Vira Ravi Ravi Varma

Vira Ravi Ravi Varma
Raja of Venad, Trippapur Moopan, Chiravay Moopan
Headship of Trippapur Swaroopam
Reign	1479 - 1492
Predecessor	Revathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Successor	Vira Ravi Udaya Marthanda Varma
Senior Raja of Venad
Reign	1484 - 1512
Predecessor	Vishakham Thirunal Kodai Aditya Varma
Successor	Bhutala Vira Udaya Marthanda Varma
Born	Pururttathi Thirunal Vira Ravi Ravi Varma
Royal House	Trippapur-Keezhperoor

Vira Ravi Ravi Varma was a Raja who ruled in Venad, also known as the Kingdom of Kupaka, between 1479 and 1512. He was a member of the Trippapur-Keezhperoor branch of the Venad royal family, predecessors of the Travancore Rajas. He moved the capital from Kallidaikurichi to Padmanabhapuram about 1500.^{[ citation needed ]} He was one of the senior rulers of Venad when the Portuguese arrived in India.

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He was a renowned patron of the thanumalayan temple and is known to have been a patron of the devadasis as well. ^[2]

References

1. Menon, Alappat Sreedhara (1967). A Survey of Kerala History. Kottayam: Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society.
2. Renjitha, V.R. “HISTORICISING THE ACTORS AND DANCERS: A STUDY OF EARLY MEDIEVAL TEMPLE THEATRES IN KERALA.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 73 (2012): 442–49. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44156236

Vira Ravi Ravi Varma Kulasekhara Dynasty
Preceded by Vira Kodai Sri Aditya Varma	Senior Raja of Venad 1484–1512	Succeeded by Bhutala Vira Udaya Marthnda Varma