Malaipatukataam

Malaipatukataam is a Tamil poetic work of Ten Idylls (Pattupattu) anthology belonging to the Sangam period corresponding to between 100 BCE and 100 CE. Malaipatukatam contains 583 lines of poetry. The poems were written by the poet Perunkosikanaar from Perunkunrur. In praise of a minor chieftain named Nannan Venmaan who ruled the Navera Mountain (Present day, Parvatha Malai, Tiruvannamalai Distrist, Tamilnadu).

Malaipatukatam describes the various sounds generated and echoed in a mountainous terrain. It also describes the lifestyle of the folk dancers of the ancient Tamil country.

Link for Akananuru anathology in Tamil/English: https://learnsangamtamil.com/%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%88%e0%ae%aa%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%81%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%9f%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d/