Vellala Mudaliar
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They, otherwise use the caste title Pillai if they do not use Mudaliar title.

Distribution

Vellala Mudaliars are distributed throughout the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. However, they form a significant proportion of population in the districts of Thondaimandalam. Vellala Mudaliars also form a sizeable population in the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu.

Nayanmars(Shaivite saints)

  • Thirunavukkarusu Nayanar
  • Kotpuli Nayanar
    Kotpuli
    Kotpuli was a Nayanar saint of South India. He was one of the 63 Nayanars hailing from Nattiyantankuti. He was so attached to Lord Siva that he allotted a heap of paddy in the form of huge hill in each of the Siva temples to feed the Saiva devotees....

  • Ilayankudi maranar
    Ilayankudi maranar
    Maranar was born in the Tamil month of Avani at Ilayankudi of tamil nadu. He was a farmer by caste and profession. Maranar was his name and since he lived in a village called Ilayankudi, he got the name ilayankudi maranar. He is an ardent devotee of lord shiva’s devotees...

  • Manakkanychaara Nayanar
    Manakkanychaara Nayanar
    Manakkanychaara Nayanar was one of the 63 Nayanmars of the Saivite faith of South India. He lived in the village of Kancharur in the Chola kingdom during the eighth century CE. He belonged to the Vellala cast and was a hereditory commander in the Chola Military of Chola Raajym to day referred as...

  • Viralminda Nayanar
    Viralminda Nayanar
    Viralminda Nayanar was born in Sengundru, a hilly place. He was a Vellala by caste. To him worship of Shiva devotees was equal, if not even superior to the worship of Lord Shiva Himself. He felt that no one could get Shiva’s grace without first worshipping his devotees...


Poets

  • Andhaka Kavi Vira Raghava Mudaliar
    Andaka Kaviviraraghava Mudaliar
    Andaka Kaviviraraghava Mudaliar was a famous Tamil poet. He was born blind. However, he possessed a unique talent for poetry.- Poetical works :...

    : A great poet of the 16th century

Kings & Lords

  • Vallal Sadaiyappa Mudaliar: A landlord and patron of Tamil Poet Kambar who created Kamba Ramayanam.

Ministers

  • Sekkizhar
    Sekkizhar
    Sekkizhar was a poet and scholar of Tamil Shaiva Siddhanta, a Saiva saint contemporary with the reign of Kulothunga Chola II. He compiled and wrote the Periya Puranam , 4253 verses long,recounting the life stories of the sixty-three Shaiva Nayanars, the poets of Shiva who composed the liturgical...

    :Minister in chola dynasty and author of Periapuranam
  • Ambi Aramvalartha Mudaliar: Reputed minister during the reign of Krishnadevaraya
    Krishnadevaraya
    Śrī Kriṣhṇa Devarāya , , , and also known as Krishna Devarayulu in some inscriptions was the famed Emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509–1529 CE.He is the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians...

  • Ariyanatha Mudaliar
    Ariyanatha Mudaliar
    Ariyanatha Mudaliar was the Vellala Delavoy and the able Chief Minister of the greatest of the Nayaka domains established by the Vijayanagar viceroy and later ruler of Madurai, Viswanatha Nayak...

    : Vellala Dalavoy of the Vijayanagar viceroy Viswanatha Nayaka.

Tamil Literature

  • V. Kalyanasundaram
    V. Kalyanasundaram
    Thiruvarur Viruttacala Kalyanasundaram, , better known by his Tamil initials Thiru Vi Ka , was a Tamil scholar, essayist and activist. He is esteemed for the strong humanism of his essays, the analytical depth of his commentaries on classical Tamil literature and philosophy, and the clear, fluid...

    : Famous Writer also known as Thiru.Vi.Ka.
  • Dr.M. Varadarasan: Novelist and writer also known as Mu Va

Philanthropists

  • Pachaiyappa Mudaliar
    Pachaiyappa Mudaliar
    Pachaiyappa Mudaliar was a Madras merchant, philanthropist and dubash of the 18th century.- Early life :Pachaiyappa Mudaliar was born in a poor family in Periyapalaiyam in Thiruvallur district...

    : Founder, Philanthropist, Pachaiappan Institutions, Chennai.

Politics

  • M. Bhakthavatchalam: Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu & Congress Leader.
  • P. Shanmugam
    P. Shanmugam
    P. Shanmugham was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry . He served from March 22, 2000 to October 27, 2001.- Notes :...

    : Former Chief Minister of Pondicherry State and present State Congress Chief.
  • O. V. Alagesan
    O. V. Alagesan
    Ozhalur Viswanatha Mudaliar Alagesan was an Indian politician and freedom fighter from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament from 1951 to 1957, 1962 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1979....

    : Former Union Minister of India.
  • V R Nedunchezhiyan: Former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu and Former Intermin Chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
  • C. Natesa Mudaliar
    C. Natesa Mudaliar
    C. Natesa Mudaliar , also known as Natesan, was a politician and activist of the Dravidian Movement from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was one of the founders of the Justice Party along with Theagaroya Chetty and Dr. T. M. Nair....

    : He is regarded as the father of Dravidian movement. He along with Sh Pitti Theagarayar and Dr T M . Nair started "the South Indian Welfare Society " which later became Justice party
  • K Anbazhagan: Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK Leader.
  • Sir P T Rajan: Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Leader Justice Party.
  • PTR Palanivel Rajan: Formerly Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly,Endowment Minister.
  • A. C. Shanmugam
    A. C. Shanmugam
    A. C. Shanmugam is the founder of New Justice Party, a political party of Tamil Nadu, India. He was a All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician. He is also the founder and Chancellor of Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute....

    :Founder New Justice Party, Ex. M.L.A., M.P.
  • Jayanthi Natarajan
    Jayanthi Natarajan
    Jayanthi Natarajan is an Indian lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Indian National Congress and has been thrice elected Member of Parliament representing the state of Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha. Since July 2011, she has been the Minister of Forests and Environment.-Early...

    :Former MP from Indian National Congress
    Indian National Congress
    The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

     party
  • Ponnambalam Ramanathan
    Ponnambalam Ramanathan
    Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC was a Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.-Early life:...

    : A former Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.
  • Ponnambalam Arunachalam
    Ponnambalam Arunachalam
    Sir Ponnambalam Arunachchalam, CCS was a Tamil political leader in Ceylon and a member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.-Early life:...

    : A Tamil political leader in Ceylon and a member of the Executive Council and the Legislative Council.

Founders of Educational Institutions

  • A. C. Shanmugam
    A. C. Shanmugam
    A. C. Shanmugam is the founder of New Justice Party, a political party of Tamil Nadu, India. He was a All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician. He is also the founder and Chancellor of Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute....

    :Founder, Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
    Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute
    The Dr. M.G.R. University is a university with its main campus in the city of Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It was founded by A.C. Shanmugam under the Kannamal Educational Trust. Dr. M.G.R. Engineering College and Thai MoogaAmbagai Dental College were established in 1987 and 1991...

  • V. L. Ethiraj mudaliar Founder of Ethiraj College for Women
    Ethiraj College for Women
    Ethiraj College for Women is a degree-granting college for women in Chennai, India. It was founded in 1948 by V. L. Ethiraj.-Founder:In 1948 the philanthropy of a single individual, Thiru. V. L. Ethiraj, financed the college. Ethiraj graduated from Presidency College, Chennai...

  • [isari velan mudaliar]: founder of [ vel's group of institution]

Doctors,Scientists and academicians

  • Sir. A. Ramaswamy Mudaliar
    Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar
    Diwan Bahadur Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar, KCSI was an Indian lawyer, politician and statesman who served as a senior leader of the Justice Party and in various administrative and bureaucratic posts in pre-independence and independent India.Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar was born on October 14, 1887 in...

    : Justice Party
    Justice Party
    Justice Party is the name of several different political parties around the world:*Indian Justice Party*Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party...

     Politician, Member of Winston Churchill
    Winston Churchill
    Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...

    's war cabinet, First President of ECOSOC and Founder of WHO
    Who
    Who may refer to:* Who , an English-language pronoun* who , a Unix command* Who?, one of the Five Ws in journalism- Art and entertainment :* Who? , a 1958 novel by Algis Budrys...

    , Diwan of Mysore.
  • Sir. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
    A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar
    Arcot Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar B.A., M.D., D.Sc., F.R.C.O.G., F.A.C.S. was an Indian educationist and physician with notable international and academic roles.A.L.Mudaliar pursued his education from the prestigious Madras Christian College. He was the twin brother of Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar...

    : First Indian Principal of the Madras Medical College, Served as Chairman-UNESCO; Vice Chancellor, University of Madras for the Longest Tenure of 27 Yrs; Chairman-W.H.O, Younger Twin Brother of Sir. A.Ramaswami Mudaliar.

Civil Service and judiciary

  • S. Muthiah Mudaliar
    S. Muthiah Mudaliar
    S. Muthiah Mudaliar CIE was an Indian politician and legislator of the Justice Party and later, the Swarajya Party and an independent minister in the Madras Presidency. He is largely remembered for introducing the Communal Government Order implementing reservations in the Presidency.Muthiah...

    : A renowned high-court lawyer and Politician, Justice party
    Justice Party (India)
    The Justice Party , officially known as South Indian Liberal Federation, was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. The party was established in 1917 by T. M. Nair and Theagaroya Chetty as a result of a series of non-Brahmin conferences and meetings in the presidency...

    .

Justice. S. JAGADISAN, HONOURABLE JUDGE IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHENNAI
Justice. P. BHASKARAN, HONOURABLE JUDGE IN THE HIGHT COURT OF CHENNAHI
Justice S. NATARAJAN, HONOURABLE JUDGE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.

Arts and Cine field

  • Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar
    Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar
    Pammal Vijayaranga Sambandha Mudaliar, popularly known as the father of modern Tamil theatre was a great playwight of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He made enormous contributions to the Tamil drama.-Birth and education:...

    : Tamil playwright and Dramtist, known as "Father of Tamil Drama"
  • K.S.Ravikumar: Tamil film Director and actor

Business

  • M.B.Nirmal
    M.B.Nirmal
    M. B. Nirmal is the founder and chairman of Exnora International which is a civic movement in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, which deals with environmental issues. In addition to his involvement in Exnora, Nirmal is also involved in consumer advocacy, afforestation programmes, and rehabilitation of...

    : Social activist and founder of Exnora International
    Exnora International
    Exnora International is a non-governmental environmental service organization started in 1989 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, by M. B. Nirmal, a social activist...

    Organizations

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