Thoditthalai Viluthandinar was came to be called so owing to the phrase "Thoditthalai Vilutthandu" used in the verse that he composed in
Purananuru.[1] This was the only verse that describes the boisterous acts of young men.[2]
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Thoditthalai Viluthandinar has written a sole Sangam verse, namely, verse 243 of the
Purananuru, apart from verse 22 of the
Tiruvalluva Maalai.[1][2]
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abcVedanayagam, Rama (2017). திருவள்ளுவ மாலை மூலமும் எளிய உரை விளக்கமும் [Tiruvalluva Maalai: Moolamum Eliya Urai Vilakkamum] (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Manimekalai Prasuram. pp. 35–36.
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abKowmareeshwari (Ed.), S. (August 2012). அகநானூறு, புறநானூறு [Agananuru, Purananuru]. Sanga Ilakkiyam (in Tamil). Vol. 3 (1 ed.). Chennai: Saradha Pathippagam. pp. 410 (Book IV).