What is Vattezhuthu?

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About Vattezhuthu:

Vatteluttu, popularly known as Vattezhuthu, was a syllabic alphabet of south India (Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and Sri Lanka used for writing the Tamil and Malayalam languages.
The name Vatteluttu is thought to mean either ’rounded script‘, ‘northern script’, or ‘chiseled script’.
It first appeared in stone inscriptions in southern India dating from the 4th century AD.
It probably developed from the Tamil-Brahmi script; a variant of the Brahmi script used to write Old Tamil between from about the 3rd century BC until the 1st century AD.
Vatteluttu was used to write Tamil and Malayalam in Tamil Naduuntil the 9th century.
In Kerala, Vatteluttu continued to be used until the 15th century. It changed over time to become the Malayalam script, with some letters borrowed from the Grantha script.
Vatteluttu also developed into the Koleluttu script, which was used, especially by Christians and Muslims, in Keralauntil the 19th century.

Q1: What is Brahmi?

The Brahmi Script is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script. It is one of the most influential writing systems; all modern Indian scripts and several hundred scripts found in Southeast and East Asia are derived from Brahmi.