Moral Painting Theories in Irattai Kappiyam

Kappiyam are one among the literary forms. It is divided into Perungappiyam and Sirukappiyam. Virtue, materiality, pleasure, home, a familial life of husband wife most important in Perungappiyam. This expands oral literature, self-conscious songs public songs. Sirukappiyam book that rejects all those four subjects it deals with materiality. As we always remember Aiperum from Silapathikaram to Chintamani Ainchiru Chulamani Neelakesi. However, Periyapuranam, Kamparamayanam, Villibharathalam, Bharathidasan's Pandyan Parisu, Pulavar Kulanthai's Ravana Kaviyam, Kannadasan's Yaesu Kaviyam considered as Kappiyam. Among these Tamil Kappiyam’s Silapathikaram, Manimekalai Periyapuranam have been composed using folk narrative sensibilities. Other adaptations other Sanskrit Prakrit languages. Silappathikaram Manimegalai known Irattai because they were created at same time their stories also related each other. was by Ilangovadigal Seethalaichathanar. The characters kappiyams called so article examines moral painting theories