Sandilyan

| birth_place = Tirukoilur, South Arcot District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Kallakurichi district, Tamil Nadu, India) | death_date = | education = College  – St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli | occupation = Novelist, essayist | period = 1930 – 1987 | notableworks = ''Kadal Pura'', ''Yavana Rani'', ''Mannan Magal'' | genres = Tamil Historic Fiction, Tamil Social Fiction | spouse = Ranganayaki | children = 3 | relatives = * Srimushnam V. Raja Rao (son-in-law) * Sean Roldan (grandson) }}

Bhashyam Iyengar (6 November 1910 – 11 September 1987), better known by the pen name of Sandilyan, was an Indian writer known for his historical fiction novels in Tamil. He is known for his historical romance and adventure novels, often set in the times of the Chola and Pandya empires. Provided by Wikipedia