[2] The book records the history from ancient Batticaloa to the Dutch colonial era.

Historians say that the book has perplexity and mythical story as it written by various authors in various durations.

However, it is considered a rare and important book for understanding the history of Batticaloa.

[4] According to anthropologist Dennis B. McGilvray, the book records the only known ethnohistorical document that presents the lineage of the early rulers of the Batticaloa region.

He notes that this 18th-century palm leaf record, called the Mattakkallappu Purva Carittiram, is "a bewildering list of royal names, events and social groups which has yet to be systematically corroborated and placed in the larger Sri Lankan historical context.