[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) › Ramanattam # Ramanattam (Rāmanāṭṭam) Dance-drama with Manipravala linking slokas and Malayalam songs, evolving dharma against adharma stories. - **Language:** Malayalam - **Date:** 1200–1600 CE - **Author:** [Koṭṭāṟakkara Tampurān](https://indike.org/pramana/person/kottarakkara-tampuran) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.attakatha.ramanattam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.attakatha.ramanattam) · Pramāṇa