Nedunjcheliyan I ( c. 270 BCE) (
Tamil
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: நெடுஞ்செழியன்) was a
Pandya king.He was also known as Arya Padai kadantha Nedunjezhiya Pandiyan
Archaeological evidence
His name is present in the
Mangulam
Mangulam or Mankulam is a village in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located from Madurai. The inscriptions discovered in the region are the earliest Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions.
Information
A hill in the region which is known a ...
inscriptions of 3rd century BCE. The inscriptions mentions that workers of ''Nedunchezhiyan I'', a
Pandyan king of Sangam period, (c. 270 BCE) made stone beds for
Jain
Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
monks.
In popular culture
Nedunjeliyan I was also the Pandya king of the epic ''
Silappatikaram'' authored by the
Sangam poet
Ilango Adigal
Ilango Adigal ()() was a Jain monk and a poet, sometimes identified as a Chera prince. He is traditionally credited as the author of '' Cilappatikaram'', one of the Five Great Epics of Ancient Tamil literature. He is one of the greatest poets ...
who later died of a
broken heart
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along with his queen consort Kopperundevi.
He is portrayed by
O. A. K. Thevar
O. A. K. Thevar (1924–1973) was an Indian actor. He acted in over 200 films and stage plays. He is known for his antagonistic roles. In 1955 he acted his debut movie ''Maman Magal''. His notable movie are Mahadhevi, Thaikkupin Tharam, Uth ...
in the film
Poompuhar
Puhar (also known as Poompuhar) is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was once a flourishing ancient port city known as Kaveri Poompattinam, which is described in Sangam literature like Silappa ...
(1964).
See also
*
List of Sangam poets
Sangam refers to the assembly of the highly learned people of the ancient Tamil land, with the primary aim of advancing the literature. There were historically three Sangams. With the details of the first two Sangams remaining obscure, all the ...
Notes
References
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Pandyan kings
2nd-century Indian monarchs
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