[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Medieval Tamil literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil) › [Later prabandham literature (c. 1500–1800)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.late) › [Gypsy dance-dramas and other dramas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.late.kuravanci) › Ramanatakam # Ramanatakam (Rāmanāṭakam) Author looked upon as the father of modern dramatic literature in Tamil. - **Language:** Tamil - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE - **Author:** [Aruṇācalakkavirāyar](https://indike.org/pramana/person/arunacalakkavirayar) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [இராமாவதாரம்](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.bhasa.kamba) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.late.kuravanci.ramanatakam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.tamil.late.kuravanci.ramanatakam) · Pramāṇa