Tamil Thalaivas is a professional kabaddi team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, competing in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). Owned by Magnum Sports Private Limited, Tamil Thalaivas debuted in the league's fifth edition in 2017. Representing Tamil Nadu, the team plays its home games at the SDAT Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.

Tamil Thalaivas have set and broken multiple records, particularly during the 10th season of the PKL. Notably, the team reached the playoffs in Season 9. In a first for the PKL, Tamil Thalaivas have appointed dual coaches for Season XI: Udaya Kumar as the Chief Coach and Cheralathan Dharmaraj as the Strategy Coach.

Tamil Thalaivas boasts the third highest fan following on social media and has generated the most comments on Twitter among PKL teams. During Season 10, the total non-unique views for Tamil Thalaivas’ 22 matches reached 40.9 million. This accounted for 16% of the total non-unique views on Hotstar. Notably, 20.3% of these views were from home leg matches, which experienced an 8% increase in average viewership compared to away games. Additionally, Tamil Thalaivas’ average viewership on Hotstar was higher than the league average, with 1.95 million views compared to the league’s 1.90 million.