Palanivel

Palanivel (பழனிவேல்) or Palanivelu (பழனிவேல்லு) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.

Notable people with the name include:


 * P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan (1932–2006), Indian politician
 * Palanivel Thiagarajan (born 1966), his son, Indian politician
 * G. Palanivel (born 1949), Malaysian politician and government minister
 * Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel (born 1948), Indian percussionist
 * N. Palanivel, Indian politician in the 1970s and 1980s