In the British records the rebellion of Marudhu brothers (1800) is referred as the “Second Palayakkarar war”.
.Those who participated in the Rebellion were: Marudhu Pandiyar of Sivagangai, Gopala Nayak of a Dindigul, Kerala verma of Malabar and Krishnappa Nayak and Dhoondaj i of Mysore.