Reddy (surname)

Reddy/Reddi is a surname that has independent origins in both India and Ireland.

This article refers solely to the Indian surname. In India it is predominantly used by members of the Telugu speaking Reddy caste. It is also used as a surname by members of the Reddi Lingayat^[1] and Reddy Vokkaliga^[2]^[3]^[4] communities of Karnataka. The following is a list of notable people with surnames Reddy and associated variants.

Freedom Fighters

President of India

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy^[5]

Reddy served as the 6th President of India (1977 1982). He was born in Andhra Pradesh.

Governors

#	Order	Governor	State	Term of the office
#	Order	Governor	State	Term start	Term end	Duration
1	(Acting)	P. Chandra Reddy	Madras State	24 November 1964	7 December 1965	1 year, 13 days
2	3rd	Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy	Madhya Pradesh	11 February 1965	2 February 1966	356 days
2	3rd	Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy	Madhya Pradesh	10 February 1966	7 March 1971	5 years, 25 days
3	6th	Bezawada Gopala Reddy	Uttar Pradesh	1 May 1967	30 June 1972	5 years, 60 days
4	8th	Marri Chenna Reddy	Uttar Pradesh	25 October 1974	1 October 1977	2 years, 341 days
	14th		Punjab	21 April 1982	6 February 1983	291 days
	23rd		Rajasthan	5 February 1992	30 May 1993	1 year, 114 days
	10th		Tamil Nadu	31 May 1993	2 December 1996	3 years, 185 days
5	6th	S. Obul Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	25 January 1975	10 January 1976	350 days
6	(Acting)	Konda Madhava Reddy	Maharashtra	16 April 1985	30 May 1985	44 days
7	14th	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	Maharashtra	20 February 1988	18 January 1990	1 year, 332 days
8	6th	K. V. Raghunatha Reddy	Tripura	12 February 1990	14 August 1993	3 years, 183 days
	6th		Manipur	20 March 1993	30 August 1993	163 days
	14th		West Bengal	14 August 1993	27 April 1998	4 years, 256 days
	(Additional charge)		Sikkim	12 November 1995	9 February 1996	−276 days
	19th		Odisha	31 January 1997	12 February 1997	12 days
	19th		Odisha	31 December 1997	27 April 1998	117 days
9	12th	B. Satya Narayan Reddy	Uttar Pradesh	12 February 1990	25 May 1993	3 years, 102 days
9	(Additional Charge)	B. Satya Narayan Reddy	West Bengal	13 July 1993	14 August 1993	32 days
10	20th	Nallu Indrasena Reddy	Tripura	26 October 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 27 days

Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Reddy served as the 4th Lok Sabha Speaker (1967-1969) & (1977) for two terms.

Union Cabinet Ministers

#	Name	Portfolio	Term of the Office		Duration	Cabinet
#	Name	Portfolio	Start	End	Duration	Cabinet
1	Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy	2nd Union Minister of Production 2nd Union Minister of Works, Housing & Supply 3rd Union Minister of Commerce & Industry	15 April 1952	16 April 1957	5 years, 1 day	Nehru II
			17 April 1957	4 April 1961	3 years, 352 days	Nehru III
			4 April 1961	19 July 1963	2 years, 106 days	Nehru IV
2	Bezawada Gopala Reddy	4th Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting	10 April 1962	31 August 1963	1 year, 143 days	Nehru IV
3	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	3rd Union Minister of Steel 5th Union Minister of Mines 8th Union Minister of Transport & Aviation	9 June 1964	24 January 1966	1 year, 216 days	Shastri
			11 January 1966	24 January 1966	13 days	Nanda II
			24 January 1966	13 March 1967	1 year, 51 days	Indira I
4	Marri Chenna Reddy	5th Union Minister of Steel 7th Union Minister of Mines & Metals	16 March 1967	27 April 1968	1 year, 42 days	Indira I
5	K. V. Raghunatha Reddy	7th Minister of Comapany Affairs	20 June 1970	18 March 1971	2 years, 230 days	Indira II
5	K. V. Raghunatha Reddy	7th Minister of Comapany Affairs	18 March 1971	5 February 1973	1 year, 324 days	Indira III
6	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	10th Union Minister of Communications 11th Union Minister of Home Affairs	11 January 1974	10 October 1974	272 days	Indira III
6	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy		10 October 1974	24 March 1977	2 years, 165 days	Indira III
7	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy	20th Union Minister of Shipping and Transport	2 February 1983	7 September 1984	1 year, 218 days	Indira IV
		24th Union Minister of Industry	7 September 1984	31 October 1984	54 days	Indira IV
		24th Union Minister of Industry	4 November 1984	31 December 1984	57 days	Rajiv I
		18th Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs	21 June 1991	9 October 1992	1 year, 125 days	PVN Rao
8	Sudini Jaipal Reddy	23rd Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting	1 May 1997	19 March 1998	322 days	Gujral
		23rd Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting	22 May 2004	18 November 2005	1 year, 180 days	Singh I
		4th Union Minister of Culture	23 May 2004	29 January 2006	1 year, 251 days
		35th Union Minister of Urban Development	18 November 2005	25 May 2009	3 years, 188 days
		35th Union Minister of Urban Development	26 May 2009	19 January 2011	1 year, 238 days	Singh II
		38th Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas	19 January 2011	28 October 2012	1 year, 283 days
		6th Union Minister of Earth Sciences	19 October 2012	18 May 2014	1 year, 211 days
		17th Union Minister of Science and Technology	29 October 2012	18 May 2014	1 year, 201 days
9	Gangapuram Kishan Reddy	34th Union Minister of Tourism	21 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 324 days	Modi II
		12th Union Minister of Culture	21 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 324 days
		9th Union Minister of the Development of North Eastern Region	21 July 2021	9 June 2024	2 years, 324 days
		25th Union Minister of Coal	10 June 2024	Incumbent	124 days	Modi III
		45th Union Minister of Mines	10 June 2024	Incumbent	124 days	Modi III

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha

Sudini Jaipal Reddy

Reddy served as the 7th Leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha (1991-1992). He was born in Telangana.

Chief Ministers

#	Order	Chief Minister	State	Term of the Office
#	Order	Chief Minister	State	Start	End	Duration
1	1st	Agaram Subbarayalu Reddiar	Madras Presidency	17 December 1920	11 July 1921	206 days
2	10th	Omanthur Periyavalavu Ramaswamy Reddiyar	Madras Presidency	23 March 1947	6 April 1949	2 years, 14 days
3	1st	Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy	Mysore State	25 October 1947	30 March 1952	4 years, 157 days
4	2nd	Bezawada Gopala Reddy	Andhra State	28 March 1955	1 November 1956	218 days
5	1st	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	1 November 1956	11 January 1960	3 years, 71 days
5	1st	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	12 March 1962	20 February 1964	1 year, 345 days
6	3rd	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	21 February 1964	30 September 1971	7 years, 221 days
7	6th	Marri Chenna Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	6 March 1978	10 October 1980	2 years, 218 days
7	6th	Marri Chenna Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	3 December 1989	17 December 1990	1 year, 14 days
8	8th	Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	24 February 1982	20 September 1982	208 days
9	9th	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	20 September 1982	9 January 1983	111 days
9	9th	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	9 October 1992	12 December 1994	2 years, 64 days
10	11th	Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	17 December 1990	9 October 1992	1 year, 297 days
11	14th	Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	14 May 2004	20 May 2009	5 years, 6 days
11	14th	Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	20 May 2009	2 September 2009	105 days
12	16th	Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	25 November 2010	1 March 2014	3 years, 96 days
13	17th	Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	30 May 2019	12 June 2024	5 years, 13 days
14	2nd	Anumula Revanth Reddy	Telangana	7 December 2023	Incumbent	351 days

Judges of Supreme Court

Sr.No.	Name	Date of appointment	Date of retirement	Tenure length
1	P. Jaganmohan Reddy	1 August 1969	22 January 1975	5 years, 174 days
2	O. Chinnappa Reddy	17 July 1978	24 September 1987	9 years, 69 days
3	K. Jayachandra Reddy	11 January 1990	14 July 1994	4 years, 184 days
4	B. P. Jeevan Reddy	7 October 1991	13 March 1997	5 years, 157 days
5	P. Venkatarama Reddi	17 August 2001	9 August 2005	3 years, 357 days
6	B. Sudarshan Reddy	12 January 2007	7 July 2011	4 years, 176 days
7	Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy	2 November 2018	4 January 2022	3 years, 63 days

Union Ministers of State

Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy

27th Union Minister of State for Railways (2012-2014)

T. Subbarami Reddy

Union Minister of State for Mines, Industrialist, and Film producer

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (2019-2021)

Civil Servants

Padma Awardees

Padma Vibhushan

#	Year	Name	Field
1	1992	Ravi Narayan Reddy	Public Affairs
2	2010	Prathap C. Reddy	Trade & Industry
3	2010	Y. V. Reddy	Public Affairs

Padma Bhushan

#	Year	Name	Field
1	1956	Muthulakshmi Reddi	Medicine
2	1974	B. Narasimha Reddy	Arts
3	1977	Perugu Siva Reddy	Medicine
4	1992	C. Narayana Reddy	Literature
5	2000	Radha Reddy	Arts
6	2001	Raj Reddy	Sciences
7	2005	K. I. Varaprasad Reddy	Sciences
8	2005	K. Srinath Reddy	Medicine
9	2011	G. V. Krishna Reddy	Trade & Industry
10	2011	K. Anji Reddy	Trade & Industry
11	2016	D. Nageshwara Reddy	Medicine

Padma Shri

#	Year	Name	Field
1	1968	Sudha Venkatasiva Reddy	Social Work
2	1969	N. Balakrishna Reddy	Social Work
3	1971	Devan Venkata Reddy	Trade & Industry
4	1972	Krishna Reddy	Arts
5	2000	Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy	Public Affairs
6	2005	K.C. Reddy	Sciences
7	2009	A. Sankara Reddy	Literature
8	2011	Anita Reddy	Social Work
9	2012	T. Venkatapathi Reddiar	Florist
10	2017	B. V. R. Mohan Reddy	Trade & Industry
11	2020	Chintala Venkat Reddy	Agriculture
12	2022	Gaddam Padmaja Reddy	Arts
13	2023	B. Ramakrishna Reddy	Literature

Other Politicians

Adala Prabhakara Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Nellore
Alimineti Madhava Reddy - Home Minister, United Andhra Pradesh
Anantha Venkatarami Reddy - Member of Parliament (MP), Anantapur
B. V. Subba Reddy - Politician
Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy - Politician and Founding Member, Swatantra Party
Bezawada Papi Reddy - Member of Parliament, Ongole
Bhuma Nagi Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Nandyal
Bojja Venkata Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Nandyal
Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy - MLA, Andhra Pradesh, Nandikotkur
Byreddy Shabari - MP, Lok Sabha, Nandyal
G. Janardhana Reddy - Leader of the BSR Congress party
G. Karunakara Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Bellary
G. Prathap Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Nandyal
G. Somashekara Reddy - MLA, Karnataka, Bellary
Gujjula Ravindra Reddy - Mayor of Altlandsberg (Germany) and Member of State Parliament, Brandenburg, Germany
K. R. Suresh Reddy - Ex Speaker of United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Kandula Obul Reddy - Member of Parliament, Kadapa
Kasu Krishna Reddy - Minister of Cooperation; Minister of Food & Civil Supplies, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy - Minister, Government of Telangana
Kotha Prabhakar Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Medak
Kunduru Jana Reddy - 1st Leader of Opposition, Telangana Legislative Assembly
Maddur Subba Reddy - Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, representing Nandyal
Magunta Parvathi Subramma Reddy - Member of Parliament, Ongole
Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy - Member of Parliament, Ongole
Magunta Subbarama Reddy - Member of Parliament, Ongole
Mahendra Reddy - Ex Cabinet Minister, Government of Fiji
Marri Shashidhar Reddy - Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Sanathnagar constituency in Andhra Pradesh, Member of National Disaster Management Authority
Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy - Member of Parliament, Nellore, Narasaraopet, Ongole
Modugula Venugopala Reddy - Member of Parliament, Narasaraopet
Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy - 2nd President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
Nimma Raja Reddy - Ex Minister, Government of United Andhra United Pradesh
P. Mahender Reddy - Ex Minister, Government of Telangana
P. V. Midhun Reddy - Member of Parliament, Rajampet
Pocha Brahmananda Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Nandyal
Ronda Narappa Reddy - Member of Parliament, Ongole
S. P. Y. Reddy - MP, Lok Sabha, Nandyal; Chairman of Nandi Pipes, Panyam Cements and S.P.Y. Agro Industries
S. Raja Reddy - MLA of Tamil Nadu, Communist Party of India
Sanigaram Santosh Reddy - Ex Minister, Government of Telangana
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy - Member of Parliament, Communist party of India
T. N. Viswanatha Reddy - Member of Parliament, Rajampet
Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy - Ex Minister, Government of United Andhra Pradesh
Vutukuru Rami Reddy - Member of Parliament, Kadapa
Y. Eswara Reddy - Member of Parliament, Kadapa
Y. S. Avinash Reddy - Member of Parliament, Kadapa
Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy - Member of Parliament, Kadapa
Y. V. Subba Reddy - Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, representing Ongole

Leaders, activists, reformers and philanthropists

Arutla Ramchandra Reddy - Indian freedom fighter and Telangana movement leader
Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy - a leader of the Telangana Rebellion
Chandra Pulla Reddy - Indian communist leader
Gona Ganna Reddy - ruler of the Vaddemani Kingdom
Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy (1869-1953) - Kotwal of Hyderabad, founder of Reddy Hostel
T. Nagi Reddy (1917-1976) - Communist politician from Andhra Pradesh, India
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy - led the first popular revolt against British occupation in 1847

Poets and writers

Apsara Reddy — journalist
Gona Budda Reddy - 13th-century poet
Gunapati Keshavaa Reddy (G. K. Reddy)(1923-1987) - journalist and chief of bureau of The Hindu
Keshava Reddy – Telugu novelist
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy (born 1939) - poet from Rayalaseema
M. S. Reddy - poet, producer, director, philanthropist
Nandini Sidda Reddy
Sunkireddy Narayana Reddy
Suravaram Pratapareddy (1896–1953), social historian from Hyderabad State
Vemana - Also known as Yogi Vemana or Kumaragiri Vema Reddy, 14th-century Telugu poet

Film industry

A. Kodandarami Reddy, director
B. Nagi Reddy, producer, Dadasaheb Phalke awardee
B. V. Nandini Reddy, director
Bharath Reddy, actor
B. N. Reddy, director, first Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient from South India
Dil Raju (born Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy), producer
H. M. Reddy, producer, director of first South Indian talkie movie
K. V. Reddy, director, screenwriter, and producer
Kartikeya Gummakonda, actor
Keerthi Reddy, actress
Kiran Abbavaram, actor
M. Prabhakar Reddy, actor
Madhura Sreedhar Reddy, director, producer, and distributor
Nag Ashwin Reddy, director, screenwriter, producer
Nithiin (born Nithin Kumar Reddy), actor
Pattabhirama Reddy Tikkavarapu, producer and director
Prashanth Neel, director
Raam Reddy, director
Ramana Reddy, actor and comedian
Rami Reddy, actor
Rasool Ellore, cinematographer
S. Gopala Reddy, cinematographer
S. V. Krishna Reddy, director, musician
Sameer Reddy, cinematographer
Sameera Reddy, actress
Sandeep Reddy Vanga, director, screenwriter, and editor
Sankalp Reddy, director and screenwriter
Siva Reddy, actor, mimicry
Sriya Reddy, actress
Sujeeth, director
Surender Reddy, director
Swathi Reddy, actress
V. N. Reddy
Vikram Krishna Reddy, producer, actor
Vishal (Vishal Krishna Reddy), actor
Vaibhav Reddy, actor
Sriman (born Kumaravatha Srinivasa Reddy), actor

Education

Amulya Kumar N Reddy - Chairman of Department of Management Studies in Indian Institute of Science and awardee of Volvo Environment Prize
Arjula Ramachandra Reddy - biologist, first vice-chancellor of Yogi Vemana University
Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, founder and vice-chancellor of Andhra University; Vice-chancellor of Mysore University
G. Ram Reddy - former University Grants Commission chairman
Daya Reddy - South African scientist and Acting Vice Chancellor at the University of Cape Town

Other

G. Pulla Reddy, businessman, philanthropist
G. Raghava Reddy - IPS, known for innovative farming
Gayatri Reddy, Indian anthropologist
Krishna Reddy (artist), printmaker and sculptor
Laxman Reddy - bodybuilder, Mr. World 2010
Malla Reddy, educationist, politician
P Obul Reddy, entrepreneur, industrialist, philanthropist
Prem Reddy, businessman
Sashi Reddi, CEO and founder, AppLabs
Solipuram Madhusudhan Reddy (born 1940), Indian botanist with the standard author abbreviation S.M. Reddy
T Venkattram Reddy, businessman
Umesh Reddy, serial killer and rapist from India
Y. Venugopal Reddy, Reserve Bank Governor
Yamini Reddy - Kuchipudi

Singers

S. V. Krishna Reddy, Indian music composer and singer

Sports

Arundhati Reddy, Indian crickteter
Bharath Reddy, Indian cricketer
Gayatri Reddy, owner of the now-defunct Deccan Chargers franchise
Harishankar Reddy, Indian cricketer
N. Sikki Reddy, badminton player
Neelapu Rami Reddy - sprinter and athletics champion
Nitish Kumar Reddy, Indian cricketer

References

^ Reddy, K N (12 January 2017). "Karnataka: The Lingayats are no longer as united as they were?". Deccan Chronicle. Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Karnataka Caste Wise Report".
^ Report of the Second Backward Classes Commission. Vol. 3. Bangalore: Government of Karnataka. 1986. pp. 48–49.:”'Okkalu' means cultivation or agriculture. The main sub-divisions are 'Morasu Vokkaliga', 'Ganga- dikara Vokkaliga', Kudu Vokkaliga, Kunchitiga, Hallikar(Pallikar) Vokkaliga, Namdhari Vokkaliga, Reddy Vokkaliga, Telugu Vokkaliga, Sarpa Vokkaliga, Uppinakolagada Vokkaliga, Mustiku Vokkaliga, Kapu Vokkaliga, Pakanatha Reddy Vokkaliga, Nadashetty Vokkaliga, Gowdas, Gounder and Vokkaliga Hegde.”
^ Bhatt, S.C.; Bhargava, Gopal K. (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Karnataka, Volume 13. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. p. 145. ISBN 81-7835-369-5.
^ https://www.presidentofindia.gov.in/Neelam_Sanjiva/profile

[1] Reddy, K N (12 January 2017). "Karnataka: The Lingayats are no longer as united as they were?". Deccan Chronicle. Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[2] "Karnataka Caste Wise Report".

[Second_Backward_Classes_Commission-3] Report of the Second Backward Classes Commission. Vol. 3. Bangalore: Government of Karnataka. 1986. pp. 48–49.:”'Okkalu' means cultivation or agriculture. The main sub-divisions are 'Morasu Vokkaliga', 'Ganga- dikara Vokkaliga', Kudu Vokkaliga, Kunchitiga, Hallikar(Pallikar) Vokkaliga, Namdhari Vokkaliga, Reddy Vokkaliga, Telugu Vokkaliga, Sarpa Vokkaliga, Uppinakolagada Vokkaliga, Mustiku Vokkaliga, Kapu Vokkaliga, Pakanatha Reddy Vokkaliga, Nadashetty Vokkaliga, Gowdas, Gounder and Vokkaliga Hegde.”

[4] Bhatt, S.C.; Bhargava, Gopal K. (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Karnataka, Volume 13. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. p. 145. ISBN 81-7835-369-5.

[5] ttps://www.presidentofindia.gov.in/Neelam_Sanjiva/profile

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