Question

Kamban wrote the Ramayana in which of the following languages?
1. Telugu
2. Malayalam
3. Kannada
4. Tamil

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Tamil

The correct answer is Tamil.

 

• The Ramayana in Tamil known as Ramavataram was written by the Tamil poet Kamban during the 12th century.

  

• The Sri Ranganatha Ramayanam was adapted by Gona Budda Reddy and is the Telugu version of the Ramayana.
• Adhyathmaramayanam Kilippattu is the most popular Malayalam version of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
• It is believed to have been written by Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan in the early 17th century.
• Kannada versions of the Ramayana – the Kumudendu Ramayana(a Jain version), written in the 13th century and the Kumara-Valmiki Torave Ramayana, written in the 16th century.