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Jnanappana can be considered as the Bhagavad Gita of Malayali Hindus.This is a darshanika kavyam or philosophical poem expressed in simple Malayalam for ordinary people. The Jnanappana is noted for its literary quality, the use of simple phrases, its philosophical strength and reflects Poonthanam's deep bhakti to Guruvayoorappan.
Kottarathil Sankunni (23 March 1855 – 22 July 1937), a Sanskrit-Malayalam scholar who was born in Kottayam in present-day Kerala, started documenting these stories in 1909. They were published in the Malayalam literary magazine, the Bhashaposhini , and were collected in eight volumes and published in the early 20th century.
Poonthanam Nambudiri (1547–1640 CE) was a famous poet and a devotee of Guruvayurappan, who lived in Keezhattoor in what is now Malappuram district, Kerala, India.He is remembered for his masterpiece, Jnanappana which means "the song of divine wisdom" in Malayalam.
The song became extremely popular all over southern India, when it was included in the famous Malayalam film Swami Ayyappan in 1975. The song was rendered by Carnatic vocalist and playback singer K. J. Yesudas and composed in the Madhyamavati raga by composer late G. Devarajan. During his pilgrimage to Sabarimala in 2017, Yesudas claimed that ...
Tharangini Records (currently Tharangni) is the music company founded by noted Indian Playback singer K. J. Yesudas in 1980 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. [1] It was the first recording and distributing music label in Kerala from where Malayalam film songs on audio cassettes came out. [3]
Desadanam (English: Journey to wisdom) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam language musical drama film directed by Jayaraj. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. [1] The story is about a young boy chosen to join a monastery. The film is a box office hit. [2]
Mappila songs have been in circulation for over seven centuries, with the first dated work Muhyidheen Mala attributed to Qadi Muhammad in 1607 AD. Thereafter a large number of literary materials were produced in this medium; one authority has calculated that of these more than 1600 items, complete or fragmentary, were known by 1976. [2]
N. Mohanan (27 April 1933 – 3 October 1999) was a Malayalam-language short story writer and novelist from Kerala, India.He was awarded the Nalapadan Award (Nalapaddan Memorial Cultural Society, Kunnathur, Punnayurkulam) in 1991 for his short story Sheshapathram.