Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma
| Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma | |||||
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| Titular Maharajah of Travancore (monarchy abolished) | |||||
Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma | |||||
| Reign | 1991–2013 | ||||
| Coronation | 1991 | ||||
| Predecessor | Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma | ||||
| Successor | Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma (titular) | ||||
| Born | 22 March 1922 Thiruvananthapuram, Kingdom of Travancore, British Raj (present-day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India) | ||||
| Died | 16 December 2013 (aged 91) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | ||||
| Spouse | Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Radhadevi Pandalai of Kayamkulam | ||||
| Issue | Ananthapadmanabhan Thampi and Parvati Devi Thankachi | ||||
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| House | Venad Swaroopam | ||||
| Dynasty | Travancore royal family | ||||
| Father | Ravi Varma Kochu Koil Thampuran | ||||
| Mother | Queen Mother Moolam Thirunal Sethu Parvathi Bayi | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Sree Padmanabhadasa Sree Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (22 March 1922 – 16 December 2013) was the titular Maharaja of Travancore. He was the younger brother of the last ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Travancore, Maharajah Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma.
Named Heir Apparent from birth, as per the Travancore matrilineal law of succession, Sree Uthradom Thirunal joined the firm of Plymouth and Company at Bangalore in 1952, working there as a clerk and truck driver briefly to study the functioning of industries at a basic level. He was the Chief Scout of the regional Boy Scout troop, and is also a patron of local hospitals and charities.
He married Ammachi Panapillai Amma Shrimati Radhadevi Pandalai, the daughter of Lt. Col. Krishnan Gopinathan Pandalai, a medical doctor, military veteran, and superintendent of the Government General Hospital, Madras, from 1921 to 1935. The couple had a son, Ananthapadmanabhan Thampi and a daughter, Parvathidevi Kochamma. Sree Uthradom Thirunal resided at Pattom Palace, Thiruvananthapuram until his death in 2013.