Kilippattu or ''parrot song'' is a genre of
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
poems
in which the narrator is a parrot, a bee, a swan, and so on. Kiḷippaṭṭu was popularized by the 16th-century poet
Ezhuthachan (The Father Of The Malayalam language).
In
Adhyathmaramayanam (work of
Ezhuthachan), each chapter starts with calling of parrot and asking it tell song of
Rama
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.
Famous kiḷippaṭṭu
*
Adhyathmaramayanam -
Ezhuthachan
* Mahabharatham kilippattu -
Ezhuthachan
* Sivapuranam kilippattu -
Kunchan Nambiar
Kunchan Nambiar was a prominent Malayalam poet of the 18th century (1705-1770). Apart from being a prolific poet, Nambiar is also famous as the originator of the dance art form of Thullall, most of his works were written for use in Thullal per ...
* Devimahathmyam Kilippattu
* Kadangot Makkam (kilippattu) - myth of
Kadangot Makkam
References
Poems in Malayalam
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