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Thunjath Ezhuthachan, revered as the father of the Malayalam language, revolutionized poetry through his adaptations of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. His works did not just tell stories; they democratized language, making Sanskrit-heavy epics accessible to the common man through the Kilippattu (parrot song) style. Simultaneously, Poonthanam’s Jnanappana introduced the concept of Bhakti (devotion) in simple, accessible language, proving that poetry belonged to the masses, not just the elite scholars.

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