Nagaraj, Nagraj or Nagaraja or Nagarajan is a male Indian given name and Indian surname. It originates in the 'king of the nāgas'. It is especially prevalent in southern India and northeastern parts of India. People D. R. Nagaraj (1954–1998), Indian cultural critic and political commentator Dingri Nagaraj Erode Nagaraj (born 1970), Mridangam player, lecturer in The Music Academy, Chennai Indu Nagaraj, Indian playback singer Manoranjitham Nagaraj, Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Milana Nagaraj (born 1989), Indian film actress Nagaraj Gobbargumpi R Umadevi Nagaraj (born 1965) Ramakrishnan Nagaraj (born 1953), Indian biochemist and molecular biologist Shringar Nagaraj (1939–2013), Kannada actor, cameraman, and producer of India's first silent movie V. Nagaraj (born 1962), Malaysian director, producer, distributor and consultant Vatal Nagaraj, politician from Karnataka Nagaraja Nagaraja Rao (1914–2004), deceased Indian cricketer and umpire Nagaraja Rao Havaldar (born 1959), Indian classical vocalist V. Nagaraja (born 1954), professor Mamta Patel Nagaraja, American engineer Nagraj Munishree Nagraj, an Indian writer and poet Nagraj Manjule (born 1977), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter Roopa Nagraj (born 1983), Emirati cricketer Characters Nagraj is a fictional superhero appearing in Raj Comics. Nagaraj, protagonist of R.K. NArayan's 1991 novel The World of Nagaraj Nagaraja Cholan, protagonist of the 2013 Indian Tamil film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA See also Nagarajan (disambiguation) Nagaraj (disambiguation) Nagaraja Indian masculine given names Indian surnames