List of Kammas

This is a list of notable Kammas or Kammavaaru (that is, notable members of the Kamma caste or social group distributed predominantly in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in India). [ [http://www.kammavelugu.com kammavelugu.com ] ]

Rulers and Warriors

* Musunuri Kapaaneedu
* Pemmasani Timmanayudu
* Pemmasani Ramalinga Nayudu
* Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu
* Jayapa Nayudu

Philanthropists

* Raja of Muktyala
* Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy
* Dr. Kasaraneni Sadasivarao
* Gorantla Venkanna
* Gottipati Brahmaiah
* Kalluri Chandramouli
* Avirineni Basava Punnaiah

Academics and intellectuals

* Avula Sambasiva Rao
* Dr. Kasaraneni Sadasivarao
* Narla Tata Rao
* Yelavarthy Nayudamma

Literature

* Kaviraju Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary
* Tripuraneni Gopichand
* Tummala Seetharama Murthy
* Vasireddy Seethadevi
* Pitcheswara Rao Atluri

Freedom Fighters

* N. G. Ranga
* Kalluri Chandramouli
* Koratala Satyanarayana

Business

* Cherukuri Ramoji Rao - EENADU Group
* Velagapudi Ramakrishna — Civil servant and industrialist, KCP group
* G.N. Naidu - Regency Ceramics Ltd
* Panda Punnaiah — Industrialist, Navabharat Ventures Ltd., Beardsell ltd.
* Rajshree Pathy — Businesswoman, Rajshree Sugar
* G.Bakthavathsalam — Chairman, K.G.Group.
* Harischandra Prasad — Chairman, Andhra Sugars, Andhra Petro Chemicals.
* Nimmagadda Prasad - Chairman,Matrix
* Raj Vattikuti - CEO,Covansys
* Nama Nageswara Rao Chairman, Madhucon Projects

Media and entertainment

* Dr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao — film actor, director, producer, studio owner,Ex CM,Legend of Legends
* Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao — film actor, studio owner,
* Gattamaneni Krishna — Film actor, Superstar
* Sobhan Babu — Film actor
* Nandamuri Balakrishna — Film Actor
* Daggubati Venkatesh — film actor and Studio Owner
* Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu— film actor and Studio Owner
* Jr. NTR — film actor
* Cherukuri Ramoji Rao — Eenadu Group Chairman
* Akkineni L. V. Prasad — actor, producer, and director
* Nandamuri Harikrishna — film actor
* Veeramachaneni Jagapati Choudary — film actor
* Ram - (actor, devdasu fame)
* Gummadi Venkateswara Rao— film actor
* Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao — director, producer
* Ramanjulu Naidu Alugulapati — music director
* Maganti Murali Mohan — producer
* Bhagyaraj — actor, director, producer
* Gadde Rajendra Prasad— actor
* Alur Chakrapani — writer and film producer
* Narla Venkateswara Rao — journalist and politician
* Paruchuri Brothers (writers)
* Y.V.S Chowdary - Producer & Director
* Srinu Vytla - Director
* Tottempudi Gopichand
* Jayasudha Actress

Politics

* Dr. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao-Ex CM of AP
* Nara Chandrababu Naidu-Ex CM of AP
* Nadendla Bhaskara Rao -Ex CM of AP
* Jayaprakash Narayan-Lok Satta party president(Party in AP)
* Paritala Ravindra-Ex MLA and ex labour minister
* Kotha Raghuramaiah-Ex MP and central minister in Nehru,Sastri and Indira Gandhi cabinets
* Makineni Basavapunnaiah Ex MLA in AP
* R. Prabhu-Present MP from Tamil Nadu under Congress(5 times MP)
* Koratala Satyanarayana
* Daggubati Purandareswari Present union minister
* Kakani Venkata Ratnam -Leader of Jai Andhra movement
* Avirineni Venkataramaiah
* Parvathaneni Upendra -Ex MP and union minister
* Kavuri Sambasiva Rao
* Thummala Nageswara Rao
* Renuka Chowdhary MP

cience and technology

* Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu — engineer and inventor
* Yelavarthy Nayudamma — chemical engineer and leather scientist
* Dr.Kota Harinarayana

ports

* Koneru Humpy — chess grandmaster
* V. R. Naren Kumar — five times National Motorrally Champion
* Pullela Gopichand — All England Badminton Champion; currently a coach
* Pendyala Harikrishna chess champion
* M S K Prasad Cricket Player

References

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