Kalki Krishnamurthy strongly believed his clan is Vaanar Kulam (Bana kingdom / Magadai Mandalam) and depicted the same in his famous novel Ponniyin Selvan.

The author Kalki Krishnamurthy depicts him as a brave, adventurous and sarcastic warrior/prince, who later becomes the Commander for Southern Troops under the reign of Uttama Chola.

He was a bodyguard and close friend of Aditha Karikalan in Kanchi who sends him as a messenger to Parantaka II in Thanjavur to invite him to the newly built golden palace in Kanchi and also as a trustful guard for Kundavai in Pazhayarai.

A life sized statue depicting Vallavaraiyan controlling a horse was erected in Chennai during the first tenure of Mr. Karunanidhi as Chief Minister, near Gemini Flyover in Mount Road as an honour to Vallavaraiyan.

Interestingly, this also coincided with the banning of horse races by the government of Tamil Nadu.