Our Story

Chettiar was born on 21 September 1901 in Avanipatti, a village in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga district. In his early 20s, he decided to leave the Sivaganga district, where his father was a wealthy local businessman, in order to explore new territories. He traveled to British Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka), where he saw the conditions of the Indian plantation workers for whom he decided to promote justice and equality by establishing a newspaper. Chettiar established a newspaper in 1930 and named it Virakesari, meaning "victorious lion". The first edition was published on 6 August 1930 in Colombo. This is where the plantation journey for Chettiar began. He established plantations in Gelang Patah, Malacca, which was the first Asia plantation to be owned by an Asian in Mallaca (Malaysia). Veerakesari Plantations Malaysia was the first to be owned by an Asian in Asia.

 Mr. SP. Sundarakesari is passionate about agriculture.He took over business and established plantations at the Sundigupa village in the Coorg district of India. He named the plantation, Skandapuri Plantations. Mr. SP. Sundarakesari did his pg in economics and history. He was also the Honorary Corespondent for over two decades in Muthiah Alagappa School, Karaikudi.

Mr. S.Subramanian established coffee plantations in 2005 at the Coorg and Sakleshpur districts of India and named them Mother Mirra Coffee Plantations (P)Ltd. He has multiplied the business into various folds and has made the Mother Mirra Group of Companies one of its kind. Mr. Subramanian raised the coffee standards of the family to a whole new level. He was a man with the midas touch. Everything he touched turned green.

Mr. Sundar Subramaniam who completed his B.E at PSG College of Engineering and technology, pursued his Masters in Business Administration at Cornell Institute of business and technology in Auckland, New Zealand. He decided to diversify into retail coffee branding to expand the business empire of The Mother Mirra Group, With Coffee running in the blood lines of the Virakesari family, He introduced Instant Coffee, Flavoured Coffee and various other premium quality food products which has helped Mirras Coffee India Private Limited reach where it is now.