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'''Ericchalur Malaadanar''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: எறிச்சலூர் மலாடனார்), known in full as '''Kōnāttu Erichalūr Mādalan Madhurai Kumaranār''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: கோனாட்டு எறிச்சலூர் மாடலன் மதுரைக் குமரனார்), was a poet of the [[Sangam period]], to whom 7 verses of the [[Sangam literature]] are attributed, including verse 25 of the [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].<ref name="Vedanayagam_Urai">{{cite book<br />
| last = Vedanayagam<br />
| first = Rama<br />
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| title = திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum]<br />
| publisher = Manimekalai Prasuram<br />
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| edition = 1<br />
| date = 2017<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages =39–40<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Ericchalur Malaadanar was one of the 49 poets of the Late Sangam period.<ref name="PoetDict">{{cite book<br />
| last = Gopalan <br />
| first = P. V. <br />
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| title = புலவர் அகராதி [Dictionary of Poets]<br />
| publisher = M. Duraisami Mudaliyar and Company<br />
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| volume =<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = 1957<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 36<br />
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| jfm = }}</ref> He hailed from the town of Ericchalur in Konaadu. Known by the name of Kumaran, he was the son of Malaadan. He lived in [[Madurai]]. He has sung verses on the [[Chola dynasty|Chola]], Valudhi, and Kodhai rulers.<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3">{{cite book<br />
| last = Kowmareeshwari (Ed.)<br />
| first = S. <br />
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| title = அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]<br />
| publisher = Saradha Pathippagam<br />
| series = Sanga Ilakkiyam<br />
| volume = 3<br />
| edition = 1<br />
| date = August 2012<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 408<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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==Contribution to the Sangam literature==<br />
Ericchalur Malaadanar has written 7 verses, including 6 in [[Purananuru]] (verses 54, 61, 167, 180, 197, and 394) and 1 in [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]].<ref name="SangaIlakkiyam_3"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Tamils|India|Literature|Poetry}}<br />
{{wikisourcelang|ta|திருவள்ளுவமாலை|Tiruvalluva Maalai}}<br />
* [[Sangam literature]]<br />
* [[List of Sangam poets]]<br />
* [[Tiruvalluva Maalai]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Tamil philosophy]]<br />
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[[Category:Sangam poets]]<br />
[[Category:Tiruvalluva Maalai contributors]]</div>
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