Kottaiyannan Mudaliar: was a 14th-century cheiftain who was ruling Kongu region and fought against Muslim invaders.
Chinna Mudaliyar: Chieftain of Rasipuram in 16th century. He renovated many temples. He constructed a mandapam in Tiruchengode Ardhanareeswarar temple. People call him as Rasipuram Chinna Mudaliyar.
Veera Chola Muniyappa Mudaliar: Chieftain of Virinchipuram during Vijayanagar period.
Chieftains During Medieval Chola Period: Following is the list of Sengunthar chieftains under Imperial Cholas which is taken from the poem Eetiezhubathu written by Chola emperor's court poet and minister Ottakoothar.
Putridan Kondan: King of Kalattur. Pallikondan: Chieftain of Chidambaram. Pazhuvur Veeran and Pazhuvur Narayanan: Chieftains of Pazhuvur. Thaniyan: Chieftain of Kanchi. Otriyuran: Chieftain of Thiruvottriyur. Thanjai Vemban: Chieftain of Thiruvaiyaru and chief minister under Parantaka Chola I's reign. Kangeyan: ruled Tondaimandalam under Kulothunga Chola II. Kalanthaiyarasan Mudaliar: son of Ponvilaintha kalathur king Madhimaan. Puliyur Palli Kondaan: son of Chidambaram king Vidangan. Pinavan Mudaliar: son of Kadambur king Kadhamban. Kandiyuran; son of Thiru kandiyur king Vibulan. Suban Mudaliar: Chieftain of Thiruchendur and commander under Rajadhiraja Chola I. Padaimaruthan: Chieftain of Thiruvidai maruthur.
Zamindars and Mirasdar
Nagamanikam Mudaliyar: Last Zamindar of Nanjai Uthukuli, Erode district. 1,600 acre zamin estate.
S. Sivaraj Mudaliyar: Mirasdar from Tirukovilur whose family holds thousands of acre cultivatable land in that area. He won 4 times as MLA from Rishivandyam constituency.
P.S. Thuraiyappa Mudaliar: Last Mirasdar of Puthukaiputhur, Erode district. His family has hold 1300 acre cultivatable land in Gobi taluka.
A.G. Murugesa Mudaliar: Last Mirasdar of Variyankaval, Ariyalur district. His family has hold 450 acre cultivatable land in Andimadam taluk
Tirupur Kumaran: Freedom fighter from Chennimalai who lost his life for saving Indian national flag. He founded Desa Bandhu Youth Association and led protests against the British. His birth name was OKSR. Kumaraswamy Mudaliar.[6][7][8][need quotation to verify]
S. Muthusamy Mudaliar: was a Textile merchant and businessman from Erode district. Along with his father he was the founder of the Nilgiris Supermarket in 1905. It is also one of the oldest supermarket chains in India with origins dating back to 1905.[12][13][14][15]
Ganapathy Mudaliar: Founder of Sri Ganapathy Silks
V.S. Gandigachalam: Founder of VSG textile and Nandu brand lungis.
T.S. Natraja Mudaliar: Founder of Janson group, Janson institute of technology, Janson textiles, Hanson MRI scan, Hanson Granites and Janson Dhotis.
R. Radha Mudaliyar: Founder of Ran India steels
Philanthropy
Indian National Congress Leader Raja Sir Savalai Ramaswamy Mudaliar
Raja Sir Savalai Ramaswami Mudaliar, an INC leader, merchant, dubash, politician and philanthropist known for starting Choultry near Chennai Central and philanthropic activities in Cuddalore .
Erode S. Meenakshi Sundara Mudaliar : an educationalist, politician and public servant. He served as president of Municipality of Erode. He worked for the education of women in Erode region and people call him affectionately as "Sir". Because of his efforts, Sengunthar caste which was originally classified as forward caste was listed as backward caste later.
V.V.C.R. Murugesa Mudaliar: an educationalist, spiritualist and public servant. He rebuilt hundreds of temples and worked for the education of women. He established a maternity ward in Erode named Dhanalakshmi Maternity Ward and donated several acres of lands and lakhs of rupees for establishment of several colleges. The people of Erode fondly called him "Saiva Peruvallal" and "Kalvi Vallal".
Nachimuthu Mudaliar, a philanthropist from Chennimalai. He was the founder of Chentex weavers co-operative society in which thousands of weavers benefited and he was a Padma Shree awardee. He was former president of Senguntha Mahajana Sangam.[17][18]
Padma Sri P. K. Gopal: is an Indian social worker and a co-founder of International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement.
Businesspeople
Padma Sri Pappammal
Padma Sri Pappammal: was an organic farmer from Tamil Nadu, India. She was also elected as a councillor in the Karamadai Panchayat Union. She was a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). At the age of 105, she was said to be the oldest farmer still active in the field. The Government of India honoured her in 2021, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri for her role in organic farming.
Literature
Tamil poet Puratchi Kavignar Barathidasan Statue at Marina Beach in Chennai
Irattaipulavar[20] (Mudhusooriyar, Ilam sooriyar) 14th century poetical-duo (one blind and one lame) who authored Ekambaranathar ula.
Kangeyar,[20] a 14th-century poet who wrote "Urichol Nigandu".
Padikasu Pulavar[21] Tamil poet of 17th century known for his work 'Thondaimandala Sadhakam'.
Bharathidhasan (1891-1964) (born as Kanaga. Subburathinam Mudaliar)[22] known as Paavendhar, Puratchi Kavignar [need quotation to verify], Tamil poet, politician, social activist and teacher. The Government of Puducherry union territory has adopted the song of Invocation to Mother Tamil, written by Bharathidhasan as the state song of Puducherry (Tamil Thai Valthu (Puducherry)).
A. Mariappan Mudaliar: is an Indian politician, Philanthropist and was ex MLA of Salem - I constituency. Mariappa Mudaliar was president of the Ammapettai Handloom Weavers'Cooperative Society from 1952 to 1971. This cooperative society is oldest and biggest in Tamil Nadu. This cooperative Society improved the economy of thousands of weavers.[28]
Ekiri Sanjeevi Mudaliyar: Philanthropist and district board member,(zilla parisad member) of Chittoor district in 1937 and first president of Podaturpet town.
V. Somasundaram Former ADMK Handloom Minister and former Uthiramerur MLA.
V.Saminathan BJP leader of Puducherry state ex-MLA and current BJP state president of Puducherry.
T. M. Anbarasan: Minister for Rural Industries, Cottage Industries, Small Industries, Slum clearance board in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Government. He served as district DMK secretary of Kancheepuram. He had been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly thrice.
Anandaraj: Tamil film actor. He has acted in villain roles in several Tamil films and has appeared in over a two hundred films in different languages including Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.
Pandiarajan: Tamil film actor who has played leading roles in many humorous Tamil films.
M. Annamalai, Space scientist and former director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota and Senior Advisor for Space Transportations Systems at ISRO.
Kirupanandha Variyar: was a Shaivite spiritual teacher from India. He was an ardent Murugan devotee who helped rebuild and complete the works on many of the temples across the state. People believes him as 64th Nayanar saint.[37]
