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* [[Lt General]] [[Kunhiraman Palat Candeth|K P Candeth]].<ref>BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3</ref>{{full|date=November 2012}} – Lieutenant General in the Indian Army during Indo-Pak war |
* [[Lt General]] [[Kunhiraman Palat Candeth|K P Candeth]].<ref>BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3</ref>{{full|date=November 2012}} – Lieutenant General in the Indian Army during Indo-Pak war |
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* [[Irayimman Thampi]] – Carnatic musician and music composer |
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* [[Mohanlal]] - Actor |
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* [[Dileep]] - Actor |
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* [[Ranjitha]] born SriValli - Actress from Menon sub caste |
* [[Ranjitha]] born SriValli - Actress from Menon sub caste |
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* [[Archana Nair]] - Miss Kerala 2009 |
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* [[Chandran Nair]] |
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* [[Mira Nair]] - film director and producer |
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==Business Person== |
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* [[C. P. Krishnan Nair]]- the Founder-Chairman of the [[Leela Group of Hotels]] |
* [[C. P. Krishnan Nair]]- the Founder-Chairman of the [[Leela Group of Hotels]] |
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* [[Chandran Nair]] |
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==See also== |
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This list of Nairs contains prominent members of the Nair community of southern India. (However the list is not complete)
Spiritual leaders
- Swami Chinmayananda – (previous name Balakrishna Menon) Modern day Hindu guru and founder of Chinmaya Mission
- Sree Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Chattampi Swamikal – Hindu sage, social reformer
Freedom fighters
- Velu Thampi Dalawa – Dalawa of erstwhile Travancore Kingdom and a freedom fighter
- K. Kelappan – a.k.a. Kerala Gandhi, freedom fighter, founder of the Nair Service Society
Policy makers/administrators
- K. P. Karunakara Menon – Ex President of Nair Service Society
Military personnel
- Lt General K P Candeth.[1][full citation needed] – Lieutenant General in the Indian Army during Indo-Pak war
Artists and Writers
- Irayimman Thampi – Carnatic musician and music composer
- Mohanlal - Actor
- Prithviraj[disambiguation needed] - Actor
- Sureshgopi - Actor
- Dileep - Actor
- Ranjitha born SriValli - Actress from Menon sub caste
- Archana Nair - Miss Kerala 2009
- Chandran Nair
- Mira Nair - film director and producer
Kathakali artists
- Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair – prominent Kathakali exponent
- Kavalappara Narayanan Nair – prominent Kathakali exponent
- Madavoor Vasudevan Nair – prominent Kathakali exponent
- Pattikkamthodi Ravunni Menon – prominent Kathakali exponent
- Guru Kelu Nair – prominent Kathakali exponent
- Kalamandalam Padmanabhan Nair – prominent Kathakali exponent
- Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair – a renowned Kathakali artiste; won Padma Shri Award 1971
Business Person
- C. P. Krishnan Nair- the Founder-Chairman of the Leela Group of Hotels
- Chandran Nair
See also
References
- ^ BJP today, Volume 12. Page:20, Column:3