List of People From Tamil Nadu - Cultural Icons

Cultural Icons

  • Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar, scholarly saint
  • Madurai Chinna Pillai, grass-roots activist
  • Vyjayanthimala, Bharatanatyam dancer & she introduce semi-classical dance in Bollywood.
  • Rukmini Devi Arundale, Bharatanatyam dancer, founder of Kalakshetra
  • Balasaraswati, Bharatanatyam dancer
  • Alarmel Valli, Bharatanatyam dancer
  • Chitra Visweswaran, Bharatanatyam dancer
  • Padma Subramanyam, Bharatanatyam dancer
  • Medha Hari, Bharatanatyam dancer
  • Pithukuli Murugadas, musician known for his songs on Lord Murugan
  • K. B. Sundarambal, actress, singer
  • Sirkali Govindarajan, vocalist and Carnatic music exponent
  • Sirkali G. Siva Chidambaram, vocalist and Carnatic music exponent
  • T.M.Soundararajan, vocalist and carnatic music exponent

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