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In this Indian name, the name Kandathil Mammen is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mammen Mappillai or Mappillai.
K. M. Mammen Mappillai
Born
Kandathil Mammen Mappillai
(1922-11-28)28 November 1922
Kerala, India
Died
3 March 2003(2003-03-03) (aged 80)
Nationality
Indian
Kandathil Mammen Mammen Mappillai (28 November 1922 – 3 March 2003) was an Indian businessman, industrialist and founder of MRF.
He graduated from Madras Christian College. He started his industrial life with a toy balloon manufacturing unit from a small shed near Madras (now Chennai) in 1946. By 1952, MRF Limited ventured into the manufacture of tread rubber. Since then, the company has grown to become a ₹3 million enterprise.
In 1992, Mappillai was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution to industry.[1] His brothers, K. M. Cherian, K. M. Philip and K. M. Mathew and nephew Mammen Mathew are also Padma Shri awardees. The eldest brother K.M. Cherian is also a Padma Bhushan recipient. His cousin M. K. Mathulla also was awarded Padma Shri.[citation needed]
Controversy[edit]
Mammen Mappillai is believed to be in the list of 18 names of account-holders in LGT Group and LGT Bank.[2]
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