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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Type of Tamil poetry}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=February 2022}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Ammanai&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{langx|ta|அம்மானை}}) is a type of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[poetry]] belonging to the family of &quot;[[Tharavu kochchaga kalippa]]&quot;. This is a type of poetry associated with a game of the same name that was popular with teen girls. Ammanai will be in the form of questions and answers. Ammanai generally follows the rules of a [[venpa]], but can occasionally have [[kalithalai]]s and belongs to the [[kalippa]] family.<br /> <br /> The earliest ammanai poetry was composed by Saint [[Manikkavasagar]]. There is an ammanai which is said to be sung by the poets [[Ottakuththar]] and [[Pugalzendhi]]. During later times, it became something like a historical ballad. [[Ramappaiyan Ammanai]] was composed to extol the wars fought by [[Dalavay Ramappaiyan]] who was the general of [[Tirumalai Nayakkar]] of [[Madurai]]. [[Akilathirattu Ammanai]], often called as [[Akilam]] which includes more than 15,000 verses and is the largest Ammanai literature.&lt;ref&gt;N. Vivekanandan (2003), &#039;&#039;Akilathirattu Ammanai Moolamum Uraiyum&#039;&#039;, Vivekananda Publications, p. 12 &#039;&#039;(Additional)&#039;&#039;.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[Sivagangai Seemai Kummi]]/Ammanai relates the final wars of the valiant [[Marudhu Brothers]] of [[Sivagangai]].<br /> <br /> The [[Palm-leaf manuscript]]&#039;s on [[Ariviyur Nagarathar]] Ammanai was also found in [[Sivagangai]] district which explains the history of the [[Nagarathar]] community.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Tamil-language literature]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-lit-stub}}<br /> {{Poetry-stub}}</div>

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