* **Karaikal Ammaiyar (Punithavathi):** A 5th-century poet and saint, she is one of the 63 Nayanmars and a foremost figure in Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy. * **Peter Hein:** A highly acclaimed action choreographer and stunt director in Indian cinema (spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi films), who was born in Karaikal.
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