Origin of Malayalam Language

The Malayalam Language:

The language of the Dravidians was Tamil. Although Aryans who spoke Sanskrit migrated to south, their language was limited to religious functions and ceremonies. After some time a new language came into being which was a mixture of Tamil and Sanskrit. By 1300 AD this language became an independent language and was called Malayalam. During the early days this language had a round script and later it adopted an elongated script. The Malayalam of today has a mixture of both.
It is also heard that the actual Malayalam script originated from Brahmi script, which is India's national script, which in turn is an Aryan script.

Courtesy: Ramapuram family website.