Datla
Appearance
Datla surname is used by royal descendants of Kota Vamsa.
The Kota kings, Kshatriyas of Dhanunjya gotra ruled from Dharanikota during the 11th and 12th century AD. Last King of this dynasty was Kota Betaraja. The Jampana, Datla, Dandu, Dantuluri, Uppalapati, Pakalapati and Nallaparaju royal families of Dhanunjaya Gotra, who were Zamindars of Ramachandrapuram, Mogalthur, Kotapalli, Ghandavaram, Kuppili, Moida and Mutta Talaga Chiralaall claim descent from this ancient dynasty.
Notable people bearing the name Datla include:
- Colonel D. S. Raju (Datla Satyanarayana Raju)–Personal doctor to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
- D. V. S. Raju (Datla Venkata Suryanarayana Raju) –film producer & chairman National Film Development Corporation.
- Ramesh Datla - Chairman and Managing Director of Elico Limited, and Chairman, CII Southern Region. Also the Vice-Chairman of All India Kshatriya Federation
- Vanitha Datla - Vanitha Datla is the Vice Chairperson of Elico Limited.
- Paavana Kumar Datla - Paavana Kumar Datla is the Asst. Manager (Procurement Department) of Chowgule & Company Pvt Ltd., Ratnagiri, Maharashtra