Kilimanoor Raja Raja Varma Koithampuran alias ''Kareendran'' or ''Cherunni'' (1812–1845) was an accomplished Sanskrit poet, composer in the Court of
Swathi Thirunal
( ml, സ്വാതി തിരുനാള് രാമവർമ്മ) (16 April 1813 – 26 December 1846) was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 4 ...
Rama varma, King of
Travancore
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...
. He was born in the
Kilimanoor palace
Kilimanoor Palace is a palace located in Kilimanoor, in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the birthplace of painter Raja Ravi Varma and Raghava Varma, the father of king Marthanda Varma.
The Palace
The Palace complex covers more than six hectare ...
. He was an expert in ''Drutha Kavitha''
[instant composing of poems] and hence was known as ''Drutha Kavimani''. He is known as Kareendran since he was tall and well built. His ability in writing and presenting poems within seconds earned for him the title ''Vidwan'' from His Highness Swathi Thirunal.
Compositions
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Kathakali plays or'' attakatha''
::''Raavana Vijayam''
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Seethankan thullal
::''Santhana Gopalam''
References
Website on Swathi Thirunalaccessed on
Kerala Govt Website
Notes
Sanskrit poets
1845 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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