The Velir royal house was one of the four kingdoms of Tamilakkam, ruling parts of the Kongu country.
The Malayamān family dynasty of the Velir royal house were chiefs (Araiyars) who ruled Miladu Naadu (Tirukkoyilur) of Tamilakkam during the Sangam period and worked closely with the early Cholas of the Chola Dynasty and the Chera Dynasty.
Velirs, a royal house of minor dynastic kings and aristocratic chieftains in Tamilakkam in the early historic period of South India.