the Tolkappiyam and the Tirukkural, with the latter remaining the most reviewed work in the Tamil literature. According to K. Mohanraj, as of 2013, beginning with Manakkudavar from the Medieval era, there were at least 497 Tamil commentaries on the Tirukkural written by 382 scholars of whom at least 277 scholars have written commentaries for the entire work.

Nakkeerar, Ilampooranar, Senavaraiyar,