Template:Infobox given name Palanivel (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) or Palanivelu (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
Notable people with the name include:
- P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (1932–2006), Indian politician
- Palanivel Thiagarajan (born 1966), his son, Indian politician
- G. Palanivel (born 1949), Malaysian politician and government minister
- Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel (born 1948), Indian percussionist
- N. Palanivel, Indian politician in the 1970s and 1980s