Editing Malayalam (section)

==== 1850–1904 ====
{{See also|Malayalam journalism|Venmani School}}
[[File:Travancore Rupee - Reverse.jpg|thumb|Malayalam letters on old [[Travancore Rupee]] coin]]
[[Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar]], (1861–1914) from [[Thalassery]] was the author of first Malayalam short story, Vasanavikriti. After him innumerable world class literature works by was born in Malayalam.<ref name="dr k ayyappa panicker-2006" />

[[O. Chandu Menon]] wrote his novels "Indulekha" and "Saradha" while he was the judge at Parappanangadi Munciff Court. ''Indulekha'' is also the first Major Novel written in Malayalam language.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Visakham thirunal.|date=2012|publisher=Duc|isbn=978-613-9-12064-2|location=[Place of publication not identified]|oclc=940373421}}</ref>

[[File:Shakuntala RRV.jpg|thumb|Shakuntala writes to Dushyanta. Painting by [[Raja Ravi Varma]]. The poetry was translated by [[Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran|Kerala Varma]] as [[Abhijnanasakuntalam]]]].<ref name="dr k ayyappa panicker-2006" />

The third quarter of the 19th century CE bore witness to the rise of a new school of poets devoted to the observation of life around them and the use of pure Malayalam. The major poets of the [[Venmani School]] were [[Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad]] (1817–1891), [[Venmani Mahan Nambudiripad]] (1844–1893), [[Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri]] (1821–1865), [[Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri]] (1857–1896) and the members of the [[Kodungallur Kovilakam]] (Royal Family) such as [[Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran]]. The style of these poets became quite popular for a while and influenced even others who were not members of the group like [[Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar]] (1839–1897) and Perunlli Krishnan Vaidyan (1863–1894). The Venmani school pioneered a style of poetry that was associated with common day themes, and the use of pure Malayalam (''Pachcha Malayalam'') rather than Sanskrit.<ref name="dr k ayyappa panicker-2006" />