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Thuluva VellalarThuluva Vellalar or Arcot Mudaliar is a Tamil caste from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Karnataka.Their original presence is significant in the Northern districts of Tamil Nadu and Southern districts of AndhraPradesh.{{Infobox ethnic group |image = |caption = |group = Thuluva Vellala Mudaliar |popplace = Tamil Nadu |languages =Tamil(Mother tongue), Kannada, Telugu |religions = Hinduism |related = Agamudayar ((Vellalar))

OriginTuluva Vellalar is a community of Vellalars who had immigrated from Tulunad, a part of the modern district ofSouth Canara, as warriors of King Veera Ballala III.

Thondaimandalam and Thuluvars migrationA Chola king named Athondai Chakravarthy had brought down the Thuluva Vellalars to the present dayThondaimandalam of Tamil Nadu. Athondai Chakravarthy had established his rule over Northern Tamil Nadu afterwinning the battle over the Kurumbar.[1] This is the reason that part of North Tamil Nadu was named asThondaimandalam, named after this victorious king. It has also been noted that Athondai Chakravarthy had broughtVellalars from Srisailam to settle down at Thondaimandalam.

Notable people Sir. A. Ramaswamy Mudaliar: Member of Winston Churchill's war cabinet, First President of ECOSOC and

Founder of WHO, Diwan of Mysore. Sir. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar, First Indian Principal of the Madras Medical College, former chairman of

UNESCO and Vice Chancellor, University of Madras for the Longest Tenure of 27 Yrs Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar, Tamil Playwright Arcot Narrainsawmy Mudaliar, Philanthropist and Founder of RBANMs Educational Charities R. K. Shekhar, Tamil and Malayalam film music director A. R. Rahman, Indian music director G. V. Prakash Kumar, Tamil film music director

References[1][1] The Asiatic journal Volume 28 Page 303

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