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Ondiveeran Pagadai
Born	Ondiveeran Pagadai Nerkattumseval, Tirunelveli, British India
Died	20 August 1771
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Freedom fighter

Ondiveeran Pagadai (or Ondi Veeran) (died 20 August 1771) was an Indian commander-in-chief who fought against the British East India Company in Tamil Nadu.

Ondiveeran came from the Arunthathiyar community and "is viewed by them as a hero." Pressure from the Arunthathiyars led the Government of Tamil Nadu to build a memorial to him in Tirunelveli district. The foundation stone for the memorial was laid in 2011.

Commemorative postage stamp※

India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp of denomination ₹5 featuring Ondiveeran on 28 August 2020.

Memorial※

In the mid-2000s, the schedule caste of Tamil Nadu petitioned the government to establish a memorial to Ondiveeran. This petitioning included public protests. The foundation stone for the memorial, costing ₹4,900,000, was laid in 2011 by Minister for Information and Public Relations Parithi Ilamvazhuthi.

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