by the Tamil poet Kambar of the 13th century, the Telugu-language Molla Ramayana, 14th century Kannada poet Narahari ’s Torave Ramayan , and 15th century Bengali poet Krittibas Ojha ’s Krittivasi Ramayan , as well as the 16th century Awadhi version, Ramacharitamanas , written by Tulsidas . The Ramayana became popular