Sengunrur Kilar was a poet belonging to the late Sangam period that corresponds between 1st century BCE and 2nd century CE. Verse 28 of the
Kongu Mandala Sathagam indicates that Sengunrur Kilar was born in the town of Songodai (modern-day
Tiruchengode). He was a professor of the ancient
Madurai College (Madurai Tamil Sangam). He was also the chief of the clan on the Sengundram hill. ==View on Valluvar and the Kural==