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| name = K. M. Mammen Mappillai<br />
| birth_name = Kandathil Mammen Mappillai<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1922|11|28}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2003|03|03|1922|11|28}}<br />
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'''Kandathil M. Mammen Mappillai''' (28 November 1922&nbsp;– 3 March 2003) was an Indian businessman, Industrialist and founder of MRF.<br />
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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 {{INR|3 million}} enterprise.<br />
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In 1992, Mappillai was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] award for his contribution to industry.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> 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|date=April 2018}}<br />
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==Controversy==<br />
Mammen Mappillai is believed to be in the list of 18 names of account-holders in [[LGT Group and LGT Bank]].<ref>http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main48.asp?filename=Ne120211The16thname.asp</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
Link Dead * [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030303/asp/nation/story_1729475.asp Head of MRF dead] - <br />
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030306/edit.htm#5 The man behind Indian tyre giant]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081230022930/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/03/03/stories/2003030304691200.htm Mammen Mappillai passes away]<br />
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