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 Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

) in 1946. By 1952,

MRF Limited Madras Rubber Factory, commonly known as MRF or MRF Tyres, is an Indian Multinational tyre manufacturing company and the largest manufacturer of tyres in India. It is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The company manufactures rubber ...

ventured into the manufacture of tread rubber. Since then, the company has grown to become a enterprise. In 1992, Mappillai was awarded the

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

award for his contribution to industry. His brothers, K. M. Cherian, K. M. Philip and

K. M. Mathew Kandathil Mammen Mathew (2 January 1917 – 1 August 2010) was an Indian newspaper editor who served as the editor-in-chief of the Malayalam-language daily, ''Malayala Manorama''.

and nephew

Mammen Mathew Mammen Mathew (born 20 September 1944) is present Chief Editor and Managing Director of ''Malayala Manorama''. He is the eldest son of the late K. M. Mathew, who was the Chief Editor of ''Malayala Manorama'' until 1 August 2010. Mathew has more ...

are also Padma Shri awardees. The eldest brother K.M. Cherian is also a

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

recipient. His cousin M. K. Mathulla also was awarded Padma Shri.

Controversy

Mammen Mappillai is believed to be in the list of 18 names of account-holders in LGT Group and LGT Bank.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mappillai, K. M. Mammen Malayali people Recipients of the Padma Shri in trade and industry 1922 births 2003 deaths Businesspeople from Kerala