In Old Tamil, the term Tamilakam (Tamiḻakam தமிழகம், Purananuru 168.18) referred to the whole of the "Ancient Tamil country," as distinct from the many kingdoms that existed within its boundaries, corresponding roughly to the area known as South India today, including the territories of the present-day Indian states of Tamil Nadu, <MASK>, Laccadives, parts of Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Karnataka, as well as the Maldives.
प्राचीन तमिळ राष्ट्र
श्रीलंका कॉझुमेल केरळ Karnataka