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Our origins can be traced to the ancient pre-Tamil Sangam days. We may have originally hailed from northern Srilanka, according to a school of thought. The circus holds a special attraction for members of our community and many of the celebrated acrobats of India are Ezhavas.

Prominent Ezhava
Political leaders
C. Kesavan, Former Chief Minister of Erstwhile Princely State of Travancore-Cochin
R. Sankar, Former Chief Minister of Kerala, Former General Secretary, S.N.D.P Yogam, Former Secretary, S.N. Trusts
V. S. Achuthanandan, Current Chief Minister of Kerala
Vayalar Ravi, Current Union Cabinet Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs
Mullappally Ramachandran, Current Union Minister of State for Home
V. M. Sudheeran, Former Speaker, Minister of Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan, Current State Secretary & Polit Bureau Member of C.P.I(M)
K.K.Viswanathan, Former Governor of Gujarat, Former President, S.N.D.P Yogam
Benoy Viswam, Current Minister for Forests, Kerala
K.P.Rajendran, Current Minister for Revenue, Kerala
C.Divakaran, Current Minister for Food, Kerala
Mullakkara Ratnakaran, Current Minister for Agriculture, Kerala
P.K.Gurudasan, Current Minister for Labour, Kerala
Arangil Sreedharan, Former Union Minister of State
T.K. Divakaran, Former Minister of Kerala
Vakkom B. Purushothaman, Former Speaker, Minister of Kerala, Former Lt.Governor, Andaman Nicobar Islands
T. K. Ramakrishnan, Former Home Minister of Kerala
P.S.Sreenivasan, Former Revenue Minister of Kerala
K.R. Gowri Amma, First woman Minister in Kerala
M.Kamalam, Second woman Minister in Kerala
M.T.Padma, Third woman Minister in Kerala
Susheela Gopalan, Fourth woman Minister in Kerala
E. Balanandan, Former Polit Bureau Member of C.P.I(M)
P.K.Gopalakrishnan, Former Dy.Speaker Kerala , WInner of Kerala Sahitya academy award
Varkala Radhakrishnan, Former Speaker of Kerala
Veliyam Bharghavan, Current State Secretary of C.P.I
Pannyan Raveendran, Former State Assistant Secretary of C.P.I
K. Pankajakshan, Former All India General Secretary of R.S.P
P. Vijayadas, Former M.L.A, K.P.C.C Executive member, Trivandrum District Cooperative Bank Chairman
Prof. T.J.Chandrachoodan, Current All India General Secretary of R.S.P
C. V. Padmarajan, Former Minister of Kerala
Kadavoor Sivadasan, Former Minister of Kerala
V.V.Raghavan, Former Minister of Kerala
M.K.Raghavan, Former Minister of Kerala, Former General Secretary, S.N.D.P Yogam & S.N.Trusts
K.P.Viswanathan, Former Minister of Kerala
K.P.Prabhakaran, Former Minister of Kerala
M.K.Hemachandran, Former Minister of Kerala, Former Chairman, Kerala Public Service Commission
Adv.A.Sujana Pal, Former Minister of Kerala
A.C.Shanmugha Das, Former Minister of Kerala
C.K.Nanu, Former Minister of Kerala
Thachadi Prabhakaran, Former Finance Minister of Kerala
N.Sreenivasan, Former Excise Minister of Kerala
Babu Divakaran, Former Minister of Kerala
Adoor Prakash, Former Minister of Kerala
Krishnan Kaniyamparambil, Former Minister of Kerala
C K Chandrappan, Former M.P
N.N. Krishnadas, Former M.P
K. P. Dhanapalan, Current M.P from Chalakkudy Constituency
P.Karunakaran, Current M.P from Kasaragod Constituency
K.Sudhakaran, Current M.P from Kannur Constituency
Adv.Sampath, Current M.P from Attingal Constituency
K.Babu, Current M.L.A, Tripunithura
C.M.Dinesh Mani, Current M.L.A, Palluruthy, Former Mayor, Kochi
C. K. Manisankar, Current Deputy Mayor, Kochi

Artists and actors
Amal Neerad Film Director
Ambili Aravind, Famous Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam Dancer, 'Kala Thilakam' at State School Festival, University Youth Festival
Biju Pappan Film Actor
Mythili(Brighty Balachandran) Film Actress
Chippi Actress
Deepak dev music director
Devan Film Actor
Gayatri Asokan Singer
Harisree Ashokan Film Actor
I. V. Sasi Film Director
Jayan/Jayavijaya, Karnatic Musicians
Joshy Film Directo
K. P. Kumaran Script writer, Film Director
K. R. Vijaya Film Actress
K. S. Sethumadhavan Film Director
K.K.Rajeev Film/Serial Director
Kalavoor Ravikumar Film Director
Kavya Madhavan , Film Actress
Kaviyoor Revamma Singer
Kedamangalam Sadanandan famous storyteller, native of North Paravur
Kunhandi Film Actor
Kuthiravattom Pappu Film Actor
Mala Aravindan Film Actor
M. K. Arjunan Music Director
Manoj K. Jayan Film Actor
Ms Varada Film Actress
Mukesh Film Actor
Narayanan Ramachandran Painter
O. Madhavan Drama, Film Director
P. G. Viswambaran Film Director
Parur BharathanFilm Actor
Pavithran Film Director
Ponnambili Aravind, Famous Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattam Dancer, daughter of late Ambili Aravind, Former Film Actress now leading family life.
Pramod Pappan
Rajeev Anchal Film Director
Raveendran Master Music Director(his name is also included under the list of famous viswakarmas)
Ramachandra Babu Cinematographer . Tamil
Ramu Karyat Film Director
Rani Chandra Film Actress
Ratheesh Film Actor
Ravi K Chandran Cinematographer
Rima Kallingal Film Actress
S. L. Puram Sadanandan Drama Artist, Director
Sainoj Late Playback Singer
Saji Surendran Film Director
Salim Kumar Film Actor
Samvrutha Sunil Film Actress
Sanusha Film Actress, father Thiyya, mother Namboothiri
Sathyan Anthikkad Film Director
Shaji N. Karun Film Director
Shammi Thilakan Film Actor, Dubbing Artist
Shibu Chakravarthy Music Director
Shobi Thilakan Film Actor, Dubbing Artist
Sreenivasan Film Actor, Script writer, Film Director
Sunser Das Film Director
T.Damodaran Producer, Script writer
Thilakan Film Actor
V. Sambasivan Story telling
V.K.Sreeraman Film Actor
Vidhu Prathap Singer
Vijayasree Film Actress
Vineeth Sreenivasan Film Actor, Singer

Scientists
Sreeja Sreeharshan , Scientist , Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Trivandrum
Dr Radhakrishnan M. Pullarkat, Poultry Scientist, Government of Kerala
Dr.K. S. ManilalEmeritus professor Dept.of botany, University of Calicut. He has done excellent work on taxonomy of angiosperms, ethnobotany and there are so many noteworthy books into his credit. He translated hortus malabaricus into English and is available in several volumes.
Dr.R.Prakash , Agricultural Scientist, Kerala Agricultural University
Vainu Bappu - One of the most famous astronomers of India .
Dr.Pathiyoor Gopinath, Agricultural Scientist
Dr.Pushpangadan- Formerly director of Tropical Botanical garden and Research Institute, Trivandrum; National Botanical Research institute- Lucknow. A well known environmental conservationist and ethnobotanist. He was the spearhead in the discovery of a rejuvenating traditional medicine used by kani tribes of Trivandrum from a plant popularly known as Aarogya pacha.
E.K. Janaki Ammal- renowned Botanist and one of the pioneers in Ethnobotanical research in India. The botanical herbarium of Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu (CSIR) is named after her and there is an award given by ministry of environment and forests, govt. of India known as Prof. E.K.Janaki Ammal award given to outstanding researchers in the area of biodiversity studies
Dr V K Vijayan - Director of V P Chest Institute, Delhi.
Dr. Gangan Prathap is Director, NISCAIR, New Delhi. Earlier, he was VC of CUSAT. He had the first rank in JEE 1969, and in 1990, was awarded the S S Bhatnagar Prize in Science and Technology.
Dr.K. Damodaran He is the first Indian who took the PHD in Nuclear Physics. He is the founder of Narayana Mandira Samithy at Bombay. He was the former director of BARC. He was appointed as a lecture at S.N College Kollam by Sree R.Sankar.

Freedom Fighters
A. P. Udhayabhanu
C. Kesavan
I. K. Kumaran
Nettur. P. Damodaran
R.Prakasham, Ex-MLA

Business figures
S.D.Shibulal, Executive Director, Infosys (Richest Ezhava in the world)
M.P.Purushothaman, Chairman, Empee Group of Companies, Chennai (Empee Distilleries Ltd, Empee Sugars & Chemicals, Empee Hotels Ltd, Empee Power Ltd, etc.)
Gokulam Gopalan, Chairman, Gokulam group of companies
Narayanan Ramachandran, Chairman, Ganpat group of companies
V.P.Nandakumar, Chairman, Manappuram Group of companies
M.P.Ramachandran, Chairman, Jyothi Laboratories
M.P.Moothedath, Founder of Sree Narayana Engineering Industries Ltd, Shoranur, T.D.Rajan, Chairman, Foam 'N' Foam, Chennai.
Vivek Venugopal, Elite Group, Trichur, Co-owner, Kerala IPL Team
M.S.Mani. Chairman, Kaumudi Group of companies
K.Somasundaram, Shri Ram Cashews, Kollam
K.Suresh, S.V.Cashew Company, Kollam
Sindhu Satheesh, Director, Foam 'N' Foam, Chennai.
Dr.V.P.Sidhan, Cholayil group of companies
V.S.Pradeep, Cholayil group of companies.
Dr.A.V.Anoop, AVA group of companies.
T.R.Raghavan, Elite group of companies
Ajit Balakrishnan, Chairman Rediff.com
Arun Balakrishnan, Chairman and Managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation.
Dr. Arun Balakrishnan, Vice President (Biotechnology). Nicholas Piramal India Ltd,
C. R. Kesavan Vaidyar, Chandrika Ayurvedics
N.K.Padmanabhan Vaidyar, NUPAL Remedies (Makers of 'Kamilari', 'Hair'o Max oil')
P.V.Chandran, Chairman, KTC group of companies
P. V. Gangadharan, Director, India Vision TV
P.V.Nidheesh, Director, Mathrubhoomi Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd, Kozhikkode
C.C.Jayaram, Director, Mathrubhoomi Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd, Kozhikkode
A.Balan, Chairman, K.R.Group of companies, Secretary, Tirur SNDP Union
Sivanandan, Maharaja Textiles, Kochi, Secretary, Kanayannur SNDP Union
Vishnu Bhakthan, New Rajasthan Marbles, Chirayinkil
K.J.Anup, Grihalakshmi Rice, Palakkad
K.K.Karnan, Nirapara Sortex Rice
Gopu Nandilath, Chairman, Gopu Nandhilath Group, Thrissur
Chandran Nandilath, Chairman, Chandran Nandhilath Group, Thrissur
Poruthiyil Narayanan Vaidyar, Madhava Pharmaceutical Laboratories(He belongs to Poruthiyil family, a Thiyya family of phisicians, Chalavara, Shoranur)
Dr.M.Anirudhan, Essen Nutritious U S A. Polakkulath Narayanan, Hotel Renaissance, Cochin
C.I.Gopalan, Chairman, Ernakulam Medical Centre Ltd, Kochi
V.C. Govindan, Argo transformers, Mumbai
K.S.Ramakrishnan, Anupama Jewellary, Cochin
Dr.M.A.Gopalan, Hotel Metropolitan, Cochin
P.M.Hareesh Babu, Managing Director, Impresario Event Management India Ltd, Kochi
N.B.Lalsan, Managing Director, Central India Associates, Bhilai Steel Plant.
Chandradas Prathibha Group of Textiles, Varkal and Attingal
V.M.Purushothaman, Transoceanic Trading Corporation, Coir Exporter
G.Mohandas, Chairman, Kerala Hotels Pvt.Ltd, SouthPark Hotel, Trivandrum
Sivaprasad, Condor Group, Dubai
Dr.Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Santhimadom Builders & Developers, Santhimadom Agro Farm Ltd, Santhimadom Group, Kochi
Dr.Biju Ramesh, Rajadhani Group, East Fort, Trivandrum
M.N.Ramadas, N.M.Group, Tripunathura
Suraj Sasidharan , Grand Tour Kerala, Kollam
P.C.Gangadharan, Founder Jayasree Group, Calicut.
Priya Anoop, Director, Cholayil group of companies.
P.C.Madhavan, Co-Founder Jayasree Group, Calicut.

Journalists
K.Sukumaran, Former Chief Editor, Kerala Kaumudi
M.S Mani, Chief Editor, Kerala Kaumudi
M.S Madhusoodanan, Editor, Kerala Kaumudi
Deepu Ravi, Managing Editor, Kerala Kaumudi
B.C Jojo, Executive Editor, Kerala Kaumudi
Kamal Ram Sajeev, Editor, Mathrubhumi weekly.
M.S.Banesh, Jeevan TV
Harry, Amritha TV
Manila C Mohan, Mathrubhumi weekly.
Laby, Manorama TV.
Valsa Mani, Kerala Kaumudi
Prasanth Raghuvamsam, Asianet.
Dr.T K Santhoshkumar, Amritha TV (Natakame Ulakam.)
S Prassanrajan Senior editor India Today
R Damodaran India Today
Neethi Raveendran, News Caster, Doordarsan National