Prominent People
- Muthiah Muralidaran – Sri Lanka international spin bowler; world record holder for most wickets taken in Test cricket
- Savumiamoorthy Thondaman - Post-independence politician
- K. Natesa Iyer - Pre-independence politician
- Mano Ganesan - Prominent Human Rights activist and a politician
- Arumugan Thondaman - Sri Lankan politician
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