Theetta Rappai (20 April 1939 – 9 December 2006) was an Indian competitive eater who used to eat enormous quantities of food.

[1] Rappai used to eat 75 idli for breakfast, buckets of rice and curries for lunch, and 60 chapatis for dinner.

In July 2006, Rappai's huge appetite had to be curtailed because he developed a severe stomach ache and diabetes.

[1] Theetta Rappai died in Jubilee Mission Hospital in Thrissur city at 4:30 AM (IST) on 9 December 2006, aged 67.

Kalabhavan Mani's brother RLV Ramakrishnan played the title role of Theetta Rappai in this film.