Netunceliyan I (, was an early Pandyan king. He was titled the ''Āriyappaṭai-kaṭanta Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ'', signifying his defeat of the "northern Aryans".

Archaeological evidence

According to Mahadevan, 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. History A hill southeast of the village known as ...

inscription possibly mentions the names of workers of Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ I, a

Pandyan The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing sinc ...

king of the

Sangam era The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam''), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ''), connotes ...

, who made stone beds for Jain monks.

In popular culture

Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ was also the king of the ''

Cilappatikaram ''Cilappatikāram'' ( IPA: ʧiləppət̪ikɑːrəm, ''lit.'' "the Tale of an Anklet"), also referred to as ''Silappathikaram'' or ''Silappatikaram'', is the earliest Tamil epic. It is a poem of 5,730 lines in almost entirely ''akaval'' (''aciri ...

'', the epic authored by the poet

Ilango Adigal Ilango Adigal (a title, literally "prince ascetic", fl. c. 4th-6th century CE) was a Jain monk, belonging to the Chera royal family, from the city of Vanchi. He is traditionally credited as the author of the epic poem Cilappatikaram (the So ...

, who later died of a

broken heart A broken heart (also known as heartbreak or heartache) is a metaphor for the intense emotional stress or pain one feels at experiencing great loss or deep longing. The concept is cross-cultural, often cited with reference to unreciprocated o ...

along with his queen-consort Kopperundevi. He is portrayed by O. A. K. Thevar in the film

Poompuhar Poompuhar is a town in the Mayiladuthurai district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town, also known as Puhar, is referred to as Kaveri Poompattinam in ancient Tamil literature. It was once a flourishing ancient port city known as ...

(1964).

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In popular culture

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