Tamil script
The Pallava court of Mahendravarman I replaced Vattezhuttu with two scripts: Tamil script and Pallava grantha to write Tamil and Sanskrit respectively. Pallava grantha was also divided into early and late forms. Late Pallava grantha is the precursor to the Kawi script. Although, whether the Tamil script emerged during the Pallava dynasty or indeed from Tamil-Brahmi is contested among scholars.