P. Rajagopal (businessman)

P. Rajagopal was the founder of the Saravana Bhavan chain of restaurants. Born in rural Tamil Nadu into a farming family, and with little education, Rajagopal built a global restaurant chain. In later life, he was convicted for a 2001 murder, and began serving a life sentence in July 2019. Several days after his imprisonment, he had a heart attack and died.