Somasundaram

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.

Somasundaram
சோமசுந்தரம்

Pronunciation	Cōmacuntaram
Gender	Male
Language	Tamil Malayalam
Origin
Region of origin	Southern India Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spelling	Somasundaran

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