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Vanniyar (Tamil: வன்னியர்), also called Palli (Tamil: பள்ளி), is a
large social group and feudal caste in South India. They primarily
live in Tamil Nadu where they speak Tamil, while in Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala,they speak their native Dravidian languages
namely, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam respectively.
Some of the prominent people of the Vanniar social group are
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Kings/Rulers
* 2 Zamindars
* 3 Freedom Fighters
* 4 Political Leaders
* 5 Civil Service
* 6 Legal Service
* 7 Academics, Science & Technology
* 8 Spiritual
* 9 Entrepreneurs
* 10 Academic Institutions
* 11 Poet and Literature
* 12 Sports
* 13 Artist, Journalism & Media
Kings/Rulers
* Pallavas,
* Nolamba Pallavas
* Cheras
* Cholas
* Sambuvarayars
* Valvil Ori
* Athiyamaan
* Malayaman
* Kadavarayars
* Kopperunchinga I
* Kopperunchinga II
* Pandara Vannian
* Kailaya Vannian
Zamindars
* Pichavaram Zamin
* Sivagiri Zamin
* Udayarpalayam Zamin
* Alagapuri Zamin
* Elayaram Pannai Zamin
Freedom Fighters
* Mother Daughter pair, Anjalai Padayatchi and Leelavathi
Padayatchi, IAF.
Political Leaders
* Late Thiru S. S. Ramasami Padayachi, Former Minister of Tamil
Nadu , Tamil Nadu Toilers Party.
* Late Thiru M. A. Manickavelu Naicker, Former Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Founder Commonwheel Party. Supported the Kamaraj to become CM in
1951.
* Late Thiru Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, Former Union Minister ,
Veteran Congress & Trade Union Leader.
* Late Thiru A. Govindasamy Nayakar, Tamil Nadu Toilers Party MLA.
Mugaiyur. Former Minister of Tamil Nadu, First MLA of DMK, donated
'Rising SUN' symbol to DMK.
* Dr.S. Ramadoss Gounder, Founder, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).
* Honorable N.Rangaswamy, Ex Chief Minister of Pondicherry, India.
* Veerapandi S Arumugam, Agriculture Minister of Tamil Nadu, MLA
Veerapandi.
* Thiru.Durai Murugan , TN Minister for Public Works. Tamil Nadu,
MLA Katpadi.
* Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, Former Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare, MP Rajya Sabha.
* M.Krishnasamy Gounder, Former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
(TNCC) President, MP Arani.
* M. R. K. Panneerselvam, Tamil Nadu Health Minister, MLA
Kurinjipadi.
* R. Velu, IAS, Former Union Minister of State for Railways, Ex MP
Arakkkonam.
* S. Jagathrakshakan Gounder, MP Arakkonam, Union Minister of
State for Information and Broadcasting .
* G.K. Mani, President PMK, MLA Mettur.
* T.G.Venkatraman, Former Union Minister for Surface Transport, Ex
MLA Tindivanam.
* Panruti Ramachandran, Former Minister TN Government, DMDK
Presidium Chairman.
* Gingee N. Ramachandran, Former Union Minister of State for
Finance, Ex MP Vandavasi.
* A. K. Moorthy, Ex Minister of State for Railways, Former MP
Chengalpattu.
* Radhakrishna Padayachi, Minister in South African Government.
* Veerapandi. A. Raja, MLA Veerapandi.
* Vazhapadi Rama Suganthan, Congress Leader & Managing Trustee,
Rajiv Gandhi-Vazhapadi Ramamurthy Charitable Trust.
* Vijayalakshmi Palanichamy, Former TN Social Welfare Minister, Ex
MLA Panamarathupatti.
* S. Semmalai, MP Salem and Former Minister of Government of Tamil
Nadu.
* N.T. Shanmuga Gounder, Former Union Minister of State for Health
and Family Welfare, Ex MP Vellore.
* Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy, National Congress Party, former TNCC
President.
* C.V.E. Shanmugam, MLA Tindivanam & Former Minister of Government
of Tamil Nadu
* T. M. Selvaganapathy ,Former Minister of Government of Tamil
Nadu.
* Dr.C.N.Ramamurthy Gounder, Founder, Pattali Makkal Munnettra
Katchi (PMMK).
* Mr.M.C.Sampath ,Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu.
* Mr.Rathakrishnan, Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu
* Mr.Anbalagan , MLA Palacode, Former Minister of Government of
Tamil Nadu.
* Thellur. M. Dharumarasan, President of Gandhi Kamaraj Desiya
Congress and Tamil Nadu National Agriculturist Association, Ex
Chairman - West Arni Panchayath Union, Editor, Vidivelli Newspaper.
* Sankarapuram K.Srinivasan. Ex-Panchayat Union Chairman,Ex State
Organising Secretary, AICC.
* "Kaduvetti" Guru, Vanniar Sangam Leader, Ex MLA Andimadam.
* T. Velmurugan, MLA Panruti.
* Malladi Krishna Rao , Minister Puducherry government,MLA Yanam.
* Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao , Minister of Law & Technical
Education , Andhra Pradesh.
Civil Service
* Late Thiru A.N. Sattanathan, IAS, Chairman 1st Tamil Nadu
Backward Class Commission.
* Late Thiru J.A. Ambasankar, IAS, Chairman 2nd Tamil Nadu
Backward Class Commission.
* Mr A.M. Kasi Viswanathan, IAS, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Public
Service Commission.
* Mr Chandrasekhar, IAS, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Election Commission.
* Mr Revu Muthyala Raju, IAS. All India topper in IAS, Sub-
Collector, Kareemnagar, Andhra Pradesh.
* Mr R.K. Boopathy, National Award holder for Best Teacher.
* Mr E. Dasarathan, IAS, served in various departments.
* Mr S. Udhayakumaran, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai.
* Thiru Gopalakrishnan, IPS Rtd,Former City Commissioner of Salem.
* Mr R.Sekar, IPS, Former Commissioner Chennai City.
* Thiru Elangovan IPS Rtd.
* Mr Anbukkumar, IAS, Assistant Commissioner, Madhugiri,
Karnataka.
Legal Service
* Justice S Sambandam, Former Judge, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Human
Rights Commission.
* Justice Kulasekaran, High Court Judge.
* Late Thiru T. Ayakannu Nayakar, First Madras High Court Lawyer
from Vanniya Kula Kshatriya community. Authored Vannikula Vilakam: A
Treatise on the Vanniya Caste, 1891 and Varuna Darpanam: Mirror of
Castes, 1901.
Academics, Science & Technology
* Rao Bahadur, Philanthropist, P.T. Chengalvaraya Naicker, P.T.
Lee Chengalvaraya Trust, 1886.
* Vallal Sankara Kandaswamy Kandar, Kandasamy Kandar Educational
Trust, 1890.
* Malladi Satyalingam Naicker,MSN Charities and Educational Trust.
* Dr. Vishwanathan, Former Anna University Vice Chancellor.
* Kalaimaamani Dr.(PORKO)Pon.Kothandaraman,Former Vice Chancellor
of Madras University, VijayRatna, Thamizh Peravai Chemmal,Pulavar and
Vidwan.
* Dr.P.Murugesa Boopathi,B.Sc.(Ag), M.Sc.(Ag), Ph.D,Vice-
Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
* Padmashri Prof. Emeritus Dr.B.Palaniappan MS, FRCS, Kilpauk
Medical College, Chennai.
* Prof. K. Thayalan, Head of Department, Radiological Physics,
Madras Medical College.
* Dato' G. Raja Gopal, FRGS, Who's Who in The World 2007,
Academician Malaysia.
* Dr. K.M. Tamizhmani, Ph.D. Fellow of the Indian Academy of
Sciences, Pondicherry University.
* Dr. P.G.K.Natarjan, P.G.K Hospitals, Anthiyur.
* Prof. Dr. N. S. Rajendran, Sultan Idris Education University,
Malaysia.
Spiritual
* Thavathiru 'Amma' Bangaru Adigalar.
* Late Thiru Vanniya Adigalar.
Entrepreneurs
* Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder of world's largest matrimony
portal, Bharatmatrimony.com
Academic Institutions
* P.T. Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Polytechnic and Engineering
Colleges.
* Kandasamy Kandar College (KKC).
* Dr. S. Jagathrakshagan. 20 plus Matriculation schools, Arts,
Engineering and Medical colleges.
* Mr. M.G. Sekhar. 5 Engineering colleges.
* Adhi Parasakthi Trust Matriculation schools, Engineering and
Agriculture colleges.
* Lakshmi Ammal Kalvi Arakkattalai. 2 Engineering colleges.
* Mr. K.N. Ramachandran, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Duraimurugan, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Veerapandi Arumugam, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. MRK Pannerselvam, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Virugai Jayaraman, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Jayamkondam Sinnapan, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Natrampalli Anbazhagan, 1 Engineering college.
* Dr.M.Latchumanan,Chairman, SMG Anjalai Ammal Educational
Society, Pondicherry State.
* Dr. H. Narasimhaiah, Founder, National College, Bangalore.
* Mr. Kesavan, Chairman, Manakula Vinayar Educational Trust,
Pondicherry State.
Poet and Literature
* Late Poet Mr Trichy Thiyagarajan, fierce competitor to
Kannadasan.
* Kavingar Arivumathi.
Sports
* 'Kabadi Thandhai', Thiru.M.Rathinasabapathy,Chairman,Kandasamy
Kandar Educational Trust.
Artist, Journalism & Media
* Dhanraaj Master, Music teacher, Guru of M.S.Visvanathan,
Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman.
* Late Thiru Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan, Indru Oru Thagaval, All
India Radio.
* Mr Thangar Bachchan, Cinematographer turned director and actor
in movies.
* Late Thiru Chinna Ponnuswamy Padayachi, theatrical Actor and
Guru of Sivaji Ganesan.
* Mr Kali N. Rathnam, Actor, Guru for M.G.Ramachandran (MGR).
* Mr Janakaraj, Actor.
* Ms Vadivukkarasi, Actress.
* Mr Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Singer
* Mr Marumalarchi Bharathi, Cinema Director.
* Mr Sankagiri Rajkumar, Film director
* Mr Sandhanam, famous comedy actor
* Mr Raja, Chief News Editor, Sun Network.
large social group and feudal caste in South India. They primarily
live in Tamil Nadu where they speak Tamil, while in Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Kerala,they speak their native Dravidian languages
namely, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam respectively.
Some of the prominent people of the Vanniar social group are
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Kings/Rulers
* 2 Zamindars
* 3 Freedom Fighters
* 4 Political Leaders
* 5 Civil Service
* 6 Legal Service
* 7 Academics, Science & Technology
* 8 Spiritual
* 9 Entrepreneurs
* 10 Academic Institutions
* 11 Poet and Literature
* 12 Sports
* 13 Artist, Journalism & Media
Kings/Rulers
* Pallavas,
* Nolamba Pallavas
* Cheras
* Cholas
* Sambuvarayars
* Valvil Ori
* Athiyamaan
* Malayaman
* Kadavarayars
* Kopperunchinga I
* Kopperunchinga II
* Pandara Vannian
* Kailaya Vannian
Zamindars
* Pichavaram Zamin
* Sivagiri Zamin
* Udayarpalayam Zamin
* Alagapuri Zamin
* Elayaram Pannai Zamin
Freedom Fighters
* Mother Daughter pair, Anjalai Padayatchi and Leelavathi
Padayatchi, IAF.
Political Leaders
* Late Thiru S. S. Ramasami Padayachi, Former Minister of Tamil
Nadu , Tamil Nadu Toilers Party.
* Late Thiru M. A. Manickavelu Naicker, Former Minister of Tamil
Nadu, Founder Commonwheel Party. Supported the Kamaraj to become CM in
1951.
* Late Thiru Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy, Former Union Minister ,
Veteran Congress & Trade Union Leader.
* Late Thiru A. Govindasamy Nayakar, Tamil Nadu Toilers Party MLA.
Mugaiyur. Former Minister of Tamil Nadu, First MLA of DMK, donated
'Rising SUN' symbol to DMK.
* Dr.S. Ramadoss Gounder, Founder, Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).
* Honorable N.Rangaswamy, Ex Chief Minister of Pondicherry, India.
* Veerapandi S Arumugam, Agriculture Minister of Tamil Nadu, MLA
Veerapandi.
* Thiru.Durai Murugan , TN Minister for Public Works. Tamil Nadu,
MLA Katpadi.
* Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, Former Union Minister for Health and
Family Welfare, MP Rajya Sabha.
* M.Krishnasamy Gounder, Former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
(TNCC) President, MP Arani.
* M. R. K. Panneerselvam, Tamil Nadu Health Minister, MLA
Kurinjipadi.
* R. Velu, IAS, Former Union Minister of State for Railways, Ex MP
Arakkkonam.
* S. Jagathrakshakan Gounder, MP Arakkonam, Union Minister of
State for Information and Broadcasting .
* G.K. Mani, President PMK, MLA Mettur.
* T.G.Venkatraman, Former Union Minister for Surface Transport, Ex
MLA Tindivanam.
* Panruti Ramachandran, Former Minister TN Government, DMDK
Presidium Chairman.
* Gingee N. Ramachandran, Former Union Minister of State for
Finance, Ex MP Vandavasi.
* A. K. Moorthy, Ex Minister of State for Railways, Former MP
Chengalpattu.
* Radhakrishna Padayachi, Minister in South African Government.
* Veerapandi. A. Raja, MLA Veerapandi.
* Vazhapadi Rama Suganthan, Congress Leader & Managing Trustee,
Rajiv Gandhi-Vazhapadi Ramamurthy Charitable Trust.
* Vijayalakshmi Palanichamy, Former TN Social Welfare Minister, Ex
MLA Panamarathupatti.
* S. Semmalai, MP Salem and Former Minister of Government of Tamil
Nadu.
* N.T. Shanmuga Gounder, Former Union Minister of State for Health
and Family Welfare, Ex MP Vellore.
* Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy, National Congress Party, former TNCC
President.
* C.V.E. Shanmugam, MLA Tindivanam & Former Minister of Government
of Tamil Nadu
* T. M. Selvaganapathy ,Former Minister of Government of Tamil
Nadu.
* Dr.C.N.Ramamurthy Gounder, Founder, Pattali Makkal Munnettra
Katchi (PMMK).
* Mr.M.C.Sampath ,Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu.
* Mr.Rathakrishnan, Former Minister of Government of Tamil Nadu
* Mr.Anbalagan , MLA Palacode, Former Minister of Government of
Tamil Nadu.
* Thellur. M. Dharumarasan, President of Gandhi Kamaraj Desiya
Congress and Tamil Nadu National Agriculturist Association, Ex
Chairman - West Arni Panchayath Union, Editor, Vidivelli Newspaper.
* Sankarapuram K.Srinivasan. Ex-Panchayat Union Chairman,Ex State
Organising Secretary, AICC.
* "Kaduvetti" Guru, Vanniar Sangam Leader, Ex MLA Andimadam.
* T. Velmurugan, MLA Panruti.
* Malladi Krishna Rao , Minister Puducherry government,MLA Yanam.
* Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao , Minister of Law & Technical
Education , Andhra Pradesh.
Civil Service
* Late Thiru A.N. Sattanathan, IAS, Chairman 1st Tamil Nadu
Backward Class Commission.
* Late Thiru J.A. Ambasankar, IAS, Chairman 2nd Tamil Nadu
Backward Class Commission.
* Mr A.M. Kasi Viswanathan, IAS, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Public
Service Commission.
* Mr Chandrasekhar, IAS, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Election Commission.
* Mr Revu Muthyala Raju, IAS. All India topper in IAS, Sub-
Collector, Kareemnagar, Andhra Pradesh.
* Mr R.K. Boopathy, National Award holder for Best Teacher.
* Mr E. Dasarathan, IAS, served in various departments.
* Mr S. Udhayakumaran, IRS, Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai.
* Thiru Gopalakrishnan, IPS Rtd,Former City Commissioner of Salem.
* Mr R.Sekar, IPS, Former Commissioner Chennai City.
* Thiru Elangovan IPS Rtd.
* Mr Anbukkumar, IAS, Assistant Commissioner, Madhugiri,
Karnataka.
Legal Service
* Justice S Sambandam, Former Judge, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Human
Rights Commission.
* Justice Kulasekaran, High Court Judge.
* Late Thiru T. Ayakannu Nayakar, First Madras High Court Lawyer
from Vanniya Kula Kshatriya community. Authored Vannikula Vilakam: A
Treatise on the Vanniya Caste, 1891 and Varuna Darpanam: Mirror of
Castes, 1901.
Academics, Science & Technology
* Rao Bahadur, Philanthropist, P.T. Chengalvaraya Naicker, P.T.
Lee Chengalvaraya Trust, 1886.
* Vallal Sankara Kandaswamy Kandar, Kandasamy Kandar Educational
Trust, 1890.
* Malladi Satyalingam Naicker,MSN Charities and Educational Trust.
* Dr. Vishwanathan, Former Anna University Vice Chancellor.
* Kalaimaamani Dr.(PORKO)Pon.Kothandaraman,Former Vice Chancellor
of Madras University, VijayRatna, Thamizh Peravai Chemmal,Pulavar and
Vidwan.
* Dr.P.Murugesa Boopathi,B.Sc.(Ag), M.Sc.(Ag), Ph.D,Vice-
Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
* Padmashri Prof. Emeritus Dr.B.Palaniappan MS, FRCS, Kilpauk
Medical College, Chennai.
* Prof. K. Thayalan, Head of Department, Radiological Physics,
Madras Medical College.
* Dato' G. Raja Gopal, FRGS, Who's Who in The World 2007,
Academician Malaysia.
* Dr. K.M. Tamizhmani, Ph.D. Fellow of the Indian Academy of
Sciences, Pondicherry University.
* Dr. P.G.K.Natarjan, P.G.K Hospitals, Anthiyur.
* Prof. Dr. N. S. Rajendran, Sultan Idris Education University,
Malaysia.
Spiritual
* Thavathiru 'Amma' Bangaru Adigalar.
* Late Thiru Vanniya Adigalar.
Entrepreneurs
* Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder of world's largest matrimony
portal, Bharatmatrimony.com
Academic Institutions
* P.T. Lee Chengalvaraya Naicker Polytechnic and Engineering
Colleges.
* Kandasamy Kandar College (KKC).
* Dr. S. Jagathrakshagan. 20 plus Matriculation schools, Arts,
Engineering and Medical colleges.
* Mr. M.G. Sekhar. 5 Engineering colleges.
* Adhi Parasakthi Trust Matriculation schools, Engineering and
Agriculture colleges.
* Lakshmi Ammal Kalvi Arakkattalai. 2 Engineering colleges.
* Mr. K.N. Ramachandran, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Duraimurugan, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Veerapandi Arumugam, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. MRK Pannerselvam, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Virugai Jayaraman, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Jayamkondam Sinnapan, 1 Engineering college.
* Mr. Natrampalli Anbazhagan, 1 Engineering college.
* Dr.M.Latchumanan,Chairman, SMG Anjalai Ammal Educational
Society, Pondicherry State.
* Dr. H. Narasimhaiah, Founder, National College, Bangalore.
* Mr. Kesavan, Chairman, Manakula Vinayar Educational Trust,
Pondicherry State.
Poet and Literature
* Late Poet Mr Trichy Thiyagarajan, fierce competitor to
Kannadasan.
* Kavingar Arivumathi.
Sports
* 'Kabadi Thandhai', Thiru.M.Rathinasabapathy,Chairman,Kandasamy
Kandar Educational Trust.
Artist, Journalism & Media
* Dhanraaj Master, Music teacher, Guru of M.S.Visvanathan,
Ilaiyaraaja, A.R.Rahman.
* Late Thiru Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan, Indru Oru Thagaval, All
India Radio.
* Mr Thangar Bachchan, Cinematographer turned director and actor
in movies.
* Late Thiru Chinna Ponnuswamy Padayachi, theatrical Actor and
Guru of Sivaji Ganesan.
* Mr Kali N. Rathnam, Actor, Guru for M.G.Ramachandran (MGR).
* Mr Janakaraj, Actor.
* Ms Vadivukkarasi, Actress.
* Mr Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Singer
* Mr Marumalarchi Bharathi, Cinema Director.
* Mr Sankagiri Rajkumar, Film director
* Mr Sandhanam, famous comedy actor
* Mr Raja, Chief News Editor, Sun Network.
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