Occupation Poet Literary movement Saivism | Nationality Chozhar | |
Notable works Saraswathi Andhadhi, Takkayaakaparani | ||
Public request to renovate tamil court poet ottakoothar s memorial at tanjore news7 tamil
Ottakoothar was a Tamil court poet to three legendary early Chola kings, namely Vikrama Chola, Kulotunga II and Rajaraja II. He wrote poems in praise of these three kings, namely Vikrama Cholan Ula, Kulothunga Cholan Ula and Rajarajan Ula.
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- Public request to renovate tamil court poet ottakoothar s memorial at tanjore news7 tamil
- Mahasakthi mariamman writing poem ottakoothar
- Popular culture
- References
The poet's memorial is believed to be still in a place known as "Darasuram in Kumbakonam", just opposite to the famous Airavatesvara Temple. According to legend, the goddess Saraswati blessed him in Koothanur, then he became a famous poet.
Mahasakthi mariamman writing poem ottakoothar
Popular culture
In the 1957 Tamil film Ambikapathy, the character of Ottakoothar was portrayed and was performed by M. N. Nambiar. The character was also played by Rajesh in Mahasakthi Maariamman, a 1986 Tamil film.
References
Ottakoothar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA