A listing of notable alumni is published by the college. Some of those named are as follows.
Physicist •
Anna Mani Mathematicians •
Srinivasa Ramanujan (did not graduate),
mathematician Politicians •
C. N. Annadurai, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, 1967–69 •
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh, 1964–71 •
Murasoli Maran, politician •
Prof. K. Anbazhagan, politician •
Navalar Nedunchezhiyan, politician, Interim Chief minister, Minister for 25 years •
E. V. K. Sampath, politician and one of the founders of
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam •
C. Vijayaraghavachariar, former President of the
Indian National Congress •
K. C. Reddy, first Chief Minister of old state of
Mysore •
Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao, parliamentarian •
E. Pugazhendi, Cuddalore Legislator thrice •
Durai Murugan, Kadpadi, Vellore Legislator and Senior Most Cabinet Minister of TN State in the last 4 decades •
P. R. Natarajan, Member of Parliament (Lokha Sabha) •
Sachithananthan K Maravanpulavu, Sri Lanka Tamil Nationalist politician
Bureaucrat •
C. K. Gandhirajan,
IPS Officer
Literary figures •
Paravastu Chinnayasuri,
Telugu poet and professor of
Telugu language •
Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar,
Tamil playwright •
Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya, history writer •
Vairamuthu,
poet •
K. D. Thirunavukkarasu, Tamil scholar and
Sahitya Akademi Award winner •
Tapi Dharma Rao, Telugu journalist and Sahitya Akademi Award winner
Filmmakers •
R. S. Manohar, drama and
Tamil cinema actor •
A. M. Rajah, singer and music director •
D. Imman, music director •
Na. Muthukumar, Tamil Lyricist •
P. Rangan, Administrator, Sun TV Network Limited
Other •
N. Madhava Rao - Former Diwan of
Kingdom of Mysore, Member of Drafting Committee, Mysore Civil Service (ICS Officer) •
Robin Singh, former Indian cricketer •
Bharath Reddy, former Indian cricketer • M. Ilanchezhian, -Tamil Scholar and Writer, Professor, Rationalist •
M. B. Nirmal, environmentalist and founder of
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