The Nanneri (à ®¨à ®©à ¯Âà ®©à ¯Âà ®±à ®¿) is a Tamil poem containing forty stanzas (Venpaas), written by Siva Prakasar, who lived during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
"Nanneri" is compiled as four â four lines, which is termed as "Venpa" as per the Thamizh grammar.
The poems are a collection of venpaas, which preach about the noble qualities, which man should follow to lead a good life.
Each venpa of Nanneri is generally named by the first few words of the poem. These are given first below, with an English translation:-
Nanneri has been translated into various languages including English, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu.