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 40 ...

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

Kathakali Kathakali ( ml, കഥകളി) is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colourful make-up and costumes of the traditional male actor-dancers. It is native to the M ...

plays or'' attakatha'' ::''Raavana Vijayam'' * Seethankan thullal ::''Santhana Gopalam''

References

Website on Swathi Thirunal
accessed on
Kerala Govt Website

Notes

Sanskrit poets 1845 deaths Year of birth unknown {{India-royal-stub