List of Kongu Vellala kootams
Following is a List of Kongu Vellalar Kootams or Clans. There are 149 of them. Some of them have subsects who are considered 'Pangali's or brothers who cannot marry within the kootam. Each kootam has its one or more exclusive or shared Kuladeivam or clan deity and Kulaguru or clan guru. The Kuladeivam is called as Kanikoil and Kulaguru is called Samiar (Swamy-ar). For example, the writer of this article's kootam is Panangadan whose kanikoil is Elumathur Pongiyayi (Pon kali amman) and Kulaguru is Pasur Akilanda Diksitar.
- Adhitreya Kumban
- Aadai (Kuladeivam-Sri Kariya Kaliamman,Parenchervazhi,Kangeyam)(அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ கரியகாளியம்மன், காங்கேயம்)
- Aadhi
- Adhirai
- Aavan (Kuladeivam-Sri Kariya Kaliamman,Parenchervazhi,Kangeyam)(அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ கரியகாளியம்மன், காங்கேயம்)
- Andai (Kuladeivam-Sri Veera kumaraswamy,Vellakovil)
- Akini
- Aavan
- Anangan
- Andhuvan (kuladeivam- sri selvanayagiamman,keeranur,kangeyam taulk)
- Ariyan
- Alagan
- Bharatan
- Bramman
- Chellam (Kuladeivam-Sri Selliamman, Konaiyarru, Namakkal Dt)
- Cheran (அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ செல்வக்குமாரசுவாமி, முத்தூர்,ஈரோடு மாவட்டம்)
- Devendran
- Dananjayan
- Danavantan
- Eenjan
- Elumathur Kadais
- Ennai
- Indran
- Kaadan
- Kadai
- Kaari
- Kaavalar
- Kadunthuvi
- Kalinji
- Kambakulathaan
- Kanakkan
- Kanavaalan
- Kannan
- Kannandhai[Kuladheivam:Manalur(kannivadi),Pappini,Mohanur(Namakkal) etc]
- Karunkannan
- Kauri
- Kavalan
- Kiliyan
- Keeran (Sri Selvanayaki Amman, Keeranur)
- Kodarangi
- Koorai(Kuladeivam-Sri Ponkaliamman,Sivagiri near Erode)
- Kuruppan
- Kotrandhai
- Kottaarar
- Kovar
- Koventhar
- Kumarandhai
- Kundali
- Kungili
- Kuniyan
- Kunnukkan
- Kuyilan
- Kuzhlaayan
- Maadai
- Maadhaman
- Maathuli
- Maavalar
- Maniyan(Mohanoor(Namakkal Dist) nd Muthur(Erode Dist))
- Maruthurai Kadais
- Mayilan
- Mazhluazhlagar
- Medhi
- Meenavan
- Moimban
- Moolan
- Mooriyan
- Mukkannan
- Munaiveeran
- Muthan
- Muzhlukkadhan
- Naarai
- Nandhan
- Neelan
- Nettai maniyan
- Neerunni
- Neidhali
- Neriyan
- Odhaalar(Kuladeivam-Sri Kariya Kaliamman,Parenchervazhi,Kangeyam)(அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ கரியகாளியம்மன்,காங்கேயம்)
- Odhalar (Appichimar madam, Thingalur)
- Ozhukkar
- Paaliyan
- Paamban
- Paanan
- Paandian
- Paadhari
- Padhuman
- Padukkunni
- Paidhali
- Panaiyan
- Panangadan
- Panjaman
- Pannai
- Pannan
- Paamaran
- Pavalan
- Payiran(Kuladeivam-Sri Kariya Kaliamman,Parenchervazhi,Kangeyam)
- Periya Kulam ( Kuladeivam - Sri Rathinamurthi,Sankarandampalayam,Dharapuram)
- Perunkudi {Kuladeivam - Pavuliyamman (பவுளியம்மன், நன்னியூர், கரூர் [மா]), Vangalamman (வாங்கலம்மன், வாங்கல், கரூர் [மா])}
- Pillan
- Podiyan
- Ponnan
- Poochadhai
- Poodhiyan
- Poosan
- Porulthantha or mulukadhan(Kuladeivam-sri Kadayeshwarar,Kadaiyur)
- Punnai
- Puthan
- Saakadai or Kaadai
- Sathandhai
- Sathuvaraayan
- Sanagan
- Sedan
- Sellan
- Semponn
- Sempoothan
- Semvan
- Sengannan
- Sengunni
- Seralan
- Sevadi
- Sevvayan
- Silamban
- Soman
- Soolan
- Sooriyan
- Sothi
- Sowriyan
- Surapi
- Thanakkavan
- Thavalayan
- Thazhinji
- Themaan
- Thodai(n)
- Thooran
- Thorakkan
- Thunduman
- Uvanan
- Uzhavan
- Vaanan or Vaani
- Vannakkan
- Veliyan
- Vellamban
- Vendhai
- The Vendoven
- Viliyan (Ponkaliamman kovil, Ammankovil, sivagiri, Erode-Dt)
- Villi
- Vilosanan
- Viradhan
- Viraivulan