Velu Thampi Dalawa

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Velu Thampi Dalawa
Statue of Veluthampi Dalawa at Mannadi in Adoor
Diwan of Kingdom of Travancore
In office 1802–1809
Preceded by	Jayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri
Succeeded by	Ummini Thampi
Monarch	Balarama Varma
Personal details
Born	6 May 1765 Thalakulam, Travancore
Died	1809 Mannadi, Travancore
Parent(s)	Manakkara Kunju Mayatti Pillai Valliyamma Pillai Thankachi

Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi of Thalakulam (1765–1809) was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal. He is best known for being one of the earliest individuals to rebel against the British East India Company's authority in India.