 Venkaiah Naidu was born as the second son of an Indian Army official Subedar Appayya Naidu in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.His brother Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu was a famous educationalist and social reformer.His forefathers worked as Commanders in the Army of East India Company and Madras Army in Telaga Regiments.