Kilimanoor Raja Raja Varma Koithampuran
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Kilimanoor Raja Raja Varma Koithampuran alias kareendran or cherunni (1812-1845) was an accomplished sanskrit poet,composer in the Court of Swathi Thirunal Rama varma, King of Travancore.He was born in the Kilimanoor palace.He was an expert in drutha kavitha[1] and hence was known as Drutha Kavimani. He known as Kareendran since he was tall and well built. His ability in writing and presenting poems with in seconds earned for him the title ‘ Vidwan’ from His Highness Swathi Thirunal.
[edit] Compositions
- Kathakali plays or attakatha
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- Raavana Vijayam
- Seethankan thullal
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- Santhana Gopalam
[edit] References
- Website on Swathi Thirunalaccessed on
- Kerala Govt Website
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- ^ instant composing of poems
