Famous Tamil Literature/ Books

1.Tholkapiyam

Tholkapiyam is a book on
grammar of Tamil
Language.

2.Five Great Epics of Tamil

Literature

Five large narative Tamil

epics according to later
Tamil literary tradition.

3.Five lesser epic of Tamil

literature

4.Kambaramayanam

a Tamil epic that was

written by the Tamil
poet Kamban during
the 12th century .It
was based on Valmiki
Ramayana (in
Sanskrit).The story
describes the life of
King rama of
Ayodhya. Kambar
reference Sadayappa
Vallal name once in every
1000 verses.
5.Nalayira Divya
Prabandam

A collection of 4000 Tamil

verses composed by 12
alwars and was compiled
in its present form by
Nathamuni during the 9th
-10th centuries.

6.Thirumurai

Twelve volume
compendium of songs or
hymns in praises of Shiva
in the Tamil language from the
6th century to the 11th century
by various poets in South India
(Tamil Nadu).The first 7 volumes
are the hymn of three great
Shaivite Saints, Sambandar,
Appar,and Sundarar.Nambi
Andar Nambi compiles these 12 volume or hymn when Raja Raja Chola I (955-
1013 CE) mission on recovery to Hymns.
7.Yalpana Vaibava Malai
A book written by Tamil poet
named Mayilvagana Pulavar
in 1786.This book contains
historical facts of the early
Tamil city of Jaffna.This book
written during the
Governorship of Jan
Maccara,then Dutch
Governor of Jaffna. It starts
from King Vibeeshana who
ruled Sri Lanka after the king
Ravana war according to
Hindu epic Ramayana.Then
refers to Mahawamsa and
discuss the Bengali prince Vijaya and his son Panduvasan.Then mention about
Jaffna History until Portuguese vie of Ceylon,and end with some facts of the Dutch
rule.
8.Thirukural

A classical Tamil
Sangam literature
consisting of 1330
Couplets or
Kural dealing with the
everyday virtue of an
individual.It was
authored by
Thiruvalluvar.It contains
three
section,Aram.Porul and
Inbam.