Netunceliyan I
Netunceliyan I (, was an early Pandyan king. He was titled the Ä€riyappaá¹ai-kaá¹anta Neá¹uñceḻiyaṉ. The title signifies his defeat of the "northern Aryans".
Archaeological evidence
According to Mahadevan, the Mangulam inscription possibly mentions the names of workers of Neá¹uñceḻiyaṉ I, a Pandyan king of the Sangam era, who made stone beds for Jain monks.In popular culture
Literature
Neá¹uñceḻiyaṉ is the Pandyan king appearing in Ilango Adigal's Tamil epic Cilappatikaram. In the story, he dies of a broken heart along with his queen-consort Kopperundevi after Kannagi confronts him for the unjust execution of her husband Kovalan.He is also featured in Tamil-language textbooks, such as those released by the Central Board of Secondary Education.