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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]

References [ edit ]

Link Dead * Head of MRF dead -

• The man behind Indian tyre giant
• Mammen Mappillai passes away ^[usurped]