K. M. Mammen Mappillai
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K. M. Mammen Mappillai (28-Nov-1922 to 3-Mar-2003) had born in Kerala. He was born to K. C. Mammen Mappillai (1873-1953) and Kunjandamma (- 1950) as the the youngest of the prosperous family of eight sons and a daughter.
He graduated from the prestigious 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, Madras Rubber Factory ventured into the manufacture of tread rubber. Since then, the company has grown to become a INR 30 billion enterprise.
In 1993, K.M. Mammen Mappillai was awarded the Padma Shri award for his contribution to industry - the first industrialist from South India to be given this honour. 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.
