Patadi Muniswamappa was a wealthy Zamindar during the early part of the 20th century. He owned large truets of cultivable lands in and around the then Bangalore. In addition, following the family tradition of the Yadava Community (cowherds) he had a good stock of cows and buffaloes and was known for supply of quality milk and milk products. He had a mini-mansion in today's Gandhinagar locality of
Bangalore. His sons Munivenkatappa, Munimallappa and Abbayyappa were typically chips of the old block imbibing, though not much educated, essential characteristics of a true citizen like honesty, truthfulness and empathy. The first two sons Munivenkatappa and Munimallappa desired to expand and diversify the traditional profession of their community and adventured into civil works contracts. They called their firm as M.M. & Sons. Popular buildings of the city such as Attara Kacheri, Legislator's Home, Government Hostel, Cinema theatres, the silk factory at Channapattana and Lawn Tennis Stadium (Cubbon Park) to name a few were all executed by M. M. & Sons, either on partial or full contract basis.
