poem on the life of Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran are two of his major works. Kesaviyam has been written without observing the dvitīyākṣara prāsa (second syllable rhyming), which was in vogue during those times. Music Pillai composed six compositions, including Ganamalika, which has two volumes, besides over 100 songs. Sadarama, one of his compositions, is composed in the form of a Geya nataka, while Sangitamalika is an ensemble of 42 songs. The majority of his songs are devotional and are composed in ragas such as Todi, Sankarabharanam, Mohanam, Kapi, Kalyani and Pantuvarali. One of his songs, 'Omanappennallayo... has been reworked by the Malayalam music director, M. Jayachandran, for the 2010 film, Kadaksham. Bibliography Attakadha Prahlaada Charitham, later renamed, HiranyasuravadhamSoorapadmasuravadhamSreekrishnavijayam Poetry Asanna Marana Chinta Satakam (Reflections of a Dying Man) although written for a competition, is a touching lyrical monologue with a predominant elegiac tone and anticipates the Khandakavyas or shorter poems of the poets of the renaissance. It has an underground connection with C. S. Subramanian Potti's Oruvilapam (A Lament: 1903), V. C. Balakrishna Panicker's Oruvilapam (A Lament:1908) and even Kumaran Asan's Veena Poovu (A Fallen Flower:1907) which may be thought of an elegy in disguise.Adimalarina: A ragamalika in four languages: Malayalam, Tamil, English and Sanskrit.Satya Swaroopavibho in raga SankarabharanaBhajikka Nee Ramane in MohanamKoti Divakara in DhanyasiNana Jaathikal in KambhojiVande Maatharam in SindhubhairaviVande Maatharam in KuntalavaraliKamalanatha in ThodiSree vasudeva in KāpiSreemoolarajavijayam, 1894, submitted to Sree Moolam Thirunal Maharaja.Aasannamaranachintasatakam: a work consisting of 104 slokas (songs in Carnatic music or Indian music praising God) in Saardoolavikriditham.Kerala Bhashaa Narayaneeyam: a translation of Narayaneeyam in Malayalam.Subhashitha RatnakaramAbhinayamalikaKesaviyam: A mahakavya modeled on the Sanskrit pattern, adhering to the rules of structure and style of the classical rhetorician, Dandi.Sadarama (A popular Tamil musical play) A selection of attakkathas. Plays Lekshmi KalyanamRaghava MadhavamVikramorvaseeyamSadaarama Other works Musical compositions Sangeetha manjari and Sthavaratnavali: both contain kritis and bhajan songsSangeethamaalika andEswarasthothrangaSthavaratnamalika'' Works on Kesava Pillai Notes References Further reading External links Malayalam poets Malayalam-language writers Indian Sanskrit scholars Musicians from Kollam 1868 births 1914 deaths Writers from Kollam Carnatic composers Indian male composers Indian classical composers 19th-century Indian composers 20th-century Indian composers People from Kollam district Indian male poets 19th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Kerala 19th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century male musicians 19th-century male musicians