Velu Thampi Dalawa

Velu Thampi Dalawa
Statue of Veluthampi Dalawa at Mannadi in Adoor
Diwan of Kingdom of Travancore
In office
1802–1809
Preceded byJayanthan Sankaran Nampoothiri
Succeeded byUmmini Thampi
MonarchBalarama Varma
Personal details
Born6 May 1765
Thalakulam, Travancore
Died1809
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.