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The Purananuru's reference to Sita being kidnapped by evil king Ravana is the earliest mention of the Ramayana in Tamil literature. [54] [55] The earliest reference to the Ramayana epic in Tamil literature is found in the Purananuru 378, attributed to the poet UnPodiPasunKudaiyar, written in praise of the Chola king IIamchetchenni.
Thoditthalai Viluthandinar became to be called so owing to the phrase "Thoditthalai Vilutthandu" used in the verse that he composed in Purananuru. [1] This was the only verse that describes the boisterous acts of young men.
Perundevanar was the author of the Bharatha Venba, a 12,000-verse Tamil work on the epic of Mahabharata. He also penned verse 30 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai . Of the 12,000 verses of the Bharatha Venba, only about 830 remain.
His name Kaniyan implies that he was an Kaala Kanithar (kaala kanitham in Tamil literally means mathematics of date, time and place). Kaniyan was born and brought up in Mahibalanpatti, a village panchayat in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district. He composed two poems in Purananuru and Natrinai.
Kochchenganan (Kōccengaṇān [1]) Kochengat Cholan or Śengaṇān [1] (also spelt Senganan [2])(Tamil: சோழன் செங்கணான்) was one of the Tamil kings of the Early Cholas mentioned in Sangam literature. The only surviving details about his reign come from the fragmentary poems of Sangam in the Purananuru poems. Today ...
Mamulanar (Tamil: மாமூலனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 31 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 8 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. [ 1 ] Biography
Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar (Tamil: மதுரை அறுவை வாணிகன் இளவேட்டனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period ...
Idaikaadar hailed from Idaikattur near Madurai. [1] He belongs to the Idaikkali country. [3] He is known for composing poems with excellent exemplifications. He has written in praise of the Chola King Kulamuttratthu Thunjiya Killi Valavan (Purananuru verse 42). [3] He has also authored the grammar text "Oosimuri". [3]