 While KA Nilakanta Sastri mentions him as the Pandyan prince defeated by Rajendra Chola III around 1250, N Sethuraman mentions another Pandyan prince - Jatavarman Vikkiraman I as the Pandyan ruler between 1241 and 1250.This period was marked with increasing Hoysala influence over Chola kingdom under the rule of Vira Someshwara.According to KA Nilakanta Sastri
"Hoysala influence over the whole area of the Chola kingdom and even in the Pandya country increased steadily from about 1220 to 1245, a period which may be well described as that of Hoysala hegemony in the south."