List of Sengunthars explained

This is a list of notable people of the Sengunthar or Kaikkolar . The Warriors and Textile merchants, Weavers found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and in Sri Lanka.

Chieftains

• Veerabaahu

commander-in-chief of Lord Murugan's army.

• Ottakoothar^[1] 12th century court poet and minister of Cholas under Vikrama Chola, Kulothunga Chola II, Raja Raja Chola II reign. He is known as Kavichakravarthy.
• Chandramathi Mudaliar

was a 17th-century Tamil chieftain and ruler of south Kongu Nadu (Erode region) who fought many battles against the Telugu Madurai Nayak. Erode Fort was built by him.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

• 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.

Maasillamani Mudaliyar: Mirasdar of Thirukandeeswaram, Cuddalore district, who hold 1,200 acre cultivatable land. NLC India Limited founder Rao Bahadur T. M. Jambulingam Mudaliar is son of Maasillamani Mudaliar.

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

Independence activists

• • 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]}

• Thillaiaadi Valliammai, was a South African Tamil woman who worked with Mahatma Gandhi in her early years when she developed her nonviolent methods in South Africa fighting its apartheid regime and sacrificed her life in prison.^[9]

Business

• A. Kulandaivel Mudaliar, Founder of The Chennai Silks, Sri Kumaran Thanamaligai and SCM Group. Hailed from Pattaliyar Gothram.^{[10] [11]}
• Kuppanna: Founder of Junior Kuppanna restaurant
• 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

• 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 .
• Rao Bahadur M. Jambulingam Mudaliar, Philanthropist from cuddalore who was donator of 620 acres land to Neyveli lignite corporation.^[16]
• K. A. Shanmuga Mudaliar

ex MLA and Chairman of Tirupattur. Founder of Government Thirumagal Mill's College by donating his 47 acres land.

Social workers

• 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]}
• J. Sudhanandhen Mudaliyar

an Indian philanthropist, educationalist, and textile merchant. He founded Erode Sengunthar Engineering College and M.P.Nachimuthu M.Jaganathan Engineering College in Erode district of Tamil Nadu state.^[19]

• 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: 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

• • Irattaipulavar^[20] (Mudhusooriyar, Ilam sooriyar) 14th century poetical-duo (one blind and one lame) who authored Ekambaranathar ula.
• Kangeyar, a 14th-century poet who wrote "Urichol Nigandu".
• Arunagirinathar was a Tamil Shaiva saint-poet lived during the 14th century in Tamil Nadu, India.
• 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, 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)).
• Tamilanban (b.1933): Tamil Poet and writer.

Civil Service

• T. V. Rajeswar IPS

former Intelligence Bureau chief and a Governor of 4 states.^[23]

Politics

• CP Subbiah Mudaliar: Former Vice President of Indian National Congress party from Coimbatore^[24]

• Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai: First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and founder of the DMK party^[25]
• Pulavar K. Govindan

4 times elected as MLA. Two times elected as speaker of Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly.^[26]

• P. A. Saminathan Mudaliar

Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Gobichettipalayam constituency(now called as Tiruppur lok Sabha) as a DMK candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections.

• C. Gopal Mudaliyar

ADMK politician, Former Sholinghur MLA and a former Arakkonam MP.^[27] President of AMMK party.

• M. R. Kandasamy Mudaliar

is an Indian politician, Textile merchant and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Veerapandi constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1957 election. He was born in Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar family in Salem district.

• 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.
• E. S. Thyagarajan Mudaliar

Prominent leader of DMK and he was former MLA of Tiruttani constituency. Uncle of Dr. E.S.S. Raman.

• Dr. E.S.S. Raman

State Vice President Tamil Maanila Congress and was former MLA of Pallipattu constituency.^[29]

• B. Senguttuvan

Prominent lawyer from Vellore and former Member of Parliament.^[30]

• M. Sundaram, Former INC Politician and served as Rishivandhiyam MLA.
• S. Sivaraj, Former INC Politician and served as Rishivandhiyam MLA.
• S. Murugaiyan, Former DMK MP and MLA.
• Cheyyar Devaraj ex MLA for Cheyyar.
• 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.

• Sevvoor S. Ramachandran

Indian politician and a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Arni constituency, Thiruvannamalai as a candidate of the AIADMK. He became the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in 2016.

• S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali

Former DMK MP.

• S. C. Sadayappa Mudaliar

Arts and Cinema

• T. R. Sundaram Mudaliyar Yesteryears Film producer and Founder of Modern Theatres Ltd.The studio produced over more than 150 films until 1982 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sinhalese and even English of which Tamil were the majority.
  • A. Jagannathan, Yesteryears Tamil film director
• P. S. Veerappa, Yesteryears Tamil film producer and actor.
• Thyagarajan

is an Indian actor, director and producer in Tamil cinema. Beside Tamil, he has also acted in several Malayalam and Kannada films and a few Telugu films.He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth and the maternal uncle of Tamil actor Vikram and son in law of Peketi Sivaram

• R.K. Selvamani, President, Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) and film director who directed more than 15 films.^[31]
• Na. Muthukumar

^[32] Late Tamil poet, movie script writer and lyricist.

• 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.

• Prashanth

known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. At the peak of his career in the late 1990s, Prashanth was one of the popular actors in South India. He has won a Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.

• Pa. Vijay

Tamil poet, film actor and lyricist. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song Ovvoru Pookalume in Cheran's Autograph (2004).

• Vikranth

is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He is the cousin of popular Tamil actor Vijay and nephew of Shoba and S. A. Chandrasekhar.

• • Lokesh Kanagaraj

Tamil film director. He created the Lokesh Cinematic Universe franchise.

Science

• Mylsamy Annadurai, former ISRO scientist and former director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru and programme director of Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan mission.
• M. Annamalai, Space scientist and former director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota and Senior Advisor for Space Transportations Systems at ISRO.

Spiritual

• Dandi Adigal Nayanar

is the 31st Nayanar saint. Traditional hagiographies like Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th century CE) describe him as a great devotee of the Hindu god Shiva.^{[33] [34]}

• Kanampulla Nayanar

is the 46th Nayanar saint. Traditional hagiographies such as the Periya Puranam (13th century CE) and Thiruthondar Thogai (10th century CE) describe him as a great devotee of the Hindu god Shiva.^{[35] [36]}

• 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]

• Vethathiri Maharishi

is an Indian yoga guru, philosopher and Hindu spiritual leader. He founded the World Community Service Centre (WCSC) in Chennai and established the Temple of Consciousness (Arivu Thirukkoil) at Aliyar near Coimbatore.

Notes and References

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2. Maaveeran Chandramathi Mudaliyar Page Nos.3 to 20 by Pulavar S . Rasu, Samba Publications, 152 Peters Road, Chennai, India 600 086, 2005
3. Book: ஈரோட்டை ஆட்சி செய்த மன்னர் . Dr. Pulavar. S. Rasu. 5 July 2018 . Archive.
4. Tamil revivalism in the 1930s Page Nos.110 by Eugene F. Irschick
5. Web site: Chronology of Erode, Historical Events of Erode, Erode Timeline.
6. Web site: Tirupur Kumaran Lived Only for 27 Years but How He Died Etched His Name in History!. 8 August 2018.
7. Book: Ramaswamy, Vijaya. Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield . 2017 . 978-1-53810-686-0. 377.
8. Tamil revivalism in the 1930s by Eugene F. Irschick Page 132
9. Book: Ramaswamy, Vijaya. Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield . 2017 . 978-1-53810-686-0. 384.
10. Book: Damodaran, Harish. INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Hachette UK . 2018 . 9789351952800.
11. Web site: About SCM the founder. SCM Group companies. 6 March 2019. 22 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022203653/http://scmgroups.com/founder.php. dead.
12. Web site: The Hindu : Storehouse of values. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125201326/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2001/12/13/stories/2001121300030100.htm. 2007-01-25. usurped .
13. Web site: Archived copy . https://web.archive.org/web/20070129112713/http://www.sathguru.com/Note_on_Retail_Industry.pdf . 2007-01-29 . dead .
14. Web site: The Hindu Business Line : Actis set to buy controlling stake in Nilgiris Dairy Farm . https://web.archive.org/web/20070317040115/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/09/02/stories/2006090203850100.htm . 2007-03-17 . dead .
15. Web site: Aiding in good living . https://web.archive.org/web/20070124075201/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2305/stories/20060324002610000.htm. 2007-01-24 . usurped .
16. January–April 2013 . Tribute to a Trail Blazer . Brown Coal — House Journal of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited . English . . 4 . 2 May 2020 . 29 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929143440/https://www.nlcindia.com/new_website/news/bc_eng_jan_april_2013.pdf . dead .
17. Web site: Founding Member of South India Senguntha Mahajana Sangam. Senguntha Mithran.
18. Book: Mines, Mattison . 1984 . The Warrior Merchants: Textiles, Trade and Territory in South India . Cambridge University Press . 9780521267144 . 130.
19. Web site: about the founder. MPNMJ college. Erode district. English. 1 May 2020. 1 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101095239/https://www.mpnmjec.ac.in/About/aboutFounder.html. dead.
20. Tamil literature, Volume 10 Page No. 52 by Kamil Václav Zvelebil
21. A Primer of Tamil Literature by M. S. Purnalingam Pillai Page No. 176
22. Tamil revivalism in the 1930s Page Nos.94 and 261 by Eugene F. Irschick
23. Book: Gurusa Seithi Malar . January 2021 . Gurusamipalayam Sengundhar Mahajana Higher secondaryschool.
24. Tamil revivalism in the 1930s Page No 151 by Eugene F. Irschick
25. Book: Irschick, Eugene F. . Dialogue and History: Constructing South India, 1795-1895 . University of California Press . 1994 . 978-0-52091-432-2 . 203 .
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27. News: தமிழக சட்டப்பேரவைத் தொகுதிகளுக்கான அதிமுக வேட்பாளர்களின் சுயவிவரம் . . 5 . 5 April 2016. ta.
28. Book: Mines, Mattison. 1984. The Warrior Merchants: Textiles, Trade and Territory in South India. Cambridge University Press. 9780521267144. 134–137.
29. News: திருத்தணி தொகுதி காங்கிரஸ் வேட்ப்பாளர் திடீர் மாற்றம் . . 2012 . ta.
30. News: AIADMK Got Max From Gudiyattam Segment . . 2014 .
31. Web site: ரோஜாவின் 'ராஜா' செல்வமணி மனைவிக்கு ஆதரவாய் பிரச்சாரம். 4 April 2014.
32. News: Correspondent. Special. 2016-08-14. Lyricist Muthukumar passes away. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-05-01. 0971-751X.
33. Senguntha silaakiyar maalai by Kanchi Veerabadhra Desigar Poem 27
34. Thirukkai Vazhakkam by Pugazhendhi-Kaliveṇbā Poem 86
35. Senguntha silaakiyar maalai by Kanchi Veerabadhra Desigar Poem 26
36. Thirukkai Vazhakkam by Pugazhendhi-Kaliveṇbā Poem 85
37. Web site: FORUM.