Kaviraja Pandithar of Virai (c. 12th century) was a medieval Tamil scholar.
Kaviraja Pandithar hailed from the village of Virai, now identified with Viravanallur in south Pandiya Naadu, although the evidence does not seem to be definitive.
The work refers to the king as "Rajaraja Mannan", "Varodhaya" and "Mannavar Mannar" and also indicates that Brahmadarayan was his officer.
[1] Saiva Ellappa Navalar, an 18th-century scholar, has written a commentary on Pandithar's translation.
The commentary became very popular when it was published as early as 1800, the time when printing was introduced in India.