Muthappa Rai

N. Muthappa Rai
Born	May 1 Puttur, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Businessman
Spouse(s)	Rekha Rai (m. ?–2013)
Children	Rakhi, Rikki
Parent(s)	N. Narayana Rai (Father) Susheela Rai (Mother)

Nettala Muthappa Rai (known as Muthappa Rai) is an Indian businessman, philanthropist, and currently a social activist based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Rai was born in Puttur, Karnataka, into a Bunt family of Nettala Narayana Rai and Susheela Rai. He is married to Rekha and has two sons Rakhi and Rikki. His wife Rekha died at Mt Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore in 2013. Rai made his appearance in a Tulu movie Kanchilda Baale in 2011

He is the founder of Jaya Karnataka a not-for-profit organisation that aims at improving the quality of life of the people of Karnataka.

The Karnataka police had issued warrants of arrest against Rai in eight cases under Sections 302 (murder) and 120B (conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act. The murder of a realtor, Subbaraju, in January 2001 by hired killers from Mumbai following a dispute over a prime property in Bangalore.

In 2002, Rai was deported to India from U.A.E. by the Dubai police, and was subsequently Interrogated by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (I.B.), and by the Karnataka police. Due to lack of substantial information on his career in crime, for allegedly operating extortion rackets, helping property developers, take possession of land in prime localities and collected 'protection money' from business houses in Karnataka, through his links with Dawood Ibrahim, and he was later acquitted.

A biopic titled Rai on the life of Muthappa Rai is being written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is shot in Mangalore, Banglore, Mumbai, Dubai and London.

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