Kannan
Kannan is a Tamil and Malayalam male given name. Due to a Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Krishna, who is offered the epithet of Kannan in Tamil, meaning, "the one who is to be seen".
Etymology
The word Kannan might come from the Pali into Tamil during the classical period. In Pali, Kanha means dark or black, and the Sanskrit equivalent will be Kṛṣṇa. In Tamil-speaking regions, Lord Krishna is called as Kanna.Notable people
Given name
- B. Kannan, Indian cinematographer
- K. Kannan, Singaporean footballer
- Kannan (music director), Indian film music composer
- Kannan Balakrishnan, Indian musician
- Kannan Iyer, Indian film writer and actor
- Kannan Soundararajan, Indian mathematician
- M. Kannan, Indian politician
- P. Kannan, Indian politician from Tamil Nadu
- R. Kannan, Indian film director
- S. P. Kannan, Indian politician
- Srirangam Kannan, Indian musician
- Vedham Puthithu Kannan, Indian filmmaker
- Kannan Srinivasan, Indian-American politician in Virginia
Last Name
- Biju C. Kannan, Indian film director
- Beena Kannan, Indian businesswoman
- Bharathi Kannan, Indian film director
- Embar Kannan, Indian musician
- Kanal Kannan, Indian film choreographer
- Ravi Kannan R Indian oncologist and Padma Shri awardee
- Ravindran Kannan, Indian computer scientist
- Siddharth Kannan, Indian broadcaster
- Yaar Kannan, Indian film director
Other uses
Films
Kannan En Kadhalan, 1968 Tamil filmKannan Varuvaan, 2000 Tamil filmPlaces
- Kannan Devan Hills, village in Kerala, India