The Cheras drew upon Sanskritic traditions in the following ways
→ The temple theatre of Kerala borrowed stories from the Sanskrit epics.
→ The first literary works in Malayalam, are directly influenced by Sanskrit.
→ A 14th-century text, the Lilatilakam refers to the two languages, Sanskrit and the regional language. It deals with grammar and poetics and was composed in Manipravalam (literally meaning diamonds and corals).