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kiḷippaṭṭu or parrot song is a genre of Malayalam poems in which the narrator is a parrot, a bee, a swan, and so on. Kiḷippaṭṭu 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.

Famous kiḷippaṭṭu

  • Adhyathmaramayanam - Ezhuthachan
  • Mahabharatham kilippattu - Ezhuthachan
  • Sivapuranam kilippattu - Kunchan Nambiar
  • Devimahathmyam Kilippattu
  • References

    Kilippattu Wikipedia