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'''Unnichiruthevi Charitam''' is one of the ancient [[Manipravalam]] written during the [[Middle Malayalam]] period.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Menon |first=A. Sreedhara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FAlXPgAACAAJ&q=%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B3+%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82 |title=Keralacharithram |date=2007-01-01 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=978-81-264-1588-5 |language=ml}}</ref> ''Unnichiruthevi'', the daughter of a dancer named ''Rayarambilla'' is the heroine in it.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Menon |first=T. K. Krishna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R9GbBVfrm4gC&q=%22middle+malayalam%22&pg=PA14 |title=A Primer of Malayalam Literature |date=1990 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0603-6 |language=en}}</ref> In the poem, [[Indra|Devendran]] comes to earth, falls in love with Unnichiruthevi, and reaches her house after seeing the sights. Unnichiruthevi Charitham, which is written between the [[13th century]] to [[15th century]] AD has its place in various fields like language, literature, and social and national history.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nair |first=Puravarikkal Krishnan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xIwRAQAAIAAJ&q=Unnichiruthevi+Charitham |title=ഉണ്ണിച്ചിരുതേവീചരിതം: പാഠപരിശോധനചെയ്തു പരിഷ്ക്കരിച്ചത് |date=1973 |publisher=Kr̥ṣṇannāyar |language=ml}}</ref> It is one of the oldest works in [[Malayalam]] and is considered a work that reflects the social history of the time it was written.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tarakan |first=Ke Eṃ |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3nhkAAAAMAAJ&q=Unnichiruthevi+Charitham |title=A Brief Survey of Malayalam Literature: History of Literature |date=1990 |publisher=K.M. Tharakan |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
The poem begins by praising the legend of the temple established by ''Athavarma'' in the village of Chokiram (present-day [[Sukapuram|Shukapuram]]), the 'Nayakamani' of [[Brahmin]] villages, and the ''Ardhanarishvara Thenkailanatha'' who was enshrined there.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B41kAAAAMAAJ&q=Unnichiruthevi+Charitham |title=Malayalam Literary Survey |date=1977 |publisher=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |language=en}}</ref><br />
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It is assumed that the poet who wrote the poem belongs to Chokiram village. ''Manipravalakavi'', the son of ''Chiruthevi'' mentioned in the book, is considered the counterpart of the poet himself.<ref>{{Cite book |last=സോമൻ |first=പി |title=ദേവദാസികളും സാഹിത്യചരിത്രവും (1 പതിപ്പ്.) |publisher=പ്രഭാത് ബുക്ക് ഹൗസ് |year=2001 |edition=1st |location=Thiruvananthapuram |language=ml}}</ref> At the end of the book, mentioning 'Marayancherikerlamishramaravacha', P. V. Krishnan Nair says that the poet could be any of the Marayancheri (Maravancheri) [[Nambudiri|Namboothiris]]. The beginning of the poem tells about the Mahakavya written by Achan about Unnichiruthevi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |title=ഉണ്ണിച്ചിരുതേവീചരിതം |url=https://keralaliterature.com/books/unnichiruthevicharitham-ഉണ്ണിച്ചിരുതേവീചരിത/ |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=Keralaliterature.com |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Unniyachi Charitham]]<br />
*[[Manipravalam]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Malayalam-language literature]]<br />
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