The threePracheena Manipravala Champu poems are Unniyachi Charitham, Unniyadi Charitham andUnni Chiruthevi Charitham.
Champu (orChampukkal) poems, written in the model ofSanskrit Champu poetry, defined the development of medievalMalayalam poetry. The padya or "verse" portion of a Champu poem was written inSanskritmeters while the gadya or "prose" portion was almost in medievalMalayalam meters.
Champu poems can be classified into two types, beingPracheena Manipravala Champukkal andMadhyakala Champukkal.
Ramayanam Champu, Bharatham Champu, Naishadham Champu, Rajaratnavaleeyam Champu, Kodiyam Viraham Champu, Kamadahanam Champu, Chellur Nadhodayam Champu, Narayaneeyam Champu and Thenkaila Nadhodayam Champu are the main Madhyakala Champu poems.[1]
