Pichirandaiyaar

Pichirandaiyaar was a poet lived during the Sangam age. He was part of advisory council of the Pandya king named Arivudai Nambi. Although he never met Kopperun Cholan, he considered him as his best friend. The same was true with the Chola king also. When Kopperun Cholan planned to sacrifice his life by 'vadakkiruththal', he went all the way to Uraiyur and sacrificied his life along with Chola. The friendship between Pichirandaiyaar and Kopperun Cholan is very popular in ancient Tamil literature.