Portrait of Venu Srinivasan

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Venu Srinivasan

Net worth $5.1B

Two-wheelers · India

Born
Dec 11, 1952
Age
73
Source
Two-wheelers
Residence
Chennai
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India; Master of Business Administration, Purdue University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Venu Srinivasan is chairman emeritus of TVS Motor Company, India's third-largest maker of two-wheelers.
  • TVS Motor is the flagship of the TVS Group, which was founded in 1911 by T. V. Sundaram Iyengar. Srinivasan belongs to the third generation.
  • The Chennai company has three factories in India and one each in Indonesia and the U.K.
  • His son Sudarshan Venu, who was managing director, took over as chairman of TVS Motor in August 2025.
  • He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, in 2020.
  • TVS Motor Company has invested in Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan's venture DriveX, which sells refurbished, pre-owned two-wheelers.
  • Sudarshan is a motorcycle enthusiast, who has raced in four continents.
  • His daughter Lakshmi Venu, who is managing director of auto components maker Sundaram-Clayton, was appointed vice-chair of tractor maker TAFE in March 2025.

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