List of Tulu people
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This is a list of notable people who belong to an ethnic Tuluva community and who natively speak Tulu language.[1]
Rulers[]
- Krishnadevaraya
- Viranarasimha Raya
- Tuluva Narasa Nayaka
- Achyuta Deva Raya
- Sadasiva Raya
- Venkata I
- Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade: Raja of Vitla
- Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja: Raja of Kumbla
- Abbakka Rani: 16th-century queen of Ullal
Journalists[]
- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai: Indian independence activist and a writer of great fame.
- V. T. Rajshekar: founder and editor of the Dalit Voice
- K. K. Shetty freedom fighter (He was the editor of Navayuga for a short period.
- K Honnayya Shetty Editor of Navayuga kannada weekly from 1929 to 1974 and editor of monthly magazine Antharanga.
- Ishwar Daithota journalist editor of Udayavani, Vijaya KarnaTaka
Judiciary and lawyers[]
- K.S. Hegde: former Speaker of Lok Sabha; former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Nitte Santhosh Hegde: Karnataka Lokayuktha; former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Rohini Salian: public prosecutor
- Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India
- Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty former Judge of Karnataka High Court
Literature, philosophy, and religion[]
- Sri Vishwesha Teertharu (Pejavara Shreegalavaru)
- Bannanje Govindacharya: Vedic scholar
- Ratnavarma Heggade
- Veerendra Heggade: philanthropist
- Sri Niranjana: writer
- M.K.Seetharam Kulal: Tulu-Kannada dramatist, author, poet; Karnataka State Tulu Sahithya Academy Award (2014)
- Muddana: poet
- Kayyar Kinhanna Rai: poet and activist
- Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty: author
- Ku Shi Haridhas Bhat : writer
- Dr Gururaja Bhat : Historian and writer
- B A Prabhakar Rai : writer in Tulu and kannada( Tulu Sahitya Academy award 2015)
- Dr B Vivek Rai : writer, researcher
- K Usha P Rai : writer in tulu and Kannada(Karnataka Sahitya Academy award 2020)
- Dr Indira Hegde: writer researcher
Health care[]
- Belle Monappa Hegde: educationist and surgeon
- Dinker Belle Rai: Indian American vascular surgeon, inventor, athlete and philosopher[2]
- Devi Prasad Shetty: Philanthropist and surgeon
- Kedambadi Sadananda Shekha - Plastic Surgeon Founder of Bangalore Hospital and a writer
- Keambadi Prabhashankar Shekha - Indian American surgeon
- Shantharam Shetty - Orthopaedic surgeon
Politics[]
- A. Shanker Alva: former Member of Parliament, Mangalore
- K. Nagappa Alva: former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha(1970–1976) and Health Minister, Karnataka State (1962–1967)
- Janardhana Poojary:former ,
- K. Jayaprakash Hegde: former member of parliament
- V. Dhananjay Kumar: former Union Minister
- Manorama Madhwaraj: former Member of Parliament, Udupi; former MLA Udupi
- Lalaji Mendon: MLA, Kaup Vidhansabha
- Veerappa Moily: former Chief Minister of Karnataka, member of the 16th Lok Sabha
- I. Rama Rai: former Member of Parliament, Kasaragod
- D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, former Chief Minister of Karnataka.
- Ramanath Rai: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology
- Halady Srinivas Shetty: MLA 2013 assembly for Kundapura, Karnataka
- I. M. Jayarama Shetty: former Member of Parliament, Udupi
- K. K. Shetty: former Member of Parliament, Mangalore
- Suresh Shetty: MLA, Andheri (East), Maharashtra
- , politician and philanthropist
- Shobha Karandlaje Member of parliament, Loksabha
Artists[]
- Prakash Shetty: cartoonist
- R.Verman: art director
- Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961), artist
- Vilas nayak: Asia's fastest painter
Film directors and producers[]
- Ranjith Bajpe: Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Tulu cinema
- Ramchandra P. N.: filmmaker
- Manmohan Shetty: founder of Adlabs Films[3]
- Rohit Shetty: film director and producer
- Anup Bhandari: film director, music director, lyricist & playback singer
Actors[]
- Anushree
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
- Anushka Shetty
- Avanthika Shetty
- Athiya Shetty
- Anup Bhandari
- Aravind Bolar
- Bhojaraj Vamanjoor
- Dayanand Shetty
- Fighter Shetty: 70s Bollywood actor
- Naveen D Padil
- Nirup Bhandari
- Pooja Hegde
- Prakash Raj
- Pruthvi Ambaar
- Raai Laxmi
- Radhika
- Rakshit Shetty: Kannada actor, director
- Rishab Shetty
- Rohit Shetty
- Shamita Shetty
- Shilpa Shetty
- Shubha Poonja
- Srinidhi Shetty: Miss Supranational 2016
- Suman
- Suniel Shetty
- Vinay Rai
- Vinaya Prasad
- Yagna Shetty
- Krithi Shetty
Music[]
- Sandeep Chowta: music director
- Kadri Gopalnath: saxophonist
- Gurukiran: music director
- Ganesh Hegde: singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer
- Manikanth Kadri: film score and soundtrack composer and singer
- V.Manohar: music director, lyricist, film director and actor
- Vittal Ramamurthy: violinist
- Shweta Shetty: pop singer
- Vidyabhushana: vocalist
Science and technology[]
- Udupi Ramachandra Rao: scientist
- Vittal Rai: scientist
- Kalidas Shetty: food scientist
- Rajini Rao: physiologist
Sports[]
- Ashwini Akkunji: national level athlete
- Ashish Kumar Ballal: former captain of the Indian Field Hockey team and Arjuna awardee
- Budhi Kunderan: cricketer
- Mamatha Poojary: kabadi player
- Nikhil Poojary: footballer
- Satheesha Rai: Indian weightlifter, Olympian and Arjuna awardee
- Shodhan Rai: international bodybuilder and Ekalavya Award winner
- Vandana Rao: national sprinter, 90s
- Vijith Shetty: Indian football player
- Vikrant Shetty: United Arab Emirates cricketer
- Gundibail Sunderam: cricketer
- Siddhanth Thingalaya: national sprinter
- Chirag Shetty Indian badminton Player
- KL Rahul India cricketer
Bankers[]
- U. R. Bhat: director of Karnataka Bank
- A. B. Shetty: founder of Vijaya Bank and prominent politician
- Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty: Chairman of Vijaya Bank
- V. P. Shetty: Chairman of JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Co. Pvt. Ltd., JM Financial Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. and JM Financial Products Ltd.
Business persons[]
- Muthappa Rai: Indian businessman
- A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), founder of Vijaya Bank
- Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs Imagica, india's first & only Theme Park.
- Ajit Shetty, is a Belgian businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica, a pharmaceutical company, with its headquarters in Beerse, Belgium
- Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty , Chairman of Vijaya Bank
- B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire and Padma Shri awardee
- Raj Shetty, founder of , a billionaire Hotelier from Dubai,
- Devi Shetty, founder of Narayana Health,
- R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple
- Deepak Shetty, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director JCB India Limited - India and South Asia’s largest Construction Equipment Company
- V. G. Siddhartha, founder of Café Coffee Day
- B.Govindan, Chairman of Bhima Jewelry Group, Billionaire
- M.Irvathraya, Former Infosys Sales Manager, Founder Of Refersense, CEO of Trryst, Csuite
War heroes[]
- Dinesh Chandra Bhandary: Vir Chakra awardee
Gallery[]
Devi Shetty
Aishwarya Rai
Veerendra Heggade
K.S. Hegde
Nitte Santhosh Hegde
Krishnadevaraya
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai
Sri Madhavacharya
Sneha Ullal
Veerappa Moily
KK Hebbar
Anushka Shetty
Suniel Shetty
Shilpa Shetty
Prakash Raj
Pakhi Hegde
Kadri Gopalnath
Ganesh Hegde
A. B. Shetty
Shamita Shetty
References[]
- ^ "Tulu speakers to meet in Madikeri on June 12". Mangaloreannews.com. 9 June 2016.
- ^ Joe Gonsalves (20 February 2008). "M'lore: Dr Dinkar Rai Conferred Chairmanship of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan". Daijiworld Media Network. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ D.P. Satish (29 January 2007). "Shilpa Shetty, Aishwarya Rai – Bunts and Bubblies". CNN-INB. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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