Notable personalities from Tulu Nadu
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Sanjay Manjrekar was born on 12 July 1965 in Mangalore. He hails from a Marathi‐speaking family with deep cricketing roots: his father was...
Kudroli Ganesh is an acclaimed Indian magician, illusionist and cultural promoter, whose roots lie in Mangalore, Tulunad.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, popularly known as Aishwarya Rai, was born on 1st November 1973 to a Tulu-speaking Bunt family in Kudla (Mangalore).
Gidigere Ramakka Mugerthi was born in Vamanjoor, in the Mangalore taluk of Karnataka, to parents Kokra Muggera and Duggamma.
Jayaram Banan was born in a modest family in the Udupi region of Karnataka. His father worked as a driver and was known to be strict,...
In the world of Yakshagana, the name Lolamma Pachchanadi is immortal. The reason is this, even though she lived in extreme poverty, she...
Manohar Prasad hailed from Karual village in the Karkala taluk in Tulunad.He completed his college education in Mangaluru.
Ullala Mohan Kumar was born on 4 October 1933 in Kolya Kotekar, Ullal (Ullāla), in the Mangalore region of India.
Ashish Kumar Ballal (born 8 October 1970 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former Indian international field-hockey goalkeeper and captain who...
Handady Venkata Krishna Udupa (born 18 October 1921 in Udupi district, Tulunad, died 3 July 2003) was a prominent Indian scientist,...
Udupi Ramachandra Rao (10 March 1932 – 24 July 2017) was a pioneering Indian space scientist, often affectionately referred to as “ India’s...
Kemthur Kanthappa “K. K.” Shetty was born on 18 April 1901 at Kemthur, in the South canara district of the Madras Presidency (today...
Dinesh Chandra Bhandary was born on 4 August 1934 (though some service records list 4 January 1934) and hailed from the aristocratic Bunt...
Harini was born in Udupi (in present-day Karnataka) into a Tulu-speaking Shivalli Madhva Brahmin family, the daughter of renowned tulu...
Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar better known as K.K.Hebbar was born on 15 June 1911 in Kattingeri, near Udupi in what is now Karnataka, India.
Ganesh Kolekady was born in the culturally rich village of Athikaribettu in Mangalore district, Tulunad, as the only son of Krishnappa...
Garodi Thimmappa Alva was a distinguished Indian Army veteran from the coastal region of Karnataka, whose life journey embodied courage,...
Dinesh Ammannaya, one of the most respected Bhagavathas of the Thenku Tittu Yakshagana, the traditional art form of Tulu Nadu.
Born on August 1, 1956, in the Garodi family of Kalmady, he was the youngest son of Sri Angara Poojari and Smt.Gange Poojarthi.
Dr. K. G. Vasantha Madhava (9 April 1937 – 17 September 2025) was a veteran historian, researcher, and writer, widely respected for his...
