Mosikeeranar
Mōsi Keeranār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 27 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.Biography
Mosikeeranar hailed from Mosur in Thondainadu. Keeran is his familial name. Mosikeeranar was said to be the contemporary of the Chera ruler Thagadoor Erindha Peruncheral Irumporai. He was known as the poet who mistakenly slept on the murasukattil of the ruler.Mosikeeranar has written 9 verses, including 1 in Agananuru, 2 in Kurunthogai, 1 in Natrinai, and 5 in Purananuru, besides the one in Tiruvalluva Maalai.
