Velar is a Tamil artisan caste whose members traditionally pursued pottery and trade in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
[1][2] They are officially classified as Kulala or Velar.
Kulalan prayed to Brahma to be allowed to create and destroy things daily, so Brahma made him a potter.
[2] They are subdivided into numerous clans based on Koottamam or Kulam.
Some Tamil-speaking Velar in northern Tamil Nadu and Kongu regions use the title Udayar Telugu-speaking Kummaras in southern Tamil Nadu use the title Chettiyar.