayalam Literature. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0603-6.
  3. ^ Nair, Puravarikkal Krishnan (1973). ഉണ്ണിച്ചിരുതേവീചരിതം: പാഠപരിശോധനചെയ്തു പരിഷ്‌ക്കരിച്ചത് (in Malayalam). Kr̥ṣṇannāyar.
  4. ^ Tarakan, Ke Eṃ (1990). A Brief Survey of Malayalam Literature: History of Literature. K.M. Tharakan.