| Kaviraja Pandithar | |
| Birth Name: | Jagavira Pandiyan |
| Birth Date: | 1886 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ottanattham, Tirunalveli district, Madras Presidency (present-day Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu), India |
| Death Place: | Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Known For: | Commentary on the Tirukkural |
| Occupation: | Tamil scholar |
| Father: | Perumalswamy |
| Mother: | Aavudaiyammal |
Jagavira Pandiyanar (10 March 1886–17 June 1967), commonly known as Kaviraja Pandithar (Tamil: கவிராச பண்டிதர் செகவீர பாண்டியனார்), was a 20th-century Indian scholar of the Tamil language, who is known for his commentary on the Tirukkural.
Kaviraja Pandithar was born on 10 March 1886 in the small town of Ottanattham in the present-day Thoothukudi district of the state of Tamil Nadu. He was a descendant of the Indian freedom fighter Veerapandiya Kattabomman. He studied Tamil under Muthukavirayar. He was well known for his discourses of the Puranas. His works ranged from poetry to prose and translations.[1] He lived in Melamasi Street of Madurai.
Kaviraja Pandithar's commentary on the Kural text is considered a classic by modern scholars, besides that of U. V. Swaminatha Iyer.
Kaviraja Pandithar's works were nationalized in 2010–2011 by the Tamil Nadu government and offered an amount of 600,000.
The works of Kaviraja Pandithar include the following:
| S. No. | Year | Name of the work | Publisher | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1927 | Tirukkural Kumaresa Venba[2] | 8 volumes | ||
| 02 | Kamban Kavinilai Urainadai (Prose) | 15 volumes | |||
| 03 | Agatthiya Munivar | ||||
| 04 | Veerapandiyam | An epic compilation of oral accounts about Panchalankurichi's polygar Veerapandiya Kattabomman | |||
| 05 | Panchalankurichi Veeracharithiram | A history of Veerapandiya Kattabomman (two volumes) | |||
| 06 | 1945 | Thmilar Veeram[3] | |||
| 07 | Maasilamani Maalai | ||||
| 08 | Ani Arubadhu | ||||
| 09 | Dharma Deepikai | 7 volumes | |||
| 10 | Indhiya Thaainilai | ||||
| 11 | Veerakaaviyam | ||||
| 12 | Kavigalin Kaathchi Volume-1 | ||||
| 13 | Kalvi Nilai |