Mangudi Marudhanar
Māngudi Maruthanār, also known as Mānkudi Kilār, Madhurai Kānchi Pulavar, and Kānchi Pulavanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 24 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He was the author of Madurai Kaanchi of the Pathupattu.Biography
Mangudi Marudhanar hailed from the town of Mangudi and belonged to the Vellan caste.Mangudi Marudhanar wrote the Madurai Kaanchi literature of the Pathupattu. Besides he has written 13 Sangam verses, including 3 in Kurunthogai, 2 in Natrinai, 6 in Purananuru, 1 in Agananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.Mangudi Marudhanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus:
