Dheeran Chinnamalai ( Tamil : தீரன் சின்னமலை born as Theerthagiri Sarkkarai Mandraadiyaar or Theerthagiri Gounder on April 17 , 1756 ) was a Kongu chieftain and Palayakkarar from Tamil Nadu who rose up in revolt against the British East India Company in the Kongu Nadu , Southern India .
Dheeran Chinnamalai ( Tamil : தீரன் சின்னமலை born as Theerthagiri Sarkkarai Mandraadiyaar ( Sarkkarai Mandraadiyaar Refers Payiran Kulam ) or Theerthagiri Gounder on April 17 , 1756 ) was a Kongu chieftain and Palayakkarar from Tamil Nadu who rose up in revolt against the British East India Company in the Kongu Nadu , Southern India .