'''Chelliah''' is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

*AR Chelliah, Indian religious leader, Bishop of Kanyakumari Diocese *Devasahayam David Chelliah (1894–1979), JP OBE, the first Asian Archdeacon of Singapore *Leaena Chelliah (born 1937), PBM BBM, founded Singapore's first school for children with multiple disabilities *M. Chelliah, Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly *Raja Chelliah (1922–2009), economist and founding chairman of the Madras School of Economics *Shobhana Chelliah, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, University of North Texas *Chelliah Kumarasuriar, Sri Lankan politician *Chelliah Loganathan (1913–1981), the first Ceylonese general manager of the Bank of Ceylon *Chelliah Paramalingam (born 1936), Malaysian field hockey player *Chelliah Thurairaja, USP, SLMC, Sri Lankan military physician, Army general, sportsman

==See also== *Chelia *Chelli (disambiguation) *Chilia (disambiguation) *Shelia

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