Villavar was a tribe of hunters lived in Tamilakam, the southern part of ancient India. The word villavar derives from the Dravidian word for bow (vil). The villavars lived in hill tracts and forests. Chera kings used the title villavan Kulasekhara Alwar the founder of the later Chera dynasty called himself "Villavar Kon", king of Villavars, in a Tamil work written by him known as Perumal Thirumozhi. Villavar is called Bhil in Central India.
Cousin Tribal Group
The Meenavar, also known as Pattanavar or Sembadavar, are a caste of Tamil Nadu, India.
References
Ezhava of Kerala, Billava of Karnataka, Nadar caste of Tamil Nadu