This is a list of notable people who belong to an ethnic Tuluva community and who natively speak the Tulu language.
Journalists
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai – Indian independence activist and writer V. T. Rajshekar – founder and editor of the Dalit Voice K. K. Shetty – freedom fighter (was the editor of Navayuga for a short period) Mumthaaz Nelliadka - News anchor in TV Vikrama Jaya Prakash Shetty - News Anchor in Republic Kannada
Freedom fighters
Kedambadi Ramaiha Gowda Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Ammembala Balappa Abbakka Chowta Karnad Sadashiva Rao Ubaar Manja Baidyer Shrivinasa Upadhyaya Paniyaadi (S.U. Paniyaadi) Satyamitra Bangera K.K Shetty Krishnaraya Kodgi Aerya Lakshminarayana Alva Mulki Ramakrishna Poonja V.N.Shenoy Kayyara Kinhanna Rai Barrister Attavara Shilpa Bantakal Lakshminarayana Sharma
Judiciary and lawyers
K. S. Hegde – former speaker of Lok Sabha; former judge of the Supreme Court of India N. Santosh 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 and former chief justice, Allahabad High Court Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty – former judge of Karnataka High Court
Literature, philosophy, and religion
P. Gururaja Bhat – historian and writer of Tulunadu Bannanje Govindacharya – Vedic scholar Ratnavarma Heggade Veerendra Heggade – philanthropist Padmanabh Jaini - Scholar of Buddhiam and Jainism M.K.Seetharam Kulal – Tulu-Kannada dramatist, poet; Karnataka State Tulu Sahithya Academy Award (2014) Madhvacharya – proponent of Dvaita (Dwaita) philosophy Muddana – poet Venkataraja Puninchathaya – scholar Kayyar Kinhanna Rai – poet and activist Bola Chittaranjan Das Shetty – writer Vishwesha Teertharu (Pejavara Shreegalavaru) Vadiraja Tirtha - Dvaita philosopher
Health care
B. M. Hegde – educationist and surgeon Dinker Belle Rai – Indian American vascular surgeon, inventor, athlete and philosopher Devi Shetty – philanthropist and surgeon Shantharam Shetty – orthopaedic surgeon K. N. Udupa – Padma Shri recipient
Politics
V. S. Acharya – former home minister, Karnataka state and former member of Karnataka legislative assembly and council 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) Raghupati Bhat – former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.), elected from Udupi constituency D. V. Sadananda Gowda – former Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, former Minister of Law and Justice, Former Minister of Railways, former Chief Minister of Karnataka K. Jayaprakash Hegde – former member of Parliament Shobha Karandlaje – member of Parliament, Udupi Lok sabha constituency, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries V. Dhananjay Kumar – former Union Minister Nalin Kumar Kateel – member of Parliament of Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency and former President of BJP-Karnataka 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 Janardhana Poojary – former Union Minister of State for Finance I. Rama Rai – former member of Parliament, Kasaragod Ramanath Rai – Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology Kumble Sundara Rao – former MLA of Surathkal constituency 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 B. Nagaraja Shetty – former Minister and MLA of Bantwal constituency, Karnataka
Artists
K. K. Hebbar – painter Kudroli Ganesh - Magician Prakash Shetty – cartoonist Sudarshan Shetty (born 1961) – artist R. Verman – art director
Film directors and producers
Ranjith Bajpe – film director and screenwriter, known for his work in Tulu cinema Anup Bhandari – film director, music director, lyricist and playback singer Ramchandra P. N. – filmmaker Manmohan Shetty – founder of Adlabs Films Raj B. Shetty Rakshit Shetty Rohit Shetty – film director and producer B. Vittalacharya – film director of Kannada, Telugu-language cinema
Actors
Pruthvi Ambaar Anushree Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Neha Shetty Anup Bhandari Nirup Bhandari Aravind Bolar Harini (Kannada actress) Pooja Hegde Kalpana (Kannada actress) Arjun Kapikad Leelavathi (actress) Vishal Kotian – Indian film and television actor Naveen D. Padil Shubha Poonja Vinaya Prasad Radhika Vinay Rai Prakash Raj Anushka Shetty Avantika Shetty Athiya Shetty Dayanand Shetty Dheekshith Shetty Krithi Shetty M. B. Shetty – 1970s Bollywood actor Rakshit Shetty – Kannada actor, director Rishab Shetty Vinod Kumar Alva Rohit Shetty Shamita Shetty Shilpa Shetty Srinidhi Shetty – Miss Supranational 2016 Suniel Shetty Yagna Shetty Suman Bhojaraj Vamanjoor
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 – singer
Science and technology
Vittal Rai – scientist Rajini Rao – physiologist Udupi Ramachandra Rao: scientist Kalidas Shetty – food scientist H. V. K. Udupa – electrochemical scientist
Sports
Ashwini Akkunji – national-level athlete Ashish Ballal – former captain of the Indian Field Hockey team and Arjuna awardee Budhi Kunderan – cricketer Mamatha Poojary – kabadi player Nikhil Poojary – footballer Satheesha Rai – weightlifter, Olympian and Arjuna awardee Tanush Kotian – cricketer Shodhan Rai – international bodybuilder and Ekalavya Award winner Vandana Rao – national sprinter, 1990s Chirag Shetty – badminton player Pooja Shri Shetty – karateka Vikrant Shetty – United Arab Emirates cricketer Gundibail Sunderam – cricketer Siddhanth Thingalaya – national sprinter Shreyas Iyer - Indian Cricketer
Bankers
U. R. Bhat – director of Karnataka Bank A. B. Shetty – founder of Vijaya Bank and 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 – businessman A. B. Shetty (1883–1960) – founder of Vijaya Bank Ajit Shetty – Belgian businessman; former chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica B. R. Shetty – CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire; Padma Shri recipient Devi Shetty – founder of Narayana Health Manmohan Shetty – founder of Adlabs Imagica Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty – chairman of Vijaya Bank R. N. Shetty – CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple
War heroes
Dinesh Chandra Bhandary – Vir Chakra recipient
Gallery
References