Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
Malayalam devotional poet · Writers · Lived 1495 to 1575 · aged 80
Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist. He was one of the prāchīna kavithrayam of Malayalam literature, the other two being Kunchan Nambiar and Cherusseri. He has been called the "Father of Modern Malayalam Literature", and the "Primal Poet in Malayalam".
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan is read about 105 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Arthur C. Burnell was the first Western scholar to take an interest in Ezhuthachan.
Entrance (modern) gate to Thunchan Parambu, Tirur
Mandapam (modern), Thunchan Parambu
Copy of Ezhuthachan's stylus and Adhyatma Ramayanam preserved at Thunchan Parambu, Tirur
Strychnine tree in Thunchan Parambu, Tirur
Bust of the poet in Lal Bagh, Bangalore, in January 2025About this person
He was one of the pioneers of a major shift in Kerala's literary culture. His work is published and read far more than that of any of his contemporaries or predecessors in Kerala.
