| Sir Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar • Natesa Mudaliar • P. T. Rajan • Bhaktavatsalam |
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| Tamil Nadu |
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Vellala Mudaliars [1] [2] [3] are a community from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. They are landowning feudal castes and are a part of the Vellalar caste.
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The name Vellalar is derived from two words namely Vellam meaning flood in Tamil and alar meaning ruler or controller. So Vellalar means controller of floods. It is also to be remembered that the word Velanmai means Agriculture in Tamil. Sometimes they are also referred to as Karalar which means "lord of the clouds" in Tamil[4].
Vellala Mudaliar community comprises castes which use Mudaliar title predominantly such as
The following is a detailed list of Vellalar sub-castes using Mudaliar title distributed throughout the state of Tamil Nadu
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They, otherwise use the caste title Pillai if they do not use Mudaliar title.
Vellala Mudaliars are distributed throughout the state of Tamil Nadu. However, they form a significant proportion of population in the districts of Thondaimandalam. Vellala Mudaliars also form a sizeable population in the central and southern districts of Tamil Nadu.
Justice. S. JAGADISAN, HONOURABLE JUDGE IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHENNAI Justice. P. BHASKARAN, HONOURABLE JUDGE IN THE HIGHT COURT OF CHENNAHI Justice S. NATARAJAN, HONOURABLE JUDGE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA.