[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) › [Pāṭṭu and devotional poetry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.pattu) › Ramakathappattu # Ramakathappattu (Rāmakathappāṭṭu) Has the true ring of poetry; retells the tale of the Rāmāyaṇa. - **Language:** Malayalam - **Date:** 1200–1600 CE - **Author:** [Ayyippiḷḷa Āśān](https://indike.org/pramana/person/ayyippilla-asan) - **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.pattu.ramakathappattu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.malayalam.pattu.ramakathappattu) · Pramāṇa