Ramapurathu Warrier (1703–1753) is considered to be the pioneer of the "Vanchippattu" or Boat song form of poetry in Malayalam language.

[1] Vanchippattu is a poetic form of folk origin composed entirely in the Dravidian metre nathonnata.

He was born in Ramapuram, near Palai, in Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala.

[citation needed] The most celebrated work of Ramapurathu Warrier is Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu, which depicts the story of Kuchela, a devotee and an old classmate of Krishna, going to Dwaraka to meet with him.

[2] Also he wrote the Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu in "Nathonatha" The poem was apparently composed and recited during one of the King Marthanda Varma's boat journeys in which Warrier was also present.