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Mudaliars are people belonging to a forward caste originally from Tamil Nadu. Foremost in the hierarchy among the many Mudaliars are the Thondai Mandala Mudaliars who trace their ancestry to the author of the Peria Puranam. Some subsects are forward-caste while most are backward-caste. Varying classifications of Mudaliars include Arcot Mudaliar, Agamudaiya Mudaliar, Senguntha Mudaliar, Poonamallee Mudaliar, Thuluva Vellala Mudaliar, Tirunelveli Saiva,Isai Vellala etc. Some Pillai subsects also claim to be in Mudaliar caste.

The indigenous Mudaliar is illustrious, trustworthy and has brown skin. Most Mudaliar community speak Tamil as their native language, though a few may speak Telugu.

Famous Mudaliars

TRIVIA

• Mudaliars of Bangalore- Mudaliars constitute a significant percentage of the population in South Bangalore(surrounding Ulsoor Lake, MG Road, High grounds). They are from all walks of the society. Many well-known buildings on MG Road & surrounding were once owned by Mudaliars (e.g - Gangaram's, Plaza Cinema). The famous "Attara Kachheri" or the red court house that stands opposite of Vidhana Sauda was built by a famous Mudaliar contractor. Palatial homes surrounding Windsor Manor(5 star hotel) are even today owned & inhabited by affluent Mudaliar families. The Bangalore Exhibition is usually conducted on the RBANMS grounds in Ulsoor which owned by Rai Bahadur Arcot Narayansamy Mudaliar trust. The trust has several schools and colleges affiliated to it.

• Mudaliars of Hyderabad- Mudaliars live in significant numbers in the areas of Boiguda, Padma Rao Nagar, Maredpalli in Secunderabad. They run a popular girls school called "Keys High's School" in addition to some colleges. A popular residential area called "Padma Rao Nagar" is named after late.Dewan Bahadur Padma Rao Mudaliar.

POLITICS

• Tirupur Kumaran-Great Freedom Fighter
• Bharathidasan (1891-1964)- Tamil Poet
• CN Annadurai-Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu & Founder DMK
• V. Kalyanasundaram-Author and trade union Leader
• P Shanmugam - Former Chief Minister of Pondicherry State and present State Congress Chief
• Bakthavatsalam - Former Chief Minister of Tamilnadu( 1963-1967)
• O V Alagesan - Former Union Minister of India
• V R Nedunchezhiyan - Former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu
• K Anbazhagan - Former Education Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK Leader
• Jayanthi Natarajan - Former Union Minister
• P T Rajan - Former Minister of Tamil Nadu
• PTR Palanivel Rajan - Former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly

CIVIL SERVANTS

• T L Sankar- IAS Officer, Former Chairman A.P.S.E.B, Former Principal Administrative Staff College of India

SOCIAL SERVICE

• M B NIRMAL - Founder of EXNORA International - Chennai

JUSTICE

• Justice S Natarajan - Former Supreme Court Judge

EDUCATION

• Sir. A. Ramaswami Mudaliar - Former Vice Chancellor(15.11.1951 - 31.12.1957)University of kerala Commerce member of the Viceroy's Council
• Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar - First Indian principal of the Madras Medical College,Former Chairperson UNESCO
• Prof. A.D.Raj Kumar - Ex-Vice Principal(Academic Committee), Dean Faculity of Engineering, Osmania University, 1st PHd holder in Engineering from Osmania University.
• Dr. M Murugesh Mudaliar - Principal, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore.

ARMED FORCES

• Commander V.S.P. Mudaliar - WORLD WAR 2 veteran and Vice-President of the Indian Ex-Service League

CINEMA

• N Veerasamy - Famous Kannada movie producer who introduced Dr.Rajkumar to films.
• V Ravichandran - Popular Kannada movie star, son of N Veerasamy.
• K Vijayabhaskar - Famous Kannada film music director of yester years.

MEDIA AND INFOTAINMENT

• Avinash Mudaliar- Writer, Quizmaster, Content Developer. Ex Editor-in-Chief of the Bangalore based music magazine, rave. Director, 3xUS Media Solutions, Bangalore.

CRIME & UNDERWORLD

• Varadharajan Mudaliar - Known as Vardha Bhai; former prominent underworld kingpin of 70s. Tamil movie Nayagan was based on his life story.