Murthy

Murthy, Murthi, Murty, Murti or Moorthy, or similar variants, is a name from the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana. It is found commonly amongst Brahmins as a personal name or surname. It is often paired with names of Hindu gods and concepts, forming other namese.g. Dakshinamurthy, Krishnamurthy, Satyamurthy, etc.

Notable people with the name include:

Murthy

• A. N. Murthy Rao (1900–2003), Indian writer
• Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, Indian politician
• Anil Murthy (born 1973), Singaporean diplomat and sports executive
• Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy, Indian politician
• Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy (1906–1979), Indian politician
• Bhamidipally Narasimha Murthy (born 1957), known as Bnim, Indian writer and cartoonist
• Bhattam Srirama Murthy (1926–2015), Indian politician
• Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (1933–1985), known as Udaykumar, Indian actor, writer and film producer
• Borra Gopi Murthy, Indian politician
• Chitrapu Narayana Murthy (1913–1985), Indian film director and producer
• Chivukula Anjaneya Murthy (1958–2018), Indian scientist and academic
• D. Venkatesh Murthy, Indian social worker and politician
• Dipika Murthy (born 1980), Indian hockey player
• Geeta Guru-Murthy, British journalist
• Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna Murthy (1943–2022), known as Krishna, Indian actor, director and film producer
• H. G. S. Murthy, Indian civil servant and space scientist
• H. K. Narasimha Murthy, Indian violinist
• H. M. Krishna Murthy, Indian researcher
• H. Narayan Murthy (1924–2011), Indian clinical psychologist, writer, philosopher and Sanskrit scholar
• H. R. Keshava Murthy (1934–2022), Indian Gamaka exponent
• I. N. Murthy (1925–2014), Indian film director
• Idream R. Murthy, Indian politician
• Janaki Srinivasa Murthy (born 1945), known as Vaidehi, Indian feminist writer
• Janga Krishna Murthy (born 1958), Indian politician
• Jayathi Murthy, Indian-American mechanical engineer
• K. E. Krishna Murthy (born 1938), Indian politician
• K. K. S. Murthy (1929–2025), Indian aeronautics engineer
• K. Ramachandra Murthy (born 1948), Indian journalist
• K. S. R. Murthy, Indian politician
• Kanaka Murthy (1942–2021), Indian sculptor
• Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thero (born 1948), Sri Lankan Buddhist monk
• Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy (born 1946), Indian politician
• Karthikeya Murthy (born 1985), Indian composer, singer-songwriter
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy (born 1970), British television presenter and journalist
• Kusuma Murthy, Indian politician
• M. Chidananda Murthy (1931–2020), Indian writer, researcher and historian
• M. R. N. Murthy, Indian scientist and academic
• M. Rajasekara Murthy (1922–2010), Indian politician
• M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy (1939–2001), Indian politician
• M. V. Ramana Murthy, Indian coastal scientist and ocean engineer
• Mahesh Murthy (born 1965), Indian marketer, entrepreneur and investor
• Mala Murthy (born 1975), American neuroscientist
• Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 1949), Indian writer
• Mano Murthy, Indian musician and composer
• Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy (1914–2011), Indian actor
• Mukkamala Krishna Murthy (1920–1982), Indian lawyer and actor
• Murthy Devarakonda, American computer scientist
• Murthy Rajan (born 1944), Indian cricketer
• N. R. Narayana Murthy (born 1946), Indian entrepreneur
• N. S. Satya Murthy (1936–1984), Indian physicist
• Niren Murthy, Indian bioengineer and academic
• Padmini Murthy, Indian medical doctor and academic
• Phaneesh Murthy, Indian businessman
• Prathibha Srikanth Murthy (1977–2005), Indian murder victim
• Prema Murthy (born 1969), American artist
• Punyamurthula Suryanarayana Murthy, known as Chitti Babu, Indian actor and comedian
• R. Narayana Murthy (born 1954), Indian film director and producer
• Ramakrishnan Murthy (born 1989), Indian singer
• S. S. Murthy (born 1946), Indian academic
• Sheela Murthy (born 1961), Indian lawyer and philanthropist
• Siva Narayana Murthy (1955–2022), Indian actor
• Sivaram Murthy, Indian researcher
• Srimushnam Srinivasa Murthy (1923–2009), Indian freedom fighter and writer
• Srinivasa Murthy (born 1949), Indian actor
• Srinivasa Murthy (dubbing artist) (1972–2023), Indian voice actor
• Sudha Murthy (born 1950), Indian educator, writer and philanthropist
• Sumathi Murthy, Indian musician, composer and LGBT right activist
• T. K. Murthy (born 1922), Indian Mridangam player
• Tammareddy Krishna Murthy (1920–2013), Indian film producer
• Thandava Murthy Muthu (born 1975), Indian weightlifter
• Tummala Seetharama Murthy (1901–1990), Indian poet
• U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932–2014), Indian writer and literary critic
• V. K. Murthy (1923–2014), Indian cinematographer
• V. S. R. Murthy (born 1959), former director of the Indian Coast Guard
• Veturi Sundararama Murthy (1936–2010), Indian poet
• Vidya Murthy (born 1956), Indian actress
• Vivek Murthy (born 1977), American medical doctor
• Yalamanchili Radhakrishna Murthy (died 2013), Indian medical doctor and politician

Murty

• Akshata Murty (born 1980) Indian heiress and entrepreneur
• Ambareesh Murty (1971/72–2023), Indian entrepreneur and business executive
• B. R. Murty (1928–2003), Indian botanist
• Budaraju Srinivasa Murty (born 1964), Indian metallurgical engineer
• Graeme Murty (born 1974), English-born Scottish footballer
• Gurazada Srirama Murty (1851–1899), Indian writer, poet and editor
• K. Satchidananda Murty (1924–2011), Indian philosopher and academic
• M. Ram Murty (born 1953), Indian-Canadian mathematician
• Murty Kennedy (born 1956), Irish hurler
• P. M. Murty, Indian business executive
• Peesapati Narasimha Murty (1920–2007), Indian actor
• Ravula Suryanarayana Murty (born 1935), Indian writer, poet and journalist
• Rohan Murty (born 1982/83), Indian entrepreneur
• S. Murty Srinivasula, Indian cell biologist and academic
• Tad Murthy (1937–2018), Indian-Canadian oceanographer
• U. S. R. Murty, Indian academic

Murthi

• Ahora Murthi Krishnasamy (–1973), Singaporean murder victim
• J. V. Ramana Murthi (1933–2016), Indian actor
• M. V. V. S. Murthi (1938–2018), Indian politician, businessperson and teacher
• Murthi Nayanar, Nayanar saint
• Palanki Venkata Ramachandra Murthi (1909–2005), Indian children's writer

Murti

• AÅ¡ok Murti (born 1962), Serbian wardrobe stylist
• Missula Suryanarayana Murti (1911–1973), Indian politician
• N. G. Krishna Murti (1910–1995), Indian civil engineer
• Ram Murti, Indian politician
• Ram Murti Verma (born 1965), Indian politician
• Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murti (1902–1986), Indian philosopher, writer, translator and academic

Moorthy

• A. K. Moorthy (born 1964), Indian politician
• A. T. Moorthy (1928–2008), Sri Lankan diplomat
• Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy (born 1964), Indian organic photochemist and researcher
• Kanapathy Moorthy (1932–2010), Malaysian judoka
• Lanka Bhadradri Sri Ramachandra Moorthy (born 1952/56), known as L. B. Sriram, Indian actor, comedian, writer, playwright and producer
• M. Moorthy (1969–2005), corporal in the Malaysian Army
• P. Moorthy, Indian politician
• Rani Moorthy, Malaysian-born playwright, actress and producer
• Santha Moorthy (born 1979), Indian cricketer
• Tharun Moorthy, Indian film director and screenwriter
• V. Moorthy, Indian politician
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 1936), Indian actor and comedian
• Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (born 1966), Malaysian lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

• Moorthy, the main character in Raja Rao's 1938 novel Kanthapura

Mourthi

• Vignes Mourthi (1980–2003), Malaysian convicted drug trafficker

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