[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Malayalam and Maṇipravāḷam literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam) › [Kathakaḷi plays](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.attakatha) › Nalacaritam # Nalacaritam Outstanding synthesis of choreographic, literary and musical qualities; honoured in Malayalam poetry and Kathakali. - **Language:** Malayalam - **Date:** 1200–1600 CE - **Author:** [Uṇṇāyi Vāriyar](https://indike.org/pramana/person/unnayi-variyar) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.50-78) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.attakatha.nalacaritam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.attakatha.nalacaritam) · Pramāṇa