Kamban

Kamban was a 12th-century medieval Tamil poet who lived between 1180 and 1250. He is best known for authoring the Ramavataram, a Tamil version of the Hindu epic Ramayana also known as Kambaramayanam. His additional literary contributions include works such as Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati, and Saraswati Antati.