Kandathil Mammen Philip is an Indian entrepreneur from the South Indian state Kerala and a director of MRF Limited and Malayala Manorama group with business interests in tea, coffee and cardamom plantations and processing. He is also a director of many other companies such as Rembrandt and Vandykes Limited, Commercial Broadcasts Limited, India Coffee and Tea distributing Company Limited and Balanoor Plantations and Industries limited. Born to

K. C. Mammen Mappillai K. C. Mammen Mappillai (1873 – 31 December 1953) was an Indian journalist, who became editor of the Malayalam language daily Malayala Manorama after his paternal uncle Kandathil Varghese Mappillai died. Besides being a noted journalist, he was ...

and Kunjandamma (Modisseril family) as the sixth of their nine children, Philip is considered by many as the father of Indian rubber industry. Philip was honored by the Government of India, in 2001, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri. His eldest brother,

Kandathil Mammen Cherian Kandathil Mammen Cherian (28 February 1897 – 15 March 1973) was an Indian media person and former chief-editor of Malayala Manorama, the Malayalam daily, ranked the first in Malayalam, the fourth in India. and the eleventh in the World, in ter ...

and one of his younger brothers, Kandathil Mammen Mathew are recipients of Padma Bhushan awards while another younger brother,

K. M. Mammen Mappillai 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 manufacturi ...

and one of his nephews, K. M. Mammen Mathew have won Padma Shri awards.

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