Q. Which among the following is known as first Malayalam play?
Solution:
- ‘Aalmarattam’, came out in 1866, is the first drama ever published in Malayalam.
- It was the first translation of a Shakespearian play to appear in Malayalam.
- This was written by Kalloor Oommen Philippose.
- A free translation of ‘The Comedy of Errors’, it was also the first Malayalam play to be published as a book.
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