CREATE TABLE table_22756549_1 (winner VARCHAR, runner_up_a VARCHAR)

Who won when V. A. Muthiah was the runner-up?
SELECT winner FROM table_22756549_1 WHERE runner_up_a = "V. A. Muthiah"
SELECT "winner" FROM "table_22756549_1" WHERE "V. A. Muthiah" = "runner_up_a"