| Type | Silk sarees |
|---|---|
| Genre | Wardrobe store |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Founder(s) | Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti |
| Headquarters | Chennai, India |
| Number of locations | Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, India, U. S. A., Singapore |
| Area served | India |
| Website | Nalli |
Nalli is an iconic saree and textile retailer well known for its Kanjeevaram silks. This family-owned business has established 24 exclusive stores across the world, and has expanded its focus to cater to different consumer groups. Nalli Next, launched in 2008, creates contemporary designs for the new-age woman. The company is also a leading manufacturer and exporter of home furnishings.
Nalli was established in T. Nagar in 1928 by Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti, a weaver who belonged to the Padmasaliyar community.[1] Chinnasamy Chetti was a famous weaver of Kanchipuram sarees who had been weaving silk sarees since 1900 and gifted a Kanchipuram saree, the Durbar Pet, as a souvenir to George V during his visit to India in 1911. In 1928, he moved to the then Madras city and became one of the first to set up shop in the neighbourhood of T. Nagar which was founded in the early 1920s.[2]. The shop initially functioned from a house until Nalli established his own showroom in 1935.[2] Nalli Chinnasamy Chetti died in 1958 and was succeeded by his grandson Nalli Kuppusamy Chetti.[3][4]