Madurai Tamil Koothan Nagan Devanar
Nagan Devanar, known in full as Madurai Tamil Koothan Nagan Devanar, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom a sole verse of the Sangam literature has been attributed, in addition to verse 12 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.Biography
Nagan Devanar was born as "Devanar" and lived in Madurai. He was known for his expertise in the ancient Tamil theatre.Nagan Devanar has written a sole Sangam verse—verse 164 of the Agananuru—apart from verse 12 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.Nagan Devanar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus: