- Tirutakkatevar
Tirutakkatevar was a Tamil poet who wrote "
Jivaka-chintamani ", one of the five greatest epics of Tamil literature, ("Manimegalai, Silapadhigaaram , Valayaapathi" and "Kundalakesi", along with "Jivaka-chintamani ", constitute the five great epics of Tamil literature). He, as a local king, also supported to create Kamban, one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.
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