https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=List_of_Tulu_people List of Tulu people - Revision history 2026-08-22T02:29:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Tulu_people&diff=216455&oldid=prev 2405:204:531A:DB0:C76:5A44:4841:7AF8: /* Rulers */Removed unsourced addition 2021-09-05T06:18:48Z <p><span class="autocomment">Rulers: </span>Removed unsourced addition</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Culture of Karnataka}}<br /> This is a list of notable people who belong to an ethnic [[Tuluva]] community and who natively speak [[Tulu language]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.mangalorean.com/tulu-speakers-meet-madikeri-june-12/<br /> |title= Tulu speakers to meet in Madikeri on June 12<br /> |publisher= Mangaloreannews.com}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Rulers==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Krishnadevaraya]]<br /> * [[Viranarasimha Raya]]<br /> * [[Tuluva Narasa Nayaka]]<br /> * [[Achyuta Deva Raya]]<br /> * [[Sadasiva Raya]]<br /> * [[Venkata I]]<br /> * [[Ravivarma Narasimha Domba Heggade]]: [[Raja]] of [[Vitla]]<br /> * [[Maipady Venkatesh Varma Raja]]: Raja of [[Kumbla]]<br /> * [[Abbakka Rani]]: 16th-century queen of [[Ullal]]<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> == Journalists ==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Kayyar Kinhanna Rai]]: Indian independence activist and a writer of great fame.<br /> * [[V. T. Rajshekar]]: founder and editor of the &#039;&#039;[[Dalit Voice]]&#039;&#039;<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> * K. K. Shetty freedom fighter (He was the editor of Navayuga for a short period.<br /> * K Honnayya Shetty Editor of Navayuga kannada weekly from 1929 to 1974 and editor of monthly magazine Antharanga.<br /> * Ishwar Daithota journalist editor of Udayavani, Vijaya KarnaTaka<br /> <br /> ==Judiciary and lawyers==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[K.S. Hegde]]: former Speaker of [[Lok Sabha]]; former Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<br /> * [[Nitte Santhosh Hegde]]: Karnataka Lokayuktha; former Judge of the Supreme Court of India<br /> * [[Rohini Salian]]: public prosecutor<br /> * [[Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty]] (1926–2015), former judge, Supreme Court of India <br /> <br /> {{div col end}}<br /> * Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty former Judge of Karnataka High Court<br /> <br /> ==Literature, philosophy, and religion==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Vishwesha Teertha|Sri Vishwesha Teertharu (Pejavara Shreegalavaru)]]<br /> * [[Bannanje Govindacharya]]: Vedic scholar<br /> * [[Ratnavarma Heggade]]<br /> * [[Veerendra Heggade]]: philanthropist<br /> * Sri Niranjana: writer <br /> * [[M.K.Seetharam Kulal]]: Tulu-Kannada dramatist, author, poet; Karnataka State Tulu Sahithya Academy Award (2014)<br /> * [[Muddana]]: poet<br /> * [[Kayyar Kinhanna Rai]]: poet and activist<br /> * [[Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty]]: author<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> * Ku Shi Haridhas Bhat : writer <br /> * Dr Gururaja Bhat : Historian and writer<br /> * B A Prabhakar Rai : writer in Tulu and kannada( Tulu Sahitya Academy award 2015) <br /> * Dr B Vivek Rai : writer, researcher<br /> * K Usha P Rai : writer in tulu and Kannada(Karnataka Sahitya Academy award 2020)<br /> * Dr Indira Hegde: writer researcher<br /> * <br /> *<br /> <br /> ==Health care==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Belle Monappa Hegde]]: educationist and surgeon<br /> * [[Dinker Belle Rai]]: Indian American vascular surgeon, inventor, athlete and philosopher&lt;ref name=&quot;M&#039;lore: Dr Dinkar Rai Conferred Chairmanship of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan&quot;&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=43744&amp;n_tit=M%27lore%3A+Dr+Dinkar+Rai+Conferred+Chairmanship+of+Bharatiya+Vidya+Bhavan | title=M&#039;lore: Dr Dinkar Rai Conferred Chairmanship of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | publisher=Daijiworld Media Network | date=20 February 2008 | accessdate=1 August 2016 | author=Joe Gonsalves}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Devi Prasad Shetty]]: Philanthropist and surgeon<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> * Kedambadi Sadananda Shekha - Plastic Surgeon Founder of Bangalore Hospital and a writer<br /> * Keambadi Prabhashankar Shekha - Indian American surgeon<br /> * [[Shantharam Shetty]] - Orthopaedic surgeon<br /> <br /> ==Politics==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> *[[k. Raghupathi bhat]] :MLA udupi Karnataka <br /> * [[A. Shanker Alva]]: former [[Member of Parliament]], [[Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangalore]]<br /> * [[K. Nagappa Alva]]: former Member of Parliament, [[Rajya Sabha]](1970–1976) and Health Minister, Karnataka State (1962–1967)<br /> * [[Janardhana Poojary]]:former [[Union Minister of State for Finance]],<br /> * [[K. Jayaprakash Hegde]]: former member of parliament<br /> * [[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]: former Union Minister<br /> * [[Manorama Madhwaraj]]: former Member of Parliament, [[Udupi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udupi]]; former MLA Udupi<br /> * [[Lalaji Mendon]]: MLA, Kaup Vidhansabha<br /> * [[Veerappa Moily]]: former Chief Minister of Karnataka, member of the 16th Lok Sabha<br /> * [[I. Rama Rai]]: former Member of Parliament, [[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod]]<br /> * [[D. V. Sadananda Gowda]] Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, former Chief Minister of Karnataka.<br /> * [[Ramanath Rai]]: Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology<br /> * [[Halady Srinivas Shetty]]: MLA 2013 assembly for Kundapura, Karnataka<br /> * [[I. M. Jayarama Shetty]]: former Member of Parliament, Udupi<br /> * [[K. K. Shetty]]: former Member of Parliament, Mangalore<br /> * [[Suresh Shetty]]: MLA, Andheri (East), Maharashtra<br /> * [[A. B. Shetty (1883–1960)]], politician and philanthropist<br /> * [[Shobha Karandlaje]] Member of parliament, Loksabha<br /> {{div col end}}&lt;br /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Artists==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Prakash Shetty]]: cartoonist<br /> * [[R.Verman]]: art director<br /> * [[Sudarshan Shetty]] (born 1961), artist<br /> * Vilas nayak: Asia&#039;s fastest painter<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Film directors and producers==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Ranjith Bajpe]]: Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work in Tulu cinema <br /> * [[Ramchandra P. N.]]: filmmaker<br /> * [[Manmohan Shetty]]: founder of [[Adlabs]] Films&lt;ref name=&quot;Shilpa Shetty, Aishwarya Rai – Bunts and Bubblies&quot;&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.news18.com/blogs/india/d-p-satish/shilpa-shetty-aishwarya-rai-bunts-and-bubblies-5-11027-739168.html | title=Shilpa Shetty, Aishwarya Rai – Bunts and Bubblies | publisher=CNN-INB | date=29 January 2007 | accessdate=1 August 2016 | author=D.P. Satish}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> * [[Rohit Shetty]]: film director and producer<br /> * [[Anup Bhandari]]: film director, music director, lyricist &amp; playback singer<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Actors==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Anushree (Kannada actress)|Anushree]]<br /> * [[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]]<br /> * [[Anushka Shetty]]<br /> * [[Avanthika Shetty]]<br /> * [[Athiya Shetty]]<br /> * [[Anup Bhandari]]<br /> * [[Aravind Bolar]]<br /> * [[Bhojaraj Vamanjoor]]<br /> * [[Dayanand Shetty]]<br /> * [[Fighter Shetty]]: 70s Bollywood actor<br /> * [[Josita Anola]]<br /> * [[Naveen D Padil]]<br /> * [[Nirup Bhandari]]<br /> * [[Pooja Hegde]]<br /> * [[Prakash Raj]]<br /> * [[Pruthvi Ambaar]]<br /> * [[Radhika Kumaraswamy|Radhika]]<br /> * [[Rakshit Shetty]]: [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor, director<br /> * [[Rishab Shetty]]<br /> * [[Rohit Shetty]]<br /> * [[Shamita Shetty]]<br /> * [[Shilpa Shetty]]<br /> * [[Shubha Poonja]]<br /> * [[Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty|Srinidhi Shetty]]: Miss Supranational 2016<br /> * [[Suman (actor)|Suman]]<br /> * [[Suniel Shetty]]<br /> * [[Vinay Rai]]<br /> * [[Vinaya Prasad]]<br /> * [[Yagna Shetty]]<br /> * [[Krithi Shetty]]<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Music==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Sandeep Chowta]]: music director<br /> * [[Kadri Gopalnath]]: saxophonist<br /> * [[Gurukiran]]: music director<br /> * [[Ganesh Hegde]]: singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer<br /> * [[Manikanth Kadri]]: film score and soundtrack composer and singer<br /> * [[V.Manohar]]: music director, lyricist, film director and actor<br /> * [[Vittal Ramamurthy]]: violinist<br /> * [[Shweta Shetty]]: pop singer<br /> * [[Vidyabhushana]]: vocalist<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Science and technology==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> *[[Udupi Ramachandra Rao]]: scientist<br /> *[[Vittal Rai]]: scientist<br /> *[[Kalidas Shetty]]: food scientist<br /> *[[Rajini Rao]]: physiologist<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Sports==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Ashwini Akkunji]]: national level athlete<br /> * [[Ashish Kumar Ballal]]: former captain of the Indian Field Hockey team and Arjuna awardee<br /> * [[Budhi Kunderan]]: cricketer<br /> * [[Mamatha Poojary]]: kabadi player<br /> * [[Nikhil Poojari|Nikhil Poojary]]: footballer<br /> * [[Satheesha Rai]]: Indian weightlifter, Olympian and Arjuna awardee<br /> * [[Shodhan Rai]]: international bodybuilder and Ekalavya Award winner<br /> * [[Vandana Rao]]: national sprinter, 90s<br /> * [[Vijith Shetty]]: Indian [[soccer|football]] player<br /> * [[Vikrant Shetty]]: [[United Arab Emirates]] cricketer<br /> * [[Gundibail Sunderam]]: cricketer<br /> * [[Siddhanth Thingalaya]]: national sprinter<br /> * [[Chirag Shetty]] Indian badminton Player<br /> * [[KL Rahul]] India cricketer<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Bankers==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[U. R. Bhat]]: director of [[Karnataka Bank]]<br /> * [[A. B. Shetty]]: founder of [[Vijaya Bank]] and prominent politician<br /> * [[Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty]]: Chairman of [[Vijaya Bank]]<br /> * [[V. P. Shetty]]: Chairman of JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Co. Pvt. Ltd., JM Financial Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd. and JM Financial Products Ltd.<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==Business persons==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Muthappa Rai]]: Indian businessman<br /> *[[A. B. Shetty]] (1883–1960), founder of [[Vijaya Bank]]<br /> *[[Manmohan Shetty]], founder of [[Adlabs Imagica]], india&#039;s first &amp; only Theme Park.<br /> *[[Ajit Shetty]], is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of [[Janssen Pharmaceutica]], a pharmaceutical company, with its headquarters in [[Beerse]], [[Belgium]]<br /> *[[Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty]] , Chairman of [[Vijaya Bank]]<br /> *[[B. R. Shetty]], CMD [[New Medical Centre]], [[billionaire]] and Padma Shri awardee<br /> *[[Raj Shetty]], founder of [[ Ramee Hotels]], a [[billionaire]] Hotelier from [[Dubai]],<br /> *[[Devi Shetty]], founder of [[ Narayana Health]],<br /> *[[R. N. Shetty]], CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of [[Murudeshwara]] [[Shiva]] [[Temple]]<br /> *[[Deepak Shetty]], Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director JCB India Limited - India and South Asia’s largest Construction Equipment Company<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> *B.Govindan, Chairman of Bhima Jewelry Group, Billionaire<br /> <br /> ==War heroes==<br /> {{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br /> * [[Dinesh Chandra Bhandary]]: [[Vir Chakra]] awardee<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> == Gallery ==<br /> &lt;gallery&gt;<br /> File:Devi Shetty.jpg|[[Devi Shetty]]<br /> File:Rai Aishwarya.jpg|[[Aishwarya Rai]]<br /> File:Veerendra Heggade Potrit.jpg|[[Veerendra Heggade]]<br /> <br /> File:K. S. Hegde.jpg|[[K.S. Hegde]]<br /> File:Santhosh hedge.jpg|[[Nitte Santhosh Hegde]]<br /> File:Krishnadevaraya statue at Srikakulam, Krishna District.jpg|[[Krishnadevaraya]]<br /> File:Kayyara-Kinnanna-Rai.jpg|[[Kayyar Kinhanna Rai]]<br /> File:Shri Madhvacharya.jpg|[[Sri Madhavacharya]]<br /> File:Sneha ullal launch of satish reddy&#039;s &quot;house of horror&quot;.jpg|[[Sneha Ullal]]<br /> File:Veerappa Moily BNC.jpg|[[Veerappa Moily]]<br /> File:Prakash Shetty.jpg|[[Prakash Shetty]]<br /> File:Kkhebbar.jpg|[[Kattingeri_Krishna_Hebbar|KK Hebbar]]<br /> <br /> File:Manmohan Shetty.jpg|[[Manmohan Shetty]]<br /> File:Anushka Shetty.jpg|[[Anushka Shetty]]<br /> File:Suniel Shetty at Tata Sky&#039;s Health And Fitness launch.jpg|[[Suniel Shetty]]<br /> File:Shilpa Shetty Grand Finale Nach Baliye 5.jpg|[[Shilpa Shetty]]<br /> File:Prakash Raj at the SSDPH celebrations.jpg|[[Prakash Raj]]<br /> File:Dayanand Shetty.jpg|[[Dayanand Shetty]]<br /> File:Srinidhi Shetty Miss Supranational 2016 (cropped).jpg|[[Srinidhi Shetty]]<br /> File:Pooja Hegde 2016 (2).jpg|[[Pooja Hegde]]<br /> File:Pakhi Hegde at Smt Netaji film launch (6).jpg|[[Pakhi Hegde]]<br /> File:Kadri Gopalnath.png|[[Kadri Gopalnath]]<br /> File:Ganesh Hegde cropped.jpg|[[Ganesh Hegde]]<br /> File:Ravi Shastri.jpg|[[Ravi Shastri]]<br /> File:Attavar Balakrishna Shetty.jpg|[[A. B. Shetty]]<br /> File:Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty.JPG|[[B. R. Shetty]]<br /> File:Shamita Shetty at the launch of Watch Time&#039;s magazine 02.jpg|[[Shamita Shetty]]<br /> File:Josita Anola.jpg|[[Josita Anola|Josita Anola Rodrigues]]<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Tulu People}}<br /> [[Category:Tulu people|*]]<br /> [[Category:Tuluva| ]]<br /> [[Category:Lists of people by ethnicity]]<br /> [[Category:Tulu Nadu]]</div> 2405:204:531A:DB0:C76:5A44:4841:7AF8