Vainu Bappu was born on 10 August 1927, in Chennai, as the only child of Manali Kukuzhi Bappu and Kallat Sunanna Bappu.
The renowned Vainu Bappu was born on 10 August 1927, in Chennai, to a family consisting of his parents, Manali Kukuzhi Bappu and Kallat Sunanna Bappu.