Bound by social constraints and her family's wishes, Chandrika eventually marries another man, leading a heartbroken Ramanan to take his own life.
The titular character, Ramanan, falls in love with Chandrika, a woman from a wealthy, upper-caste family. ramanan poem pdf
The verses are highly rhythmic and melodic, making them easy to recite and sing. Famous lines like "Kananachchayayil aadu meykkan, Njanum varatteyo ninte koode..." are known by almost every Malayali. Bound by social constraints and her family's wishes,