What is "manimekalai"

Manimekalai , by poet Chithalai Chathanar, is one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature according to later Tamil literary tradition. Manimekalai is a poem in 30 cantos. Its story is a sequel to another of the Five Great Epics, Silappatikaram, and tells the story of the conversion to Buddhism of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi.

'' Manimekalai'' is a Tamil film starring T. R. Mahalingam and P. Bhanumathi. The film was released in the year 1959.