A. R. Lakshmanan, the first Supreme Court Judge from Devakottai particularly from Nagarathar Community.
He hails from the Nagarathar community and his native is Devakottai, Tamilnadu.
His pupils include Palani Subramania Pillai,Thanjavur Ramadas, Palghat Mani Iyer Devakottai Sunder Raj and Thangavellu Pillai of Malaysia.