List of Nairs

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

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Dynasties

Spiritual leaders

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Chattampi Swamikal, Hindu sage

Film and media

Actresses

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

Actors

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Mohanlal, famous Indian actor
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Suresh Gopi, actor and politician

Models and dancers

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

Directors, producers, and script writers

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

Musicians

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

Journalism

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Nisha Pillai, main news anchor for BBC World News

Social sciences

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

Arts and literature

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

Bureaucrats and administrators

India

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V. K. Krishna Menon, veteran diplomat and Cabinet minister
Gopal Krishna Pillai, 15th Home Secretary of India The Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri G.K. Pillai at the inauguration of a National Seminar on Government Procurement, jointly organised by the Department of Commerce (cropped).jpg
Gopal Krishna Pillai, 15th Home Secretary of India
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M. K. Narayanan, 3rd National Security Advisor of India and former director of Intelligence Bureau

Outside India

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

Members of the United Nations

Politicians

Politicians in India

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

Diwan

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

United Nations

Union ministers

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

Chief ministers

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C. Achutha Menon, 4th chief minister of Kerala
E. K. Nayanar, 9th chief minister of Kerala E.K.Nayanar 1.jpg
E. K. Nayanar, 9th chief minister of Kerala

Current Members of Parliament

Governors of states

Party leaders

Cabinet ministers (Kerala)

YearNameMinistry/ portfolioPartyChief 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 HealthIndependent
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

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Kunhiraman Palat Candeth, former Indian army officer

Business / executives

India

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

Outside India

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Gita Gopinath, Indian-American economist

Academics/ science and technology

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M. G. K. Menon, physicist and policy maker from India
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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 AffairsKerala
1976 K. Shankar Pillai ArtsDelhi
1985 M. G. K. Menon Civil ServiceKerala
1998 Lakshmi Sahgal Public AffairsUttar Pradesh
2006 Adoor Gopalakrishnan ArtsKerala
2009 G. Madhavan Nair Science & EngineeringKarnataka
2011 O. N. V. Kurup Literature & EducationKerala
2015 Kottayan Katankot Venugopal Public AffairsDelhi

Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is India's third highest civilian honour.

1954 Vallathol Narayana Menon Literature & EducationKerala
1957 Lakshmi Menon Public AffairsKerala
1958 Kumar Padma Siva Shankara Menon Civil ServiceKerala
1958 Arathil C. Narayanan Nambiar Civil ServiceKerala
1966 K. P. Kesava Menon Public AffairsKerala
1966 Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai Social WorkKerala
1968 G. Sankara Kurup Literature & EducationKerala
1968 M. G. K. Menon MedicineDelhi
1969 V. K. Narayana Menon Science & EngineeringKerala
1971 P. Kalathil Kunju Kurup ArtsKerala
1983 K. Sankaran Nair Civil ServiceKerala
1985 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Literature & EducationKerala
1987 Nalapat Balamani Amma Literature & EducationKerala
1998 G. Madhavan Nair Science & EngineeringKerala
2005 M. T. Vasudevan Nair Literature & EducationKerala
2007 Ramankutty Nair ArtsKerala
2007 Kavalam Narayana Panicker ArtsKerala
2009 A. Sreedhara Menon Literature & EducationKerala
2010 Kuzhur Narayana Marar ArtsKerala
2011 Madavoor Vasudevan Nair ArtsKerala
2012 Mira Nair ArtsDelhi
2014 K. Radhakrishnan Science & EngineeringKarnataka
2019 Mohanlal ArtsKerala
2020 N R Madhava Menon Public AffairsKerala
2021 K S Chithra ArtKerala

Padma Shri

The Padma Shri is India's fourth highest civilian honour.

1954 K. Shankar Pillai Literature & EducationDelhi
1961 M. G. K. Menon Science & EngineeringDelhi
1965 Guru Kunchu Kurup ArtsKerala
1970 Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair ArtsKerala
1971 Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair ArtsKerala
1971 Chenganoor Raman Pillai ArtsKerala
1973 Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair ArtsKerala
1973 M. K. Krishna Menon MedicineTamil Nadu
1973 N. Kesava Panikkar Science & EngineeringTamil Nadu
1984 Adoor Gopalakrishnan ArtsKerala
1984 Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair ArtsKerala
1984 N. Balakrishnan Nair MedicineKerala
1984 Sooranad Kunjan Pillai Literature & EducationKerala
1990 G. Aravindan ArtsKerala
1990 M. R. Kurup Science & EngineeringKerala
1991 Bharath Gopi ArtsKerala
1991 T. G. K. Menon Social WorkMadhya Pradesh
1992 M. K. Narayanan Civil ServiceDelhi
1998 O. N. V. Kurup Literature & EducationKerala
2002 V. K. Madhavan Kutty Literature & Educationkerala
2001 Mohanlal ArtsKerala
2001 M. Krishnan Nair MedicineKerala
2001 C. G. Krishnadas Nair Science & EngineeringKarnataka
2003 Narayana Panicker Kochupillai MedicineDelhi
2003 N. R. Madhava Menon Public AffairsWest Bengal
2004 Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair ArtsKerala
2004 Ayyappa Paniker Literature & EducationKerala
2005 P. N. V. Kurup MedicineDelhi
2005 K. S. Chithra ArtsKerala
2006 Kavungal Chathunni Panicker ArtsKerala
2006 Shobana ArtsKerala
2006 Sugathakumari Literature & EducationKerala
2007 Balachandra Menon ArtsKerala
2008 Vellayani Arjunan Literature & EducationKerala
2008 M. Leelavathy Literature & EducationKerala
2008 P. K. Narayanan Nambiar ArtsKerala
2009 Leela Omchery ArtsDelhi
2009 Cheril Krishna Menon Social Work UAE
2009 Kalamandalam Gopi ArtsKerala
2009 Mattannoor Sankarankutty ArtsKerala
2010 B. Ravi Pillai Trade & Industry Bahrain
2011 Ritu Menon Literature & EducationDelhi
2011 Peruvanam Kuttan Marar ArtsKerala
2011 A. Marthanda Pillai MedicineKerala
2011 G. Shankar Science & EngineeringKerala
2012 Gopinath Pillai Trade & Industry Singapore
2012 J. Hareendran Nair MedicineKerala
2012 Priyadarshan ArtsTamil Nadu
2013 Madhu ArtsKerala
2014 M. Subhadra Nair MedicineKerala
2014 Kalamandalam Satyabhama ArtsKerala
2016 Sundar Menon Social Work UAE
2016 P. Gopinathan Nair Social WorkKerala
2017 Meenakshi Amma OthersKerala
2017 Chemanchery Kunhiraman Nair ArtsKerala
2020 N. Chandrasekharan Nair Literature & EducationKerala
2020 Moozhikkal Pankajakshi ArtsKerala
2020 Thalappil Pradeep Science & EngineeringTamil Nadu
2021 O M Nambiar SportsKerala
2022 Sankaranarayana Menon Chundayil SportsKerala
2022 P Narayana Kurup Literature and EducationKerala

Sports

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

See also

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