List of Kongu Vellalars
Following is a List of prominent Kongu Vellalar:'

Politics
*P. Subbarayan - Premier of Madras Presidency (1926 - 1930), served in the cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru.
*C. Subramaniam(1910 - 2000) - Former Union Minister, Deputy chairperson of the planning commission, Bharat Ratna Awardee(1998) and father of the Indian Green Revolution.
*Mohan Kumaramangalam - Eminent lawyer, former Union Minister in Indira Gandhi’s cabinet and Communist leader. Son of P. Subbarayan.
* C K Kuppusamy -Three time Parlimentarian and Mass Leader
*Durai Ramasamy - Former General secretary TNCC,MLA for 5 consecutive terms represented Vellakovil constituency,Former Minister in State cabinet.
*Konganapuram K. S. Subramaniya Gounder - Popularly known as Mani Gounder & Selathu Gandhi, former MLA (1952-1957) Sankagiri & Omalur Constituency. District Board Chairman, combined Salem & Dharmapuri Districts. Father of Co-operative movement in Tamil Nadu, founder Palakodu and Mohanur Co-operative sugar mills.
*Rangarajan Kumaramangalam - Eminent lawyer, former Union Minister and Congress/BJP leader.
*Kovai Chezian - Prominent Film Producer and Leader of KONGUNADU MAKKAL KATCHI.
*Thambidurai - Former Central Cabinet Minister & Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.
*Dato Subramaniam - Former MIC Deputy President(Malaysia).
*T. M. Kaliyannan Gounder - Tiruchengode, Former MP (member of Constituent Assembly), Ex MLA,Ex MLC, Former Vice President of TNCC.
*M. Kannappan - Former Federal Minister of State, Treasurer of MDMK, and current MLA.
*C. Ponnaian - Minister in the MGR and successive ADMK governments.
*Pongalur N. Palanisamy - Minister for Rural Industries (Tamilnadu)
*N. K. K. Periasamy - Former Tamil Nadu Minister for Pollution Control and Textiles.
*Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan - Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
*NKKP. Raaja - Minister for Handlooms.
*Vellakovil M.P.Swaminathan - Minister for Highways and Port development.
*K. Subbarayan - CPI 's state leader and great orator.
*C. P. Radhakrishnan - Former union minister and MP(Coimbatore), Tamilnadu BJP leader.
*Mullai Vendhan - (Morapur) Former Minister in the state Cabinet.
*P. C. Ramasamy - Former Minister for Hindu religious rights and Charitable endowments, Tamilnadu.

Services
*General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam (1913-2000) - 7th Chief of Army Staff (June 7 1966 - June 7 1969), Distinguished Service Order (DSO) as a Major for action in Libya, erstwhile hero of the theme behind the 'Great Escape', when he escaped from a Nazi concentration camp. Padma Vibhushan - 1970
*D. R. Karthikeyan IPS - Former Bangalore City Commissioner of Police, Former Director - Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
*Justice P S Kailasam - former judge of the Supreme Court and former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
*P. Raja Goundan - General Manager ICF
*Late Palanisamy Gounder - Former Principal of Madras Law college, Former Director of Legal Studies, and Former TNPSC Board member.
*M. Thirumalaisamy, I.A.S - former TNPSC member; native of Dharapuram.
*K. Sellamuthu, I.A.S - former Coimbatore Collector, presently Joint Secretary to the government; native of Dharmapuri district.
*K. Natarajan, I.P.S - DGP Vigilance, former Commissioner of Police of Greater Chennai, former A.D.G.P Law & Order-Tamil Nadu, former A.D.G.P Intelligence -Tamil Nadu. Nephew of M. Thirumalaisamy, I.A.S. Native of Dharapuram.
*Kamini Natarajan, I.P.S - Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law and Order, North Chennai (Currently serving)
*R.Sivakumar, I.A.S - Director, Directorate of Technical Education - Former District Collector of Vellore Dt.
*Dr Nalla G Palaniswami, Chairman, Dr Thavamani Devi Palaniswami, Vice Chairman, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, KMCRET, Coimbatore- 641 014. Web site: www.kmchonline.com, www.kmcret.com.

Leaders
*Dheeran Chinamalai Gounder - Freedom Fighter.
*Appachi Gounder - coordinated the nationalist operation between the Marathas under Thoondhaji Bagh, the southern leaders like Maruthu brothers and Kattabomman
*Ennamangalam K. Ramasami Gounder - Freedom Fighter.

Science and Technology
*V. C. Kulandaiswamy - Academician and renowned author. Formerly Vice Chancellor of Madurai University, Anna University, IGNOU and Tamil Virtual University. Padma Shri(1992), Padma Bhushan (2002).
*P. A. Venkatachalam - Founder and Professor of Department of Computer Science/School of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University
*R. M. Vasagam - Project Director for APPLE, India's first experimental Geostationary Communication Satellite Project during 1977-83. Vice- Chancellor of Dr. M.G.R. Deemed University, formerly Vice- Chancellor of Anna University. Padma Shri (1982).
*K. R. Palaniswamy - Former president of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology. Awarded the Padma Shri for 2006. He was awarded the FRCP Glasgow. He was instrumental in founding the department of Gastroenterology at Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
*P. K. Ponnusamy - Former Vice-chancellor, Madras University and Madurai Kamaraj University.
*C. Ramasamy - Vice-Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
*Polanaickenpalayam N. Silambannan - Former Registrar - Bharathiar University, Former Principal - Gobi Arts & Science College, Gobichettipalayam.

Arts and Literature
*Kongu Velir - Translated the Brhatkatha in Sanskrit into Tamil as Perungathai (one of the aiynkurun kappiyams or the five smaller epics)(14th cent Vijayamangalam).
*Sekkizhar - minister of Kulottunga who compiled 'Periyapuranam', a treatise on Saivite saints.(There is a graphic description of his life and how he came to write this magnum opus is narrated in a 14th cent Tamil work Thiruttoṇá¸?ar-purÄ?ṇa-varalÄ?ru. SekkiḻÄ?r who belongs to an agriculturist family of Veḷḷaḷar, rose to be the Chief-minister to the Choḻa emperor Kulottuá¹…ga II. The work ascribed to UmÄ?pati Åšivam of 14th cent gives two significant titles of SekkiḻÄ?r. He is called "Gaá¹…gÄ?-kula-tilaka" (verse -59) and "BhÄ?gÄ«rati-kula-Tilaka")
*M. P. Periasamy Thooran - Poet, Chief Editor, Tamil Encyclopaedia (1948-1978), Padma Bhushan (1968).
*Pulavar Kuzhanthai - Dravidian literateur who wrote the Ravana Kaviyam.
*Sirpi Balasubramaniam - Winner of two Sahithya Academy awards, Former Professor and Head of Tamil Department, Bharathiar University.
*R. Shanmugasundaram - Tamil writer of the Manikkodi group. His novels revolve around the farming community.
*Silamboli S. Chellappan - Tamil Scholar. He was Registrar, Tamil University, Thanjavur, Director, Directorate of Tamil Development, and Director, International Institute for Tamil Studies. Awarded Kalaimamani Award and Pavendhar Bharathidasan Award.
*Soundara Kailasam - Activist and poet
*Sakthikanal - Writer
*L. S. Kandasamy - Started the Thannambikkai magazine and has written several books on self improvement.
*C. Subramaniam - Vice-Chancellor of the Tamil University, Thanjavur.

Sports
* Muttiah Muralitharan - Famous Cricketer and world's leading wicket taker.
*S. Marisamy - Spiker from Sathyamangalam, represented India in Asian Volleyball championships.

Business
*Nachimuthu Gounder - Along with Robert Stanes, P.S.G. Naidu and G.D.Naidu was responsible for the industrial revolution in Coimbatore.
*Pollachi N. Mahalingam - Chairman, Sakthi Group of Companies. Awarded the Padma Bhushan for 2006.
*B. K. Krishnaraj Vanavarayar - Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore. Industrialist.
*A. R. Chennimalai Gounder - Founder of the first textile mill by a Gounder(Sri Karunambika Mills, Somanur).
*Miller Ramasamy - A pioneer, who started the first hosiery industries in Tirupur.
*Eastman Palanisamy - Pioneer of Knitwear Processing Industry in India.
*R. Veeramani - Chairman of Gem Granites Group.
*A. Sakthivel - President Tirupur Exporters Association(TEA) and Chairman AEPC
*Chinnu Senthilkumar - Director, SanDisk Corporation, India Operations. Received "Young Scientist" award from President of India in 1991. Holds several patents in Semiconductor Chip design.
*P. C. Duraisamy & Santhi Duraisamy - Owners of Sakthi Masala, Erode.
*S. V. Balasubramaniam - Well known as S.V.B, Bannariamman groups, Bannari Amman Engineering College
*P. G. Periasamy - Founder and CEO PGP Groups, CMD of Dharani Sugars,Hotel Le Royal Meridian.
*Veerappan Subramanian - Ph.D., Chairman and CEO of Novel Laboratories, Inc. Former CEO of Kali Labs, USA.
*K. P. Natarajan - Owner and founder of K.P.N travels.
*S. K. Maeilanandan - S.K.M. Cattle feeds.

Producers/Actors
*K. B. Sundarambal - A prominent Tamil actress of yesteryear, famous for her avaiyar role.
*Ganavel Raja - Film Producer (e.g. Paruthiveeran, jillunu oru kadhal)
*A. P. Nagarajan - Actor and Director. Directed famous Tamil epic movies
*Sathyaraj - Prominent Kollywood actor
*Sivakumar - Prominent Kollywood actor
*Surya Sivakumar - Sivakumar's son and prominent Kollywood actor
*Kaliyappa Gounder - Prominent Film Producer
*Kovai Chezian - Prominent Film Producer
*Sibiraj - sathyaraj's son and upcoming Kollywood actor
*Karthik Sivakumar - Sivakumar's second son and upcoming Kollywood actor
*Ponvannan - Pominent Kollywood and Chinna Thirai actor
*Ranjith - Prominent Kollywood actor

Spiritual
*Sachidananda Swami - Founder of Integral yoga and Yogaville. U Thant Peace Award. Spiritual guru for Tamil actor Rajnikanth.
*Swami Chidbhavananda - C.S's maternal uncle.
*Ramasamy Adigalar - Head Perur Madam, known for doing pooja in tamil.

Miscellaneous
*Kulasekara azhvar - one of the twelve azhwar saints. ref: கொங�கர�கோன� க�லசேகரன� சொன�ன சொல� (நாலாயிர திவ�ய பிரபந�தம�, பாடல�:அழகிய மணவாளன�பால� பித�தன� எனல� - 9.3)
*Sekkizhar - Compiler of the Saivite cannon Periyapuranam. Referred as Gangakulodhbhava.
*Thiruvennai Nallur Sadayappa Vallal(திர�வெண�ணை நல�லூர� சடயப�ப வள�ளல�) - a Pannai kula chieftain. Kamban wrote the epic Kamba Ramayanam with his patronage. As a mark of respect for his patron, Kamban refers his name once in every 1000 verses.
*Vakkapakai mannan Varapathiyatkondan - patron of Villiputhoorar (ref: kongar kula vatrapathiyatkondan - Villibharatham- Sirappurpayiram verse 18 line 2 and various other references)
*Kalingarayan - Born Lingaya Gounder (1240 A.D.), Constructed the Kalingarayan canal in Erode
*Cheraman Perumal - a Saivite nayanmar, ruled from Karur.
*Sollerulavan Sellamuthu - The great orator and founder of Farmers Associations.
*Diwan Bahadur Agathur Muthuramaswami Kalingaroyar
 
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