Eelattu Poothanthevanar
Eelattu Poothanthevanar () was one of the earliest known classical Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka) Tamil poets from the Sangam period. He hailed from the ancient international port of Manthai ("Manthottam/ Manthoddam" in Tamil, Manthota in derived Sinhalese) in Ceylon, the ruins of which are in present-day Mannar District, Sri Lanka. His poems were included in the Tamil language anthologies of the Sangam literature compiled in Tamilakam before 250 CE Writing in the city of Madurai, he praises the valour of the contemporaneous King Pasum Poon Pandyan, who, as per the "Narkudi Velalar Varalaru", reigned from 275 to  240 BCE. Seven of his poetic verses feature in the "Akananuṟu", "Natriṇai" and "Kurunthokai". Other Sri Lankan Tamil poets whose contemporary work feature in the anthologies include Pūtan Ila Naganar and Marudan Ila Naganar. Contribution to the Sangam literature. Eelattu Poothanthevanar has written two Sangam verses, including one each in Akananuru (verse 88) and Kurunthogai (verse 343).