List of Famous people with last name Pillai

Rhea Pillai is an Indian model known for her works in television and advertising. In 2003, she was honored as the "Woman of the Year", along with Raveena Tandon, Anoushka Shankar and Ritu Beri, on International Women's Day for social service. In 2006, she had a minor screen role in the Hindi movie Corporate. Pillai is involved in the Art of Living Foundation.

Rajan Pillai was an Indian businessman, popularly known as the 'Biscuit Baron'. He died in custody four days after his arrest after he was denied medical treatment while in custody, and the subsequent investigations led to jail reforms.

Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian film actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, including four Kerala State Film Awards and a Filmfare Awards South.

B. Ravi Pillai is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder and managing director of RP Group of companies.

Rajesh Raman Pillai was an Indian film director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, Traffic (2011).

Divya Pillai is an Indian film actress who appears in Malayalam films. She debuted in the 2015 film Ayal Njanalla, it was followed by Oozham in 2016.

Keezhoote Raman Pillai Balakrishna Pillai 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. He was the Chairman of Kerala Congress (B). Throughout his political career, Pillai remained a controversial figure in Kerala state politics.

K. Muralidharan Pillai is a Singaporean lawyer and politician, as well as a former police officer.

Manonmaniyam P. Sundaranar was an Indian scholar, noted for the famous Tamil drama Manonmaniyam. as well as the state song of Tamil Nadu Tamil Thai Valthu.

Subbayya Sivasankaranarayana Pillai (1901–1950) was an Indian mathematician specialising in number theory. His contribution to Waring's problem was described in 1950 by K. S. Chandrasekharan as "almost certainly his best piece of work and one of the very best achievements in Indian Mathematics since Ramanujan".