Thuluva Vellalar took to a large scale agriculture, supervising large farms and earning income from the sale of the produce.
Tuluva Vellalar is a community of Vellalars who had immigrated from Tulunad, a part of the modern district of South Canara, as warriors of King Veera Ballala III.
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Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar: First Indian principal of the Madras Medical College, Served as Chairman-UNESCO; Vice Chancellor, University of Madras for the Longest Tenure of 27 Yrs; Chairman-W.H.O, Younger Twin Brother of Sir.
Kongu Vellalar | Thuluva Vellalar | Vellalar | Kongu vellalar |
Among the non-Brahmins, sections of various communities like the Chettiars and Mudaliars (Thuluva Vellalars)in Tamil Nadu and sections of the Kammas, Padmashalis, Reddys, Rajus and Haridasus in Andhra Pradesh and so on in other states are known as Vaishnavites.