Keezhoote Raman Balakrishna Pillai (3 April 1934 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian politician who served as minister of the state of Kerala in India, holding portfolios such as Transport and Electricity.

He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kottarakara constituency in Kollam district for almost three decades.

His father was a wealthy Nair landlord with plenty of land in the present-day Kerala and Tamil Nadu states.

He is survived by his three children - two daughters named Usha and Bindu, and his only son Ganesh Kumar.

[1] From December 1975 to June 1976, he served as the Minister for Transport, Excise and Jails in the Kerala Cabinet.

His victory margin of 37,000 votes in 1980 remained a record for the State Assembly polls for more than a quarter century.

[10] The government appointed Justice K. Sukumaran to inquire into allegations related to the Idamalayar and Kallada Dam construction projects.

[11] The Supreme Court on 10 February 2011 sentenced R. Balakrishna Pillai and two others to one-year imprisonment for allegedly abusing their position in the award of a contract for the Edamalayar hydroelectric power project.