List of Nairs
This is a list of notable members of the Nair community of southern India.
Dynasties
- Kingdom of Travancore
- Zamorin of Calicut
- Thekkumkur Kingdom
- Vadakkumkur Kingdom
- Chirakkal Raja
- Porlathiri
- Kingdom of Venad
- Valluvanad
- Ernād
- Palakkad
- Kingdom of Kolathunadu
- Kavalappara Moopil Nayar
- Paliam Swaroopam
Spiritual leaders
- Chattampi Swamikal[1] – Hindu Sage and Social Reformer
- Swami Chinmayananda[2] – Spiritual leader and founding father of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
- sage and VedantaScholar.
- Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Founder of Anantha Mahasabha.
- Devasahayam Pillai[4] – Roman Catholic Saint canonized by the Church.
Film and media
Actresses
- Shobhana Chandrakumar Pillai,[5] Indian actress and bharatanatyam dancer
- Jayabharathi,[6] Indian actress, two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress
- Urvashi,[7] Prominent lead actress of the 1980s and 1990s
- Kalaranjini,[8] Indian actress
- Ragini,[5] Indian actress and dancer
- Padmini,[5] Indian actress and trained bharatanatyam dancer
- Lalitha,[5] Indian actress and dancer
- Ambika,[5] Indian actress
- Revathi,[9] Indian actress
- Seema,[10] Indian actress
- Parvathy Jayaram,[11] Indian actress
- Kalpana,[8] Indian actress
- Sithara,[12] Indian actress
- Suchitra Pillai,[13] Indian actress who mainly appear in Bollywood films
- Renuka Menon,[14] Indian actress
- Shwetha Menon,[15] Indian actress
- Divya Pillai,[16] Indian actress
- Sukumari,[5] Indian actress
- Mallika Sukumaran,[17][18] Indian actress and businesswomen
- Bhavana,[19] Indian actress who mainly appear in South-Indian Films
- Aranmula Ponnamma,[20] Indian actress
- Bhama,[21]Indian actress
- Ananya,[22] Indian actress
- Anusree,[23] Indian actress and model
- Samyuktha,[24] Indian actress
- Jyothirmayi,[25] Indian actress
- Shobha Mohan,[26] Indian actress
- Jalaja,[27] Indian actress who received Kerala State Film Award for best actress in 1981
- Bindu Panicker,[28] Indian actress
- Niranjana Anoop,[29] Indian actress and model
- Neeta Pillai,[30] Indian actress and model
- Ambili Devi,[31] Indian television actress
- Aarsha Chandini Baiju,[32] Indian actress and model
- Iswarya Menon,[33] Indian actress and model
- Kumari Thankam, lead actress during the late 1950s and 1960s
- Aparna Balamurali,[34] Indian actress
- Praveena,[35] Indian actress
- Asha Sharath,[36] Indian actress and dancer
- Maala Parvathi,[37]Indian actress
- Keerthy Suresh,[38] Indian actress who mainly appear in Tamil films
- Sshivada,[39] Indian actress
- Mahima Nambiar,[40] Indian actress and model
- Sangita Madhavan,[41] Indian actress
- Gauthami Nair,[42] Indian actress
- Priyanka Nair,[43] Indian actress
- Rajasree , Indian actress
- Lakshmi Menon,[44] Indian actress who mainly appear in Tamil films
- Nithya Menen,[45] Indian actress and singer
- Karthika Nair,[46] Indian actress
- Radha,[47] Indian actress
- Valsala Menon,[48] Indian actress
- Devi Ajith,[49] Indian actress
- Uma Nair,[50] Indian television actress
- Aparna Nair, Indian actress
Actors
- Mohanlal,[51] Popular Indian actor, who received Padma Shri in 2001, Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours
- Suresh Gopi,[52] Indian actor and politician
- Jayan,[6] Indian actor, ex-naval officer and stunt performer of 1970s and 1980s
- Janardhanan Pillai,[53] Indian actor and former Indian Air force personnel
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair,[26] Indian actor who received best actor award in 1970
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan,[54] Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema
- C. V. Raman Pillai,[55] Indian actor, Novelist, playwright, journalist and social activist
- Muraleedharan Pillai,[56] Indian actor, stage and television actor and author
- Madhavan nair,[57] Indian actor, director, producer, former college lecturer and former film studio owner
- Balachandra Menon,[58] Indian actor, director and script writer
- Sai Kumar,[26] Indian actor
- M. N. Nambiar,[59] Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema, known mostly for his villain roles
- Bharat Gopy,[60] Indian actor, producer and director
- Dileep,[47] Indian actor, producer and businessman
- Nedumudi Venu,[61] Indian actor who won three National Film Awards and Six Kerala State Film Awards
- Narendra Prasad,[62] Indian actor
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair,[63] Indian actor, author and film director
- Prithviraj Sukumaran,[18][17] Indian actor and director
- Vijayaraghavan,[64] Indian actor
- N. N. Pillai,[64] Indian actor and drama artist
- M. G. Soman,[65] Indian actor
- Raghuvaran,[66] Indian actor
- Vineeth,[5] Indian actor and dancer
- Vinu Mohan,[26] Indian actor
- Krishna,[5] Indian actor
- Sukumaran,[18][17] Indian actor and producer
- Santhosh K. Nayar,[67] Indian actor
- Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju, Indian actor
- Vini Vishwa Lal,[68] Indian actor and screenwriter
- Sudev Nair,[69] Indian actor and model
- Indrajith Sukumaran,[18][17] Indian actor
- Anoop Menon,[70] Indian actor
- Rajeev Pillai,[71] Indian actor and model
- Unni Mukundan,[72] Indian actor
- Chandunath G Nair,[73]Indian actor and model
- T. P. Madhavan,[74] Indian actor
- Kollam G. K. Pillai,[75] Indian actor
- Balan K. Nair,[76] Indian actor
- Adoor Bhasi, Indian actor
- Biju Menon,[77] Indian actor
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar,[78] Indian actor and politician
- Kay Kay Menon,[79] Indian actor
- Gautham Vasudev Menon,[80] Indian actor
- Govind Padmasoorya,[81] Indian actor
- Anu Mohan,[26] Indian actor
- Vanchiyoor Madhavan Nair , actor in Malayalam movies of the 1960s and 1970s
- T. K. Balachandran, Indian actor
- Gokul Suresh,[82] Indian actor
- Sankaradi,[83] Indian actor
- S. P. Pillai,[84] Indian actor
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair,[85] Indian actor
- Karamana Janardanan Nair,[86] Indian actor
- Sudheesh,[87] Indian actor
- Krishna Kumar,[88] Indian actor and politician
- Baiju Santhosh, Indian actor
- Narain,[89] Indian actor
- Jagadish, Indian actor
- Suraj Venjaramoodu, Indian actor
- Sajan Surya,[90] Indian television actor
- Rajeev Parameshwar , Indian television actor
- Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai,[91] Indian television actor
- Sreejith Vijay , Indian actor
Models and dancers
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- Rhea Pillai,[92] Indian model
- Methil Devika,[93] Indian dancer and researcher
- Vineeth,[5] Indian dancer and actor
- Parvathy Omanakuttan,[94] Indian model
- Asha Sharath,[36] Indian dancer and actress
- Parvati Nair,[95] Indian model
- Thulasi Nair,[96] Indian model
Directors, producers, and script writers
- Padmarajan,[97] Indian film-maker and screenwriter
- Ranjith,[98] Indian film director and screenwriter
- Thoppil Bhasi,[99] Indian playwright and screenwriter
- K. Ravindranathan Nair, Indian film producer
- Bharathan, Indian filmmaker
- Priyadarshan,[100] Indian film director and screenwriter
- Shaji Kailas,[101] Indian film director and screenwriter
- Rajasenan,[102] Indian film director and former actor
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan,[103] Indian film director and script writer
- Rajeev Govindan,[104] Indian writer, lyricist and producer
- Adoor gopalakrishnan , Indian film director
- B. Unnikrishnan, Indian film director
- Sachy,[105] Indian screenwriter and director
- Sujith Vaassudev, Indian cinematographer
- Anjali Menon,[106] Indian film-maker and screenwriter
- K. Madhu, Indian filmmaker
- P. Chandrakumar, Indian director and cinematographer
- Anil Radhakrishnan Menon, Indian film director
- Balu Kiriyath, Indian film director
- Sreekumaran Thampi, Indian film director
- Major Ravi, Indian actor and film director
- Sivan, Indian cinematographer and film director
- Sangeeth Sivan, Indian film director and screenwriter
- Santosh Sivan, Indian cinematographer
- N Sankaran Nair, Indian director
- K. Padmanabhan Nair, Indian film director and script writer
- Raja Krishna Menon, Indian film writer
Musicians
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- M. G. Sreekumar,[107] Indian playback singer and composer
- K. S. Chithra,[108] Indian playback singer
- Sujatha Mohan,[109] Indian playback singer
- Shweta Mohan,[109] Indian playback singer
- M. Jayachandran, Indian composer
- P. Jayachandran, Indian playback singer and actor
- Neha Nair,[110] Indian playback singer and composer
- Siddharth Menon,[111] Indian playback singer and actor
- Sreevalsan J. Menon,[112] Indian vocalist
Arts and literature
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- Sugathakumari, Indian poet and activist
- Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai, Indian historian and linguist
- Azhakathu Padmanabha Kurup, Sanskrit and Malayalam scholar
- Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, Indian novelist
- O. N. V. Kurup, Indian Poet and lyricist
- Vallathol Narayana Menon, Indian Poet
- N. Krishna Pillai, Indian dramatist and literary critic
- Nalapat Narayana Menon, Indian writer
- Kurissery Gopala Pillai, Indian writer
- Oyyarath Chandu Menon, Indian writer
- Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, Indian writer
- Aiyappan Pillai, Indian writer, politician and lawyer
- Nagavally R. S. Kurup, Indian writer
- S. Guptan Nair, Indian scholar
- Madavoor Vasudevan Nair, kathakali artist
- Oduvil Kunhikrishna Menon, Indian poet
- Kesari Balakrishna Pillai, Malayalam writer, art and literary critic and journalist
- C. N. Sreekantan Nair, Indian writer
- Vadakke kuruppath Narayana Menon, prominent art critics
- K. Kumar, Indian orator, reformer and writer
- P. C. Kuttikrishna Menon, Indian writer
- Omchery N. N. Pillai, Indian Malayalam-language playwright and novelist
- P. Kunhiraman Nair, Indian writer
- Edasseri Govindan Nair, Indian poet and critic
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Indian writer and actor
- M. P. Narayana Pillai, Indian writer
- Anita Nair, English-language Indian novelist
- Manu S. Pillai, Indian author and historian
- B. Jeyamohan, Indian author
- Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup, Indian poet
- B. Sujatha Devi, Indian writer
- Edappally Raghavan Pillai, Indian poet
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Indian author, screenplay writer and film director
- G. Kumara Pillai, Indian writer
- Karoor Neelakanta Pillai, Indian writer
- Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai, Indian writer
- Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai, Indian lexicographer
- M. K. Menon, Indian writer
- Asha Menon, Indian writer
- Karthika Naïr, French-Indian poet and dancer
Journalism
- Sreekandan Nair, media personality, television anchor, veteran journalist and Managing Director of Flowers TV and 24 News.
- Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan, journalist of Malayalam Cinema.
- Nisha Pillai, Indian journalist based in London
- Udaya Tara Nayar, film journalist in India
- P. Govinda Pillai, former Chief Editor of Deshabhimani
- K. N. P. Kurup, Indian journalist and politician
- C. Karunakara Menon, Indian journalist and politician
- Kesari Balakrishna Pillai, Indian journalist and writer
- Suresh Menon, Sports writer
Freedom Fighters
- Lakshmi Sahgal, popularly known as "Captain Lakshmi", was the leader of "Rani of Jhansi Regiment" of Indian National Army.
- Kumbalathu Sanku Pillai, social reformer
- N. P. Nayar, freedom fighter
- K. P. Kesava Menon, Founder of Mathrubhumi, a Malayalam Daily
- K. Kelappan, freedom fighter, popularly known as "Kerala Gandhi".
- Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai, an Indian social reformer, freedom fighter, and the founder of the Nair Service Society (NSS).
- Aiyappan Pillai Madhavan Nair, was closely involved with Japan in the Indian independence movement at 1920s-1940s.
- national movement to the erstwhile TravancoreState.
Bureaucrats / Administrators
India
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- V. P. Menon, Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India.
- Indian High Commissioner to the UK.
- N. R. Pillai, 1st Cabinet Secretary of India (1950–1953).
- M. K. Vellodi, 4th Defence Secretary of India (1953–1957) and the 3rd Cabinet Secretary of India (1957–1958)
- Gopal Krishna Pillai, 15th Home Secretary of India (2009–2011).
- K. P. S. Menon (senior), 1st Foreign Secretary of India(1948–1952).
- K. P. S. Menon Jr., 15th Foreign Secretary of India (1987–1989).
- Jyotindra Nath Dixit – 18th Foreign Secretary of India (1991–1994) and 2nd National Security Adviser.
- Shivshankar Menon, 27th Foreign Secretary of India (2006–2009) and 4th National Security Adviser.
- M. K. Narayanan, 3rd National Security Advisor of India and Former Director of Intelligence Bureau.
- K. Sankaran Nair, 2nd Director of the Research and Analysis Wing
- K Vijayakumar, Former Director General of CRPF. Senior National Security Officer and Advisor to Home Ministry.
- T.P Sreenivasan, Diplomat and Former Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Indian High Commissioner in Kenya.
- M. P. M. Menon, Former Ambassador of India to Bahrain, Maldives, United Arab Emirates , and Brazil.
- C. Madhavan Nair, Former Advocate-General of Madras Presidency.
- P. K. Narayana Panicker, Former General Secretary and President of NSS
- Sardar K. M. Panikkar, Historian, Novelist, and Diplomat.
- Vinod C. Menon, Member of the National Disaster Management Authority of India
Outside India
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- Ranj Pillai, Canadian politician, who has been the tenth premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.
- Sundaresh Menon, 4th and Current Chief Justice of Singapore.
- SC, Singaporean lawyer serving as the Deputy Attorney-General of Singapore (2017–present).Former Member of Parliament representing the Thomson division of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC(2006–2015).
- Chandran Nair, a Singaporean Poet and Former Director and Mediator of UNESCO in Paris.
- Gita Gopinath, Current First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2022–present), previously served as Chief Economist of the IMF (2019–2022).
- Vanu Gopala Menon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Personal representative of the President of Singapore.
Members of the United Nations
- Chandran Nair, Civil servant with UNESCO(1981–2004) (Singapore)
- Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (2001–2007) (India)
- Secretary General of the United Nations(2006) (India)
- Vanu Gopala Menon, the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations (2004–2011). (Singapore)
Politicians
Politicians in India
Diwan
- Raja Kesavadas, Diwan of Travancore Kingdom (1789–1798). Known as the "Maker of Modern Alleppey".
- Velu Thampi Dalawa, Diwan of Travancore Kingdom (1802–1809) and freedom fighter.
- Nanoo Pillai, Diwan of Travancore Kingdom (1877–1880).
- M. Krishnan Nair, Diwan of Travancore Kingdom (1914–1920)
- P.G.N Unnithan, Diwan of Travancore Kingdom (1947–1948)
- Paliath Achan, Former Hereditary Prime Minister of Cochin Kingdom.
- Edamana Sankara Menon, Diwan of Kingdom of Cochin (1830–1834).
- T. Sankunni Menon, Diwan of Kingdom of Cochin (1860–1879).
- T. Govindan Menon, Diwan of Kingdom of Cochin(1879–1890).
- V.S Pillai, Diwan of Kingdom of Cochin (1893–1896).
- P. Narayana Menon, Diwan of Kingdom of Cochin (1922–1925).
- C. P. Karunakara Menon, Diwan of Kingdom of Cochin (1944–1947), Diwan of Pudukottai (1947–1948).
United Nations
- Shashi Tharoor, Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (2001–2007). Current Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram Loksabha Constituency.
- V.K. Krishna Menon, Veteran Indian Diplomat, known for his 8-hour speech at UN Security Council on the Kashmir issue. Known as the 'Hero of Kashmir'. Architect of Non-Aligned Movement.
Union Ministers
- V.K. Krishna Menon, Former Union Minister of Defence(1957–1962).
- Panampilly Govinda Menon, Former Union Minister for Railways (1969–1970), Union Minister of Law (1967–1970), 1st Prime Minister of Cochin.
- K. Karunakaran, Former Union Minister of Industry (1995–1996), 5th Chief Minister of Kerala () (INC)
- Lakshmi N. Menon, Former Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs (1962–1966). (INC)
- M. G. K. Menon, Former Minister of State for Science and Technology. (1989)
- K P Unnikrishnan, Former Minister for Telecommunications, Shipping and Surface Transport (1989–1990).
- O. Rajagopal, Former Minister of State in Third Vajpayee Ministry.(1999–2004) (BJP)
- Shashi Tharoor, Former Minister of State in the Second Manmohan Singh Ministry.
- K. C. Venugopal, Former Minister of State for Power, Civil Aviation (2011–2014).
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Current Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information Technology (2021–present) (BJP).
Prime Ministers of Travancore/ Cochin, Chief Ministers of Travancore-Cochin
- Pattom Thanu Pillai, 1st Prime Minister of Travancore and 4th Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin.
- Paravur T K Narayana Pillai, 2nd Prime Minister of Travancore, 1st Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin.
- T K Nair, 2nd Prime Minister of Cochin.
Chief Ministers
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- C Achutha Menon,4th Chief Minister of Kerala. (CPI)
- P K Vasudevan Nair,7th Chief Minister of Kerala. (CPI)
- E K Nayanar, 9th Chief Minister of Kerala. (CPI(M))
Current Members of Parliament
- Rajmohan Unnithan, Member of Parliament from Kasargod Loksabha Constituency.(INC)
- K. Muralidharan, Member of Parliament from Vatakara Loksabha Constituency. (INC)
- M. K. Raghavan, Member of Parliament from Kozhikode Loksabha Constituency. (INC)
- V. K. Sreekandan, Member of Parliament from Palakkad Loksabha Constituency. (INC)
- N. K. Premachandran, Member of Parliament from Kollam Loksabha Constituency. (INC)
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Member of Parliament, Rajyasabha from Karnataka. (BJP)
- K. C. Venugopal, Member of Parliament, Rajyasabha from Rajasthan. (INC)
Governors of States
- C V Ananda Bose, Current Governor of West Bengal.
- P S Sreedharan Pillai, Current Governor of Goa, former Governor of Mizoram. (BJP)
- Kummanam Rajasekharan, Former Governor of Mizoram. (BJP)
- M. K. Narayanan, Former Governor of West Bengal.
- K. Sankaranarayanan, Former Governor of Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. (INC)
Party Leaders
- C. Sankaran Nair, 13th president of Indian National Congress (1897).
- A K Gopalan Nambiar, Prominent Communist leader and First Opposition Party Leader of Loksabha. (CPI)
- K. G. Marar, Former State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala.
- Kummanam Rajasekharan, Former State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala.
- P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, Former State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala.
- Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, Former President of KPCC (1998–2001, 2004–2005).
- Ramesh Chennithala, Former President of KPCC (2005–2014).
- E K Nayanar, State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala. (1972–1980, 1992–1996)
- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kerala. (2015–2022)
- K. C. Venugopal, General Secretary of All India Congress Committee. (2019–present)
- V. D. Satheesan, Current Opposition leader in Kerala State Assembly (2021–present) (INC)
- N. Jayaraj , Current Chief Whip of LDF in Kerala Legislative Assembly, MLA from Kerala Congress(M). (2021–present)
Cabinet Ministers (Kerala)
| Year | Name | Ministry/ Portfolio | Party | Chief Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957–1959 | C. Achutha Menon | Minister for Finance | Communist Party of India | E. M. S. Namboodiripad |
| 1957–1959 | Dr. A. R. Menon | Minister for Health | Independent | |
| 1960–1962 | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
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Chief Minister
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Praja Socialist Party | Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
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| 1960–1962 | K. A. Damodara Menon | Minister for Industries | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962–1964 | R. Sankar | |||
| 1967–1969 | P. R. Kurup | Minister for Irrigation and Co-operation | Praja Socialist Party | E. M. S. Namboodiripad |
| 1967–1969 | M. N. Govindan Nair | Minister for Agriculture and Electricity | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1969–1977 | C. Achutha Menon | Chief Minister
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Communist Party of India | C. Achutha Menon |
| 1970–1977 | M. N. Govindan Nair | Minister for Transport, Electricity and Housing | Communist Party of India | |
| 1970–1977 | K. Karunakaran | Minister for Home Affairs | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970–1977 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress | |
| 1970–1977 | K. Narayana Kurup | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress | |
| 1977 | K. Karunakaran | Chief Minister
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Indian National Congress | K. Karunakaran |
| 1977 | K. Sankaranarayanan | Minister for Agriculture | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | K. Narayana Kurup | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress | |
| 1977 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Minister for Industries | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977–1978 | K. Sankaranarayanan | Minister for Agriculture | Indian National Congress | A. K. Antony |
| 1977–1978 | K. Narayana Kurup | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress | |
| 1977–1978 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Minister for Industries | Communist Party of India | |
| 1978–1979 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Chief Minister
|
Communist Party of India | P. K. Vasudevan Nair |
| 1978–1979 | K. Narayana Kurup | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress | |
| 1980–1981 | E.K. Nayanar
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Chief Minister
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | E.K. Nayanar
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| 1980–1981 | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Housing | Communist Party of India | |
| 1980–1981 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister for Electricity | Kerala Congress (B) | |
| 1982–1987 | K. Karunakaran | Chief Minister
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Indian National Congress | K. Karunakaran |
| 1982–1987 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister for Electricity | Kerala Congress (B) | |
| 1982–1987 | Ramesh Chennithala | Minister for Rural Development | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987–1991 | E. K. Nayanar | Chief Minister , Home Minister
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | E.K. Nayanar
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| 1987–1991 | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | Communist Party of India | |
| 1987–1991 | V. V. Raghavan | Minister for Agriculture | Communist Party of India | |
| 1987–1991 | K. Sankaranarayana Pillai
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Minister for Transport | Indian Congress (Socialist) | |
| 1987–1991 | T. Sivadasa Menon | Minister for Electricity and Rural Development | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987–1991 | V. Viswanatha Menon | Minister for Finance | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991–1995 | K. Karunakaran | Chief Minister
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Indian National Congress | K. Karunakaran |
| 1991–1995 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress (B) | |
| 1991–1995 | M. V. Raghavan | Minister for Co-operation | Communist Marxist Party | |
| 1995–1996 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Minister for Transport | Kerala Congress (B) | A. K. Antony |
| 1995–1996 | K. K. Ramachandran Master | Minister For Food And Civil Supplies | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995–1996 | M.V. Raghavan
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Minister for Co-operation | Communist Marxist Party | |
| 1996–2001 | E. K. Nayanar | Chief Minister , Home Minister
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | E.K. Nayanar
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| 1996–2001 | T. Sivadasa Menon | Minister for Finance | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1996–2001 | V. P. Ramakrishna Pillai | Minister for Irrigation and Labour | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 1996–2001 | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | Minister for Food, Tourism, and Law | Communist Party of India | |
| 1996–2001 | P. R. Kurup | Minister for Forests and Transport | Janata Dal | |
| 2001–2004 | K. Sankaranarayanan | Minister for Finance | Indian National Congress | A. K. Antony |
| 2001–2004 | M. V. Raghavan | Minister for Co-operation | Communist Marxist Party | |
| 2001–2004 | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | Minister for Transport
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Kerala Congress (B) | |
| 2004–2006 | M. V. Raghavan | Minister for Co-operation | Communist Marxist Party | Oommen Chandy |
| 2004–2006 | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | Minister for Water Resources | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004–2006 | K. C. Venugopal | Minister for Tourism and Devaswom | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004–2006 | K K Ramachandran Master
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Minister for Health | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006–2011 | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Tourism | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | V. S. Achuthanandan |
| 2006–2011 | Kadannapalli Ramachandran
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Minister for Devaswom | Congress (Secular) | |
| 2006–2011 | N. K. Premachandran | Minister for Water Resources | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| 2006–2011 | P. K. Sreemathy | Minister for Health and Family Welfare | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2006–2011 | V.Surendran Pillai
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Minister for Port & Youth welfare | Loktantrik Janata Dal | |
| 2011–2016 | Ramesh Chennithala | Minister of Home Affairs | Indian National Congress | Oommen Chandy |
| 2011–2016 | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | Minister of Forest, Environment, Sports, Road Transport and Water Transport. | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011–2016 | V. S. Sivakumar | Minister of Health and Devaswom | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011–2016 | K. P. Mohanan | Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry | Socialist Janata Dal | |
| 2016–2021 | E. Chandrasekharan | Minister for Revenue and Housing | Communist Party of India | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| 2016–2021 | E. P. Jayarajan | Minister of Industries, Sports and Youth Affairs | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2016–2021 | C.Raveendranath
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Minister of General Education | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2016–2021 | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Minister of Ports, Museum and Archaeology | Congress (Secular) | |
| 2021–present | K. Rajan | Minister for Revenue and Housing | Communist Party of India | |
| 2021–present | G. R. Anil | Minister for Food and Civil Supplies | Communist Party of India | |
| 2021–present | K. N. Balagopal | Minister for Finance | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021–present | M. B. Rajesh | Minister for Local Self Governments, Rural Development and Excise | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021–present | P. Prasad | Minister for Agriculture | Communist Party of India | |
| 2021–present | V. Sivankutty | Minister for General Education and Labour | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
- C. M. Padmanabhan Nair, Politician from Socialist Party.
- Bharatiya Jan Sangh).
Politicians outside India
- Devan Nair (1923–2005), 3rd President of Singapore (1981–1985).
- Priyanca Radhakrishnan, a New Zealand politician serving as the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector (2020–present).
- Pramila Jaypal, an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district (2017–present)(Democratic).
- Susheela Jayapal, an American politician serving as the County Commissioner for Multnomah County, Oregon. (2019–present)
- SC, a Singaporean lawyer serving as the Deputy Attorney-General of Singapore (2017–present).Former Member of Parliament representing the Thomson division of Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC(2006–2015).
- Vikram Nair, a Singaporean politician and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament representing the Admiralty division of Sembawang GRC (2011–present).
- Murali Pillai, a Singaporean politician and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament representing Bukit Batok SMC (2016–present)
- Ashok-Alexander Sridharan, a German politician, served as Mayor of Bonn (2015–2020).
- Kesava Pillai Anilkumar, a South African politician serving as the Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (2019–present).
- Billy Nair (1929–2008), a South African politician, a Former member of the National Assembly of South Africa (1994–2004), an anti-apartheid activist.
- Damodran Nair, a Fijian politician who served as the Member of the Tavua Open Constituency in the House of Representatives of Fiji.
Military personnel
- Lt General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth, Padmabhushan Awardee.
- Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Ashoka Chakra Awardee.
- Captain Harshan R Nair, Ashoka Chakra Awardee. 2 Para SF. Youngest ever recipient.
- Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair, Ashoka Chakra Awardee.
- Chief of the Naval Staff of India(CNS).
- Lt General Sarath Chand, Vice Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army.
- Lt. General Satish Nambiar, Former Deputy Chief of Indian Army, Headed UN Forces in Kosovo.
- K Vijayakumar, Former Director General of CRPF. Senior National Security Officer and Advisor to Home Ministry.
- Lakshmi Sahgal, popularly known as "Captain Lakshmi", was the leader of "Rani of Jhansi Regiment" of Indian National Army.
Business / Executives
India
- B.Ravi Pillai, an Indian Billionaire businessman and 2nd richest Keralite.
- Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai, the co-founder of Indian Coffee Houses in Kerala.
- K. Ravindranathan Nair, Indian Businessman and film Producer
- Rajan Pillai, Indian businessman
- K. P. P. Nambiar, Indian industrialist and technocrat
- K. M. Vasudevan Pillai, Founder, and CEO of Mahatma Education Society.
- Dr. G. C. Gopala Pillai, Former Chairman and managing director of Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore and the Founder MD of Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA).
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Owner of Jupiter Capital, a Bangalore-based venture capital fund; Owner of Asianet News.
- Captain Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair, Founder of The Leela Group.
- Jaishankar Menon (born 1956), Indian electrical engineer; developer of RAID technology
Outside India
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- Leena Nair, Current Global CEO of Chanel. Previously served as the Chief Human Resource Officer of Unilever.
- Gita Gopinath, Current First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2022–present), previously served as Chief Economist of the IMF (2019–2022).
- G. A. Menon, Founder and Chairman of US-based Magnecomp International.
- V.K. Rajashekharan Pillai, a Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee, Chairman of Bahrain-based National Group of Companies.
- P. N. C. Menon (born 1948), Indian-Omani businessman
Academics/ Science and Technology
- M.G.K Menon, 2nd Chairman of ISRO.
- G Madhavan Nair, 6th Chairman of ISRO
- K Radhakrishnan, 7th Chairman of ISRO (2009–2014)
- S Somanath, Current Chairman of ISRO.
- .
- probability distributions.
- European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London, UK. Appointed in January 2014 as director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. Special adviser to the House of Lords EUcommittee.
- Nivedita Menon, Feminist writer and Professor of Political Thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Shree K. Nayar, T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering at Columbia University. Director of research at Snap Inc. A Member of the US National Academy of Engineering (2008) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2011).
- Shrikanth Narayanan, Professor at the University of Southern California. An interdisciplinary engineer-scientist with a focus on human-centered signal processing and machine intelligence with speech and spoken language processing at its core.
- V. Parmeswaran Nair, A physicist, currently as serving a Distinguished Professor at City University of New York.
- Geeta Menon, the Abraham Krasnoff Professor of Global Business at New York University Stern School of Business.
- V. N. Rajashekharan Pillai, Acting Chairman, University Grants Commission, India.
Award Winners
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is India's second highest civilian honour.
| 1954 | V. K. Krishna Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | K. Shankar Pillai | Arts | Delhi |
| 1985 | M. G. K. Menon | Civil Service | Kerala |
| 1998 | Lakshmi Sahgal | Public Affairs | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2006 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Arts | Kerala |
| 2009 | G. Madhavan Nair | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 2011 | O. N. V. Kurup | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2015 | Kottayan Katankot Venugopal
|
Public Affairs | Delhi |
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is India's third highest civilian honour.
| 1954 | Vallathol Narayana Menon | Literature & Education | Kerala |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Lakshmi Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
| 1958 | Kumar Padma Siva Shankara Menon
|
Civil Service | Kerala |
| 1958 | Arathil C. Narayanan Nambiar | Civil Service | Kerala |
| 1966 | K. P. Kesava Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
| 1966 | Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai | Social Work | Kerala |
| 1968 | G. Sankara Kurup | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 1968 | M. G. K. Menon | Medicine | Delhi |
| 1969 | V. K. Narayana Menon | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
| 1971 | P. Kalathil Kunju Kurup | Arts | Kerala |
| 1983 | K. Sankaran Nair | Civil Service | Kerala |
| 1985 | Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 1987 | Nalapat Balamani Amma | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 1998 | G. Madhavan Nair | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
| 2005 | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2007 | Ramankutty Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 2007 | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Arts | Kerala |
| 2009 | A. Sreedhara Menon | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2010 | Kuzhur Narayana Marar | Arts | Kerala |
| 2011 | Madavoor Vasudevan Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 2012 | Mira Nair | Arts | Delhi |
| 2014 | K. Radhakrishnan | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 2019 | Mohanlal | Arts | Kerala |
| 2020 | N R Madhava Menon | Public Affairs | Kerala |
| 2021 | K S Chithra | Art | Kerala |
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri is India's fourth highest civilian honour.
| 1954 | K. Shankar Pillai | Literature & Education | Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | M. G. K. Menon | Science & Engineering | Delhi |
| 1965 | Guru Kunchu Kurup | Arts | Kerala |
| 1970 | Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 1971 | Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 1971 | Chenganoor Raman Pillai | Arts | Kerala |
| 1973 | Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 1973 | M. K. Krishna Menon | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| 1973 | N. Kesava Panikkar | Science & Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 1984 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Arts | Kerala |
| 1984 | Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 1984 | N. Balakrishnan Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
| 1984 | Sooranad Kunjan Pillai | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 1990 | G. Aravindan | Arts | Kerala |
| 1990 | M. R. Kurup | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
| 1991 | Bharath Gopi
|
Arts | Kerala |
| 1991 | T. G. K. Menon | Social Work | Madhya Pradesh |
| 1992 | M. K. Narayanan | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 1998 | O. N. V. Kurup | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2002 | V. K. Madhavan Kutty | Literature & Education | kerala |
| 2001 | Mohanlal | Arts | Kerala |
| 2001 | M. Krishnan Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
| 2001 | C. G. Krishnadas Nair | Science & Engineering | Karnataka |
| 2003 | Narayana Panicker Kochupillai | Medicine | Delhi |
| 2003 | N. R. Madhava Menon | Public Affairs | West Bengal |
| 2004 | Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 2004 | Ayyappa Paniker | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2005 | P. N. V. Kurup | Medicine | Delhi |
| 2005 | K. S. Chithra | Arts | Kerala |
| 2006 | Kavungal Chathunni Panicker | Arts | Kerala |
| 2006 | Shobana | Arts | Kerala |
| 2006 | Sugathakumari | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2007 | Balachandra Menon | Arts | Kerala |
| 2008 | Vellayani Arjunan | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2008 | M. Leelavathy | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2008 | P. K. Narayanan Nambiar | Arts | Kerala |
| 2009 | Leela Omchery | Arts | Delhi |
| 2009 | Cheril Krishna Menon
|
Social Work | UAE |
| 2009 | Kalamandalam Gopi | Arts | Kerala |
| 2009 | Mattannoor Sankarankutty | Arts | Kerala |
| 2010 | B. Ravi Pillai | Trade & Industry | Bahrain |
| 2011 | Ritu Menon | Literature & Education | Delhi |
| 2011 | Peruvanam Kuttan Marar | Arts | Kerala |
| 2011 | A. Marthanda Pillai | Medicine | Kerala |
| 2011 | G. Shankar | Science & Engineering | Kerala |
| 2012 | Gopinath Pillai | Trade & Industry | Singapore |
| 2012 | J. Hareendran Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
| 2012 | Priyadarshan | Arts | Tamil Nadu |
| 2013 | Madhu | Arts | Kerala |
| 2014 | M. Subhadra Nair | Medicine | Kerala |
| 2014 | Kalamandalam Satyabhama | Arts | Kerala |
| 2016 | Sundar Menon | Social Work | UAE |
| 2016 | P. Gopinathan Nair | Social Work | Kerala |
| 2017 | Meenakshi Amma
|
Others | Kerala |
| 2017 | Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 2020 | N. Chandrasekharan Nair | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 2020 | Moozhikkal Pankajakshi | Arts | Kerala |
| 2020 | Thalappil Pradeep | Science & Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 2021 | O M Nambiar | Sports | Kerala |
| 2022 | Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil
|
Sports | Kerala |
| 2022 | P Narayana Kurup | Literature and Education | Kerala |
Sports
See also
- Malayali Pillais
- Kurup of Travancore
- Menon (title)
- Kaimal
- List of people from Kerala
- Nair Service Society
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