He was the disciple of Nammalvar, considered to be the greatest among the twelve Alvars, his contributions amounting to 11 among the 4000 stanzas in the Naalayira Divya Prabandam.

The verses of Madhurakavi and other Alvars are recited as a part of daily prayers and during festive occasions in several Vishnu temples in Tamil Nadu.

Madhurakavi was born before Nammalvar, in a Brahmin family, in the month of Chittirai and in chitra star in Thirukkolur near Alwarthirunagari.

[2][3] The presiding deity in the temple is called Vaitha Maanidhi, meaning the storage of great wealth.

In this pursuit he undertook a pilgrimage to the Divya Desam located in northern India like Ayodhya and Mathura.

In popular tradition, when Madhurakavi Alvar, after long tour, had reached Ayodhya and completed the mangalasasanam of the enchanting forms of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman and others, he noticed a glowing ball of fire in the sky.

Madhurakavi already heard about a sixteen-year-old youth (Nammalvar) who spent his life since birth under a Tamarind tree without eating anything and emitting a divine glow.

The eleven verses of Madhurakavi are classified as Kanninun Cirutampu, all of which are in four lines in praise of his divine teacher, Nammalvar.

The verses begin with "The name of the great one, my acharya of Kurukoor, brings nectar to my tongue and far sweeter than the name of the Lord".