This is a list of notable members of the Nair community of southern India.
Dynasties
Spiritual leaders
- Chattampi Swamikal[1] – Hindu Sage and Social Reformer
- Swami Chinmayananda[2] – Spiritual leader and founding father of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
- Tapovan Maharaj,[3] a Hindu sage and Vedanta Scholar.
- 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]
- Jayabharathi[6]
- Ragini[5]
- Padmini[5]
- Lalitha[5]
- Urvashi[7]
- Ambika[5]
- Revathi[8]
- Seema[9]
- Parvathy Jayaram[10]
- Sithara[11]
- Kalaranjini[12]
- Kalpana[12]
- Suchitra Pillai[13]
- Renuka Menon[14]
- Shwetha Menon[15]
- Divya Pillai[16]
- Sukumari[5]
- Mallika Sukumaran[17][18]
- Bhavana[19]
- Aranmula Ponnamma[20]
- Bhama[21]
- Ananya[22]
- Anusree[23]
- Samyuktha[24]
- Jyothirmayi[25]
- Shobha Mohan[26]
- Jalaja[27]
- Bindu Panicker[28]
- Niranjana Anoop[29]
- Neeta Pillai[30]
- Ambili Devi[31]
- Aarsha Chandini Baiju[32]
- Iswarya Menon[33]
- Aparna Balamurali[34]
- Asha Sharath[35]
- Maala Parvathi[36]
- Keerthy Suresh[37]
- Priyanka Nair[38]
- Lakshmi Menon[39]
- Karthika Nair[40]
- Radha[41]
- Valsala Menon[42]
- Devi Ajith[43]
Actors
- Mohanlal[44]
- Suresh Gopi[45]
- Janardhanan Pillai[46]
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair[26]
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan
- C. V. Raman Pillai[47]
- Balachandra Menon
- Sai Kumar[26]
- M. N. Nambiar[48]
- Bharat Gopy[49]
- Dileep [50]
- Nedumudi Venu[51]
- Jayan[6]
- Narendra Prasad[52]
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
- Prithviraj Sukumaran[18][17]
- Vijayaraghavan[53]
- N. N. Pillai[54]
- Vineeth[5]
- Vinu Mohan[26]
- Krishna[5]
- Sukumaran[18][17]
- Santhosh K. Nayar[55]
- Vini Vishwa Lal[56]
- Sudev Nair[57]
- Indrajith Sukumaran[18][17]
- Anoop Menon[58]
- Rajeev Pillai[59]
- Unni Mukundan[60]
- Chandunath G Nair[61]
- T. P. Madhavan[62]
- Kollam G. K. Pillai[63]
- Balan K. Nair[64]
- Biju Menon[65]
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar[66]
- Kay Kay Menon[67]
- Gautham Vasudev Menon[68]
- Govind Padmasoorya[69]
- Anu Mohan[26]
- Sankaradi[70]
- Karamana Janardanan Nair[71]
- Sudheesh[72]
Models and dancers
Directors, producers, and script writers
Musicians
Arts and literature
- Sugathakumari
- Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
- O. N. V. Kurup
- Vallathol Narayana Menon
- Nalapat Narayana Menon
- Oyyarath Chandu Menon
- Oduvil Kunhikrishna Menon
- Vadakke kuruppath Narayana Menon
- Elamkulam Kunjan Pillai
- P. C. Kuttikrishna Menon
- P. Kunhiraman Nair
- Edasseri Govindan Nair
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
- Anita Nair
Freedom Fighters
- Lakshmi Sahgal, popularly known as "Captain Lakshmi", was the leader of "Rani of Jhansi Regiment" of Indian National Army.
- N. P. Nayar, Administrator of Azad Hind Dal.
- 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).
- K. Kumar, one of the earliest socio-political leaders who have brought Gandhi's message and the spirit of the national movement to the erstwhile Travancore State.
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
- Pattom Thanu Pillai, 2nd Chief Minister of Kerala (PSP)
- C Achutha Menon,4th Chief Minister of Kerala. (CPI)
- K. Karunakaran, 5th Chief Minister of Kerala (INC)
- 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.
- S. Varadarajan Nair, Former President of KPCC (1977–1978).
- 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)
- C. M. Padmanabhan Nair, Politician from Socialist Party.
- K. K. Nayar, Former Member of Parliament from Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency) in 4th Lok Sabha (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)
- Hri Kumar Nair 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.
Bureaucrats / Administrators
India
- V. P. Menon, Constitutional Adviser and Political Reforms Commissioner to the last three Viceroys during British rule in India.
- V K Krishna Menon, Veteran Diplomat and Cabinet Minister, Former Permanent Representative of India to the UN, 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)
- K. P. A. Menon, 16th Defence Secretary of India (1980–1981).
- K. A. Nambiar, 23rd Defence Secretary of India (1993–1996).
- 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.
- Nirupama Rao, 28th Foreign Secretary of India (2009–2011).
- 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.
- B.R. Nair, Former Chairman of Indian Railway Board.
- Vinod C. Menon, Member of the National Disaster Management Authority of India
Outside India
- Sundaresh Menon, 4th and Current Chief Justice of Singapore.
- Hri Kumar Nair 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)
- Vijay K. Nambiar, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007–2012), Chef de Cabinet of the United Nations, Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations (2006) (India)
- Vanu Gopala Menon, the Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations (2004–2011). (Singapore)
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.
- R. Hari Kumar, 25th and Current Chief of the Naval Staff of India (CNS).
- Lt General Sarath Chand, Vice Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army.
- Lt. General P. E. Menon, Military Secretary in Army headquarters. Former Ladakh Corps Commander.
- Lt. General Satish Nambiar, Former Deputy Chief of Indian Army, Headed UN Forces in Kosovo .
- Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, Former Deputy Chief of Staff Indian Air Force (2017).
- Air Chief Marshal K. N. Nair.
- Lt Gen V.K Pillai, Delhi Area Commander of Indian Army.
- Lt Gen V M Nair, Commanding-in-Chief of Kangra based 9 corps.
- Lt Gen Prakash Menon, Former Commandant of the Prestigious National Defence College, New Delhi. Expert in counter insurgency.
- Air Vice Marshal Narayan Menon.
- 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.
- P N C Menon, Chairman of Shobha Group
- Rajmohan Pillai, Current Chairman of Beta Group.
- Rajan Pillai, a businessman from Kerala, popularly known as the Biscuit Baron.
- Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai, the co-founder of Indian Coffee Houses in Kerala.
- 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).
- Hari Menon, Co-founder and CEO of Big Basket.
- M.K.K Nair, Former Chairman and MD of FACT.
- 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
- 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).
- C K Menon, Managing Director of Doha-based Behzad group.
- Shivsankaran Nair, CEO of British Borneo Oil and Gas Ltd.
- 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.
- Tan Sri Datuk Ravindran Menon, Co-founder and Managing Director of Ara Group, a conglomerate based in Malaysia.
- Raj Nair, Chief Technical Officer and Group Vice President of Ford Motors, United States.
- 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.
- Anil Menon, Candidate for an astronaut at NASA, Former Medical Director at NASA and SpaceX.
- K C Sreedharan Pillai (1920–1985), an Indian statistician who was known for his works on multivariate analysis and probability distributions.
- Anand Menon, Professor of 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 EU committee.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Parameswaran Kuttappa Panikkar | Civil Service | Kerala |
| 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 | P. N. Bhaskaran Nair | Civil Service | Delhi |
| 1973 | Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair | Arts | Kerala |
| 1973 | M. K. Krishna Menon | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| 1973 | N. Kesava Panikkar | Science & Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 1976 | Govinda Pillai Unnikrishna Menon | Civil Service | 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 |
| 2023 | V P Appukuttan Pothuval | Social Work | Kerala |
Sports
See also
References
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