Murthy, Murthi, Murty, Murti or Moorthy, or similar variants, is a name from the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. It is found commonly amongst Brahmins as a personal name or surname. It is often paired with names of Hindu gods and concepts, forming other namese.g. Dakshinamurthy, Krishnamurthy, Satyamurthy, etc.
Notable people with the name include:
Murthy A. N. Murthy Rao (1900–2003), Indian writer Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, Indian politician Anil Murthy (born 1973), Singaporean diplomat and sports executive Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy, Indian politician Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy (1906–1979), Indian politician Bhamidipally Narasimha Murthy (born 1957), known as Bnim, Indian writer and cartoonist Bhattam Srirama Murthy (1926–2015), Indian politician Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (1933–1985), known as Udaykumar, Indian actor, writer and film producer Borra Gopi Murthy, Indian politician Chitrapu Narayana Murthy (1913–1985), Indian film director and producer Chivukula Anjaneya Murthy (1958–2018), Indian scientist and academic D. Venkatesh Murthy, Indian social worker and politician Dipika Murthy (born 1980), Indian hockey player Geeta Guru-Murthy, British journalist Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy (1943–2022), known as Krishna, Indian actor, director and film producer H. G. S. Murthy, Indian civil servant and space scientist H. K. Narasimha Murthy, Indian violinist H. M. Krishna Murthy, Indian researcher H. Narayan Murthy (1924–2011), Indian clinical psychologist, writer, philosopher and Sanskrit scholar H. R. Keshava Murthy (1934–2022), Indian Gamaka exponent I. N. Murthy (1925–2014), Indian film director Idream R. Murthy, Indian politician Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (born 1945), known as Vaidehi, Indian feminist writer Janga Krishna Murthy (born 1958), Indian politician Jayathi Murthy, Indian-American mechanical engineer K. E. Krishna Murthy (born 1938), Indian politician K. K. S. Murthy (1929–2025), Indian aeronautics engineer K. Ramachandra Murthy (born 1948), Indian journalist K. S. R. Murthy, Indian politician Kanaka Murthy (1942–2021), Indian sculptor Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero (born 1948), Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy (born 1946), Indian politician Karthikeya Murthy (born 1985), Indian composer, singer-songwriter Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 1970), British television presenter and journalist Kusuma Murthy, Indian politician M. Chidananda Murthy (1931–2020), Indian writer, researcher and historian M. R. N. Murthy, Indian scientist and academic M. Rajasekara Murthy (1922–2010), Indian politician M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy (1939–2001), Indian politician M. V. Ramana Murthy, Indian coastal scientist and ocean engineer Mahesh Murthy (born 1965), Indian marketer, entrepreneur and investor Mala Murthy (born 1975), American neuroscientist Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 1949), Indian writer Mano Murthy, Indian musician and composer Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy (1914–2011), Indian actor Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (1920–1982), Indian lawyer and actor Murthy Devarakonda, American computer scientist Murthy Rajan (born 1944), Indian cricketer N. R. Narayana Murthy (born 1946), Indian entrepreneur N. S. Satya Murthy (1936–1984), Indian physicist Niren Murthy, Indian bioengineer and academic Padmini Murthy, Indian medical doctor and academic Phaneesh Murthy, Indian businessman Prathibha Srikanth Murthy (1977–2005), Indian murder victim Prema Murthy (born 1969), American artist Punyamurthula Suryanarayana Murthy, known as Chitti Babu, Indian actor and comedian R. Narayana Murthy (born 1954), Indian film director and producer Ramakrishnan Murthy (born 1989), Indian singer S. S. Murthy (born 1946), Indian academic Sheela Murthy (born 1961), Indian lawyer and philanthropist Siva Narayana Murthy (1955–2022), Indian actor Sivaram Murthy, Indian researcher Srimushnam Srinivasa Murthy (1923–2009), Indian freedom fighter and writer Srinivasa Murthy (born 1949), Indian actor Srinivasa Murthy (dubbing artist) (1972–2023), Indian voice actor Sudha Murthy (born 1950), Indian educator, writer and philanthropist Sumathi Murthy, Indian musician, composer and LGBT right activist T. K. Murthy (born 1922), Indian Mridangam player Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920–2013), Indian film producer Thandava Murthy Muthu (born 1975), Indian weightlifter Tummala Seetharama Murthy (1901–1990), Indian poet U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932–2014), Indian writer and literary critic V. K. Murthy (1923–2014), Indian cinematographer V. S. R. Murthy (born 1959), former director of the Indian Coast Guard Veturi Sundararama Murthy (1936–2010), Indian poet Vidya Murthy (born 1956), Indian actress Vivek Murthy (born 1977), American medical doctor Yalamanchili Radhakrishna Murthy (died 2013), Indian medical doctor and politician
Murty Akshata Murty (born 1980) Indian heiress and entrepreneur Ambareesh Murty (1971/72–2023), Indian entrepreneur and business executive B. R. Murty (1928–2003), Indian botanist Budaraju Srinivasa Murty (born 1964), Indian metallurgical engineer Graeme Murty (born 1974), English-born Scottish footballer Gurazada Srirama Murty (1851–1899), Indian writer, poet and editor K. Satchidananda Murty (1924–2011), Indian philosopher and academic M. Ram Murty (born 1953), Indian-Canadian mathematician Murty Kennedy (born 1956), Irish hurler P. M. Murty, Indian business executive Peesapati Narasimha Murty (1920–2007), Indian actor Ravula Suryanarayana Murty (born 1935), Indian writer, poet and journalist Rohan Murty (born 1982/83), Indian entrepreneur S. Murty Srinivasula, Indian cell biologist and academic Tad Murthy (1937–2018), Indian-Canadian oceanographer U. S. R. Murty, Indian academic
Murthi Ahora Murthi Krishnasamy (–1973), Singaporean murder victim J. V. Ramana Murthi (1933–2016), Indian actor M. V. V. S. Murthi (1938–2018), Indian politician, businessperson and teacher Murthi Nayanar, Nayanar saint Palanki Venkata Ramachandra Murthi (1909–2005), Indian children's writer
Murti Ašok Murti (born 1962), Serbian wardrobe stylist Missula Suryanarayana Murti (1911–1973), Indian politician N. G. Krishna Murti (1910–1995), Indian civil engineer Ram Murti, Indian politician Ram Murti Verma (born 1965), Indian politician Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murti (1902–1986), Indian philosopher, writer, translator and academic
Moorthy A. K. Moorthy (born 1964), Indian politician A. T. Moorthy (1928–2008), Sri Lankan diplomat Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy (born 1964), Indian organic photochemist and researcher Kanapathy Moorthy (1932–2010), Malaysian judoka Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ramachandra Moorthy (born 1952/56), known as L. B. Sriram, Indian actor, comedian, writer, playwright and producer M. Moorthy (1969–2005), corporal in the Malaysian Army P. Moorthy, Indian politician Rani Moorthy, Malaysian-born playwright, actress and producer Santha Moorthy (born 1979), Indian cricketer Tharun Moorthy, Indian film director and screenwriter V. Moorthy, Indian politician Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 1936), Indian actor and comedian Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (born 1966), Malaysian lawyer and politician
Fictional characters Moorthy, the main character in Raja Rao's 1938 novel Kanthapura
Mourthi Vignes Mourthi (1980–2003), Malaysian convicted drug trafficker
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