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'''Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu''' or '''Sudamavritham Vanchippattu''' is a famous [[Vanchippattu]] written by [[Ramapurathu Warrier]] in [[Malayalam]]. {{Failed verification span|text=It was based on the story of [[Sudama]] also known as [[Kuchela]] in [[Bhagavata]]. It was written as per a suggestion of [[Marthanda Varma]], the king of [[Travancore]].|date=July 2019}} It has great popularity in [[Malayalam literature]] and culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onamfestival.org/onam-songs.html|title=Onam Songs|access-date=November 2, 2009|publisher=Onamfestival.org}}</ref><br />
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== Period ==<br />
It is not known exactly when the Kuchelavritham was written. The historians noted that it was written during the reign of Marthanda Varma. According to K. R. Krishnapillai, a historian it was written during 1745-1750 [[AD]]. There is also an opinion that it was written during 1756 AD.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todayskerala.com/language_literature.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220063428/http://www.todayskerala.com/language_literature.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-02-20|title=Language and Literature Kerala - Todays Kerala}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2019}}<br />
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== Structure and content ==<br />
Kuchelavritham was written in the [[Metre (poetry)|metre]] ''Nathonnatha.'' The poem contains 698 lines. Warrior uses 96 lines for praising Marthanda Varma and [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple]] and 132 lines for describing the [[Krishna]]. Others are dealing with the story of Kuchela.9<br />
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