Marimutthu Pillai, musician Maruthanayagam Pillai (1725–64), Indian soldier and administrator also known as Muhammed Yusuf Khan. Murali Pillai, Singaporean politician of Indian descent Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai (born 1931), leader of Indian Coffee House movement Naraina Pillai, a social entrepreneur and businessman Navanethem Pillay, South African Judge, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nisha Pillai, Indian-born journalist and BBC news anchor P. Govinda Pillai, a Communist Party of India leader Palani Subramaniam Pillai (1908–62), Carnatic music percussionist Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (1890–1971), Indian freedom fighter Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970), Second Chief Minister of unified Kerala, Communist leader Periyapillai, 16th century king of the Jaffna Kingdom Prabhakaran Velupillai, leader of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai, minister of Ramnad during the reign of Muthuramalinga Sethupathy Prem Nath Pillai (born 1982) Malaysian based filmmaker and editor R. Balakrishna Pillai (born 1935), former State minister in Kerala Rajmohan Pillai (born 1964), Indian businessman Rhea Pillai, Indian model Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai, lexicographer Subbayya Sivasankaranarayana Pillai (1901–50), Indian mathematician Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai, journalist and political activist. Translated Karl Marx's biography into Malayalam T. S. Ramasamy Pillai (1918–2006), Freedom-fighter, politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1912–99), Malayalam author C. W. Thamotharampillai, publisher of ancient Tamil texts V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, current Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University IGNOU V. O. Chidambaram Pillai (1872–1936), Indian freedom fighter, popularly known as V.O.C. and as Kappalottiya Tamilan Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai, (AKA Namakkal Kavignar Ramalingam Pillai) poet and freedom fighter.