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Kannan

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Pronunciation
  
Kaṇṇaṉ

Language(s)
  
Tamil

Derived
  
Krishna

Gender
  
Male

Variant form(s)
  
Kanna

Region of origin
  
Southern IndiaNorth-eastern Sri Lanka

Kannan (Tamil: கண்ணன்) is a given name for a male Tamils. Due the 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 known as Kannan in Tamil. In Tamil it means "playful" or "merry."

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Given name

  • B. Kannan, Indian cinematographer
  • K. Kannan, Singaporean footballer
  • Kannan (music director), Indian film music composer
  • Kannan Balakrishnan (born 1964), Indian musician
  • Kannan Iyer, Indian film writer and actor
  • Kannan Soundararajan, Indian mathematician
  • M. Kannan, Indian politician
  • P. Kannan, Indian politician
  • R. Kannan (born 1975), Indian film director
  • S. P. Kannan, Indian politician
  • Srirangam Kannan (born 1952), Indian musician
  • Vedham Puthithu Kannan, Indian filmmaker.

    • Surname

  • Biju C. Kannan, Indian film director
  • Beena Kannan (born 1960), Indian businesswoman
  • Bharathi Kannan (born 1962), Indian film director
  • Embar Kannan (born 1975), Indian musician
  • Kanal Kannan, Indian film choreographer
  • Prijesh Kannan, Indian memory specialist
  • Ravindran Kannan (born 1953), Indian computer scientist
  • Siddharth Kannan, Indian broadcaster
  • Yaar Kannan, Indian film director

    • Films

  • Kannan En Kadhalan, 1968 Tamil film
  • Kannan Varuvaan, 2000 Tamil film

    • Places

  • Kannan Devan Hills, village in Kerala, India

    • References

    Kannan Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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