In the case of this work, it is a message written by a lover to his lady-love staying at a far-off place.
The work was written in the 14th century AD, when transport and communications were very limited in Kerala.
Besides the literary value of the work, it throws light on the geography of Kerala of that period.
[2] The journey starts in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Venad (Travancore) Kingdom of that day, and ends at Kaduthuruthy, a pod bodies mentioned in the poem are not to be seen now.
The exact identity of the author remains a mystery, but it is widely believed[by whom?]