A. Vellayan

Arunachalam Vellayan
Born(1953-01-09)9 January 1953
Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India
Died17 November 2025(2025-11-17) (aged 72)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materThe Doon School
Shri Ram College of Commerce
University of Delhi
University of Warwick
OccupationExecutive Chairman of Murugappa Group
FatherM. V. Arunachalam
Relatives

Arunachalam Vellayan (9 January 1953 – 17 November 2025) was an Indian businessman who was the vice-chairman of the Murugappa Group, based in Chennai, India

In February 2018, he stepped down as chairman of the group, ceding the spot to his cousin M. M. Murugappan. He was the Chairman of Coromandel International Limited and EID Parry (India) Ltd. He was also the Chairman of the Fertiliser Association of India, and was a Director in AMM Educational Foundation and Kanoria Chemicals and Industries Ltd, Calcutta.