List of people from Trivandrum

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List of prominent people who was born/settled in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala.

• S. Karunakaran Nair - BCCI, Former Secretary
• Laurie Baker - Architect, born in England, settled in Trivandrum
• G. Madhavan Nair - ISRO Chairman
• Raja Ravi Varma - Painter
• Sankara Subbayyar - Chief Justice in SC
• Kris Gopalakrishnan - CEO of Infosys

Contents 1 Kings of Travancore 2 Social reformers / Cultural Leaders 3 Literature 4 Actors and Directors 5 Singers and Musicians 6 Doctors

[edit] Kings of Travancore

• Ayilyam Thirunal
• Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma
• Dharma Raja
• Marthanda Varma
• Moolam Thirunal
• Sethu Lakshmi Bayi
• Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma

[edit] Social reformers / Cultural Leaders

• Ayyankali
• Narayana Guru - Also a poet
• Chattampi Swamikal - Also a poet and prose writer

[edit] Literature

• Bichu Thirumala - Malayalam Poet
• E. V. Krishna Pillai
• Kumaran Asan - Poet
• Raja Raja Varma
• O. N. V Kurup - Poet
• Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer - Poet
• Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai (author of Shabda Tharavali)
• Sathi T. Nair Varinjam (Short story writer)

[edit] Actors and Directors

• Annie
• Baiju
• Baiju Thomas(writer,director)
• Balu kiriyath(writer,director,lyricist)
• Chippy
• Indrajith
• Indrans
• Jagadeesh
• Jagathi Sreekumar
• Joshi (director)
• Kalarenjini
• Kalpana
• Karamana Janardhanan Nair
• Karthika
• Madhu (actor)
• Manianpilla Raju
• Mohanlal
• Prem Nazir
• Prithviraj
• Priyadarshan
• Shaji Kailas
• Suraj Venjaramoodu
• Sathyan
• Santosh Sivan
• Sukumari
• Thulasidas (director)
• Urvasi
• Viji Thampy (director)
• Vinu kiriyath(Film script writer)
• Rajasenan (director)
• Rajan kiriyath(Film script writer)

[edit] Singers and Musicians

• Chithra K.S
• Hariharan (singer)
• Neyyattinkara Vasudevan - Carnatic musician
• M. G. Radhakrishnan - Musician
• M. G. Sreekumar
• M. Jayachandran
• Dr.Omana Kutty
• Sangeeth

[edit] Doctors

• Dr. A Marthanda Pillai, Neurosurgeon, Ananthapuri Hospitals
• Dr. Kashi Viswewaran, Nephrologist, Ananthapuri Hospitals
• Dr. Bahuleyan, Cardiologist, Ananthapuri Hospitals
• Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran
• Dr. Madhu Soodhanan, Neurologist, Ananthapuri Hospitals
• Dr. Krishnan Nair, Founding Director of Regional Cancer Centre(RCC)
• Dr. Bharath Chandran, Chairman SUT Hospital
• Dr. Madhu Mohan, General Surgeon, Ananthapuri Hospitals
• Dr. Suseela Prabhakaran , Former Director Regional Institute of Ophthalmology
• Dr. G. Velayudhan ( GG Hospital )
• Dr. Sambasivan, Neurologist
• Dr. J Madhava Naik, Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, Ananthapuri Hospitals
• Dr. Vijaya Raghavan, Cardiologist, KIMS