Appu Nedungadi is the name of Rao Bahadur

Rao Bahadur

Rao Bahadur was a title of honour issued in British India to individuals who had performed great service to the nation....

 T.M. (Thalakodi Madathil) Appu Nedungadi, author of Kundalatha

Kundalatha

Kundalatha is a novel by Appu Nedungadi, published in 1887. It is considered to be the first Malayalam novel.-External links:* *...

, which was published in 1887, making it one of the earliest novels in Malayalam language

Malayalam language

Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

, spoken in Kerala state, South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

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In 1899 he established Nedungadi Bank

Nedungadi Bank

Rao Bahadur T.M. Appu Nedungadi established Nedungadi Bank in 1899 at Calicut in Kerala. It was first private sector commercial bank to be set up in South India...

, the oldest private sector commercial bank at Calicut in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. The bank was incorporated in 1913; In 2003 it was taken over by Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank

Punjab National Bank , was founded in 1894 and is currently the second largest state-owned commercial bank in India ahead of Bank of Baroda with about 5000 branches across 764 cities. It serves over 37 million customers. The bank has been ranked 248th biggest bank in the world by the Bankers...

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