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  2. Maruthanayagam Pillai - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad Yusuf Khan (born Maruthanayagam Pillai) [1] was a commandant of the British East India Company's Madras Army. He was born in a Tamil Paraiyar family in a village called Keelapanaiyur in British India, what is now in Mudukulathur Taluk, Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu, India. He converted to Islam and was named Muhammad Yusuf Khan.

  3. Marudhanayagam - Wikipedia

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    In Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (2017), a poster of the film appears in the background of a scene, alongside other prominent shelved Tamil films such as Manmadhan 2 and Karikalan. [ citation needed ] Director A. L. Vijay revealed that Marudhanayagam was the inspiration behind his successful 2009 film, Madrasapattinam , which was based on ...

  4. Pillai (Tamil surname) - Wikipedia

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    Pillai (Tamil:) is a Tamil surname traditionally associated with the Vellalar community, a dominant agrarian and land-owning group in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka [1] [2]. The term Pillai is believed to have originated as an honorific title meaning "child" or "son," connoting nobility and respect. [ 3 ]

  5. Pillai (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Pillai or Pillay, (IPA:) meaning "Child of King" (Prince) or "Child", [1] is a surname found among the Malayalam and Tamil-speaking people of India and Sri Lanka.. In Kerala, Pillai is the most common title among upper-caste Nairs, [2] [3] often bestowed by the ruling royal families of Kerala [3] and less commonly found among some Brahmins, [4] Nazrani Mappila and Marars of travancore.

  6. Desikar - Wikipedia

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    Maruthanayagam Pillai (1725–1764), commandant for the British East India Company, later became administrator for Madurai. Also known as Muhammed Yusuf Khan . V. O. Chidambaram Pillai (1872–1936), famous Indian freedom fighter, the man who first supported a Scheduled Caste sage Swami Sahajaanantha, founder of first Indigenous Ship Company ...

  7. List of Vellalars - Wikipedia

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    Mahavidvaan Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai – He was a Tamil scholar and teacher of U. V. Swaminatha Iyer, a Tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many long-forgotten works of classical Tamil literature to light. Pillai's important contribution is in the form of temple history called Thala Varalaru for ninety temples in ...

  8. M. S. Purnalingam Pillai - Wikipedia

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    Purnalingam Pillai was born on 25 May 1866 to Sivasubramaniam Pillai at Munnirpallam in Tinnevely district. His parents belonged to a Saiva Vellalar family. After his initial education, Pillai joined as a lecturer of English at the Madras Christian College. During this period, Pillai got interested in studying Tamil history and civilization.

  9. Mutharaiyar dynasty - Wikipedia

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    [2] [1] Vijayalaya Choleeswaram in Narthamalai, a panchayat town in Pudukottai district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu,India, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Dravida style and rock cut architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the 9th century by Mutharaiyar kings. [ 23 ]