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Which of the following were epics in early Tamil Literature?
A
Padirruppattu and Maduraikkanchi
B
Silappadikaram and Manimekhalai
C
Ahananuru and Purananuru
D
Tolkappiyam and Tirukkural
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are five Epics according to Tamil Literature. They are Silappadikaram, Manimekhalai, Jivak Chintamani, Valayapati, Kundalaksi. Silappadikaram was a non-religious text of first century CE. The writer of Silappadikaram was Ilango Adigal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tamil literature boasts of five great epics. They are Silappadikaram, Manimegalai, Civaka Cintamani, Valayapathi, and Kundlakesi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Silappadikaram and Manimekalai are the two famous epics of sangam period.

Detailed explanation-4: -"the Tale of an Anklet"), also referred to as Silappathikaram or Silappatikaram, is the earliest Tamil epic.

Detailed explanation-5: -Maṇimēkalai (Tamil: , lit. ‘jewelled belt, girdle of gems’), also spelled Manimekhalai or Manimekalai, is a Tamil-Buddhist epic composed by Kulavāṇikaṉ Seethalai Sataṉar probably around the 6th century.

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