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This is a list of notable members of the Nair community of southern India.

Dynasties

Spiritual leaders

Chattampi Swamikal, Hindu sage

Film and media

Actresses

Jayabharathi, famous Indian actress
Lakshmi Menon (actress), Lakshmi Menon at 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013

Actors

Mohanlal, famous Indian actor
Suresh Gopi, actor and politician

Models and dancers

Rhea Pillai, Indian model
Parvathy Omanakuttan, Indian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder

Directors, producers, and script writers

Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Indian film director, script writer, and producer
Anjali Menon, Indian filmmaker

Musicians

K. S. Chithra, Little Nightingale of Indian Cinema
M. G. Sreekumar, Indian playback singer
Sujatha Mohan, Indian playback singer

Journalism

Nisha Pillai, main news anchor for BBC World News

Social sciences

Kumbalathu Sanku Pillai, Social reformer
Lakshmi Sahgal, revolutionary of the Indian independence movement

Arts and literature

Sugathakumari, famous Indian poet and activist
M. T. Vasudevan Nair, prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature

Bureaucrats and administrators

India

V. K. Krishna Menon, veteran diplomat and Cabinet minister
Gopal Krishna Pillai, 15th Home Secretary of India
M. K. Narayanan, 3rd National Security Advisor of India and former director of Intelligence Bureau

Outside India

Ranj Pillai, Canadian politician, who has been the tenth premier of Yukon
Sundaresh Menon, Chief Justice of Singapore

Politicians

Politicians in India

Pattom A. Thanu Pillai, 2nd chief minister of Kerala
Padayatt Kesava pillai Vasudevan Nair, 7th chief minister of Kerala
Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, Indian politician
Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician

Diwan

Raja Kesavadas, Statue of Kunnathur Kesavan Raman Pillai (military head of Travancore army)
Velu Thampi Dalawa, Statue of Veluthampi (Prime Minister of the kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809)

Prime ministers of Travancore/ Cochin, chief ministers of Travancore-Cochin

C. Achutha Menon, 4th chief minister of Kerala
E. K. Nayanar, 9th chief minister of Kerala

Party leaders

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 Chief minister Praja Socialist Party Pattam A. Thanu Pillai
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 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 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 Chief minister Communist Party of India (Marxist) E.K. Nayanar
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 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 Communist Party of India (Marxist) E.K. Nayanar
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 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 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 Minister for Co-operation Communist Marxist Party
1996–2001 E. K. Nayanar Chief Minister, Home Minister Communist Party of India (Marxist) E.K. Nayanar
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 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 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 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 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 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)

Politicians outside India

Military personnel

Kunhiraman Palat Candeth, former Indian army officer

Business / executives

India

B. Ravi Pillai, Dubai-based Indian billionaire businessman
K. P. P. Nambiar, Indian industrialist and technocrat

Outside India

Gita Gopinath, Indian-American economist

Academics/ science and technology

M. G. K. Menon, physicist and policy maker from India
G. Madhavan Nair (right) with APJ Abdul Kalam

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

S. Sreesanth, Indian former cricketer Sreesanth in the field for India

See also

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