Somasundaram
Pronunciation | Cōmacuntaram |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Tamil Malayalam |
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Region of origin | Southern India Sri Lanka |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Somasundaran |
Somasundaram or Somasundaran (Tamil: சோமசுந்தரம், romanized: Cōmacuntaram) is a male given name in South India and Sri Lanka. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.
Notable people
Given name
- Kumaravel Somasundaram (born 1962), Indian cancer biologist, professor in the Indian Institute of Science
- Madurai S. Somasundaram (1919–1989), Carnatic music vocalist
- Mi. Pa. Somasundaram (1921–1999), Tamil journalist, poet, writer and musicologist
- S. D. Somasundaram (1930–2001), political leader and administrator, cabinet minister of the Tamil Nadu state
- V. Somasundaram, Indian politician, member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Surname
- Guru Somasundaram, Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries
- Ponisseril Somasundaran (born 1939), American mineral engineer
- Pradip Somasundaran (born 1967), Indian playback singer
- Rajan Somasundaram, composer, drummer, violinist and music producer based in Raleigh
- Somasundaram Nadesan, QC (1904–1986), Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, civil rights activist, member of the Senate of Ceylon
- Somasundaram Senathirajah (1942–2025), Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament
See also
- 31600 Somasundaram, minor planet
- All pages with titles containing Somasundaram
- All pages with titles containing Somasundaran