Kandathil Mammen Mammen Mappillai (28 November 1922 – 3 March 2003) was an Indian businessman, industrialist and founder of MRF.
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.
His cousin M. K. Mathulla also was awarded Padma Shri.
[citation needed] Mammen Mappillai is believed to be in the list of 18 names of account-holders in LGT Group and LGT Bank.