C. Natesa Mudaliar

Dr C Natesa Mudaliar
Natesa Mudaliar on a 2008 stamp of India
Born	1875 Triplicane, Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	1937(1937-00-00) (aged 61–62) Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Presidency College, Madras
Occupation(s)	Doctor, politician, philanthropist
Political party	Justice Party

Dr. C. Natesa Mudaliar (1875–1937), also known as Natesan, was an Indian politician and activist of the Dravidian Movement from what is now the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was one of the founders of the Justice Party, along with P. Theagaraya Chetty and Dr. T. M. Nair. He is often mentioned as Dravida Thanthai (lit., Father of the Dravidian Movement).

Mudaliar was born in Triplicane, Madras, in 1875. His early schooling was in Madras, following which he graduated from Presidency College and Madras Medical College before practising as a doctor.

Mudaliar founded the Madras United League in 1912 and was one of the founders of the South Indian Liberal Federation. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in 1923 as a candidate of the Justice Party and served as a legislator until 1937, when he died at the age of 62.