Pillai received the Kalaimamani Award from the Tamil Nadu Government under the chief minister Annadurai.
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai | Changampuzha Krishna Pillai | V. Surendran Pillai | Pillai | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai | Palani Subramaniam Pillai | N. R. Pillai | Subbayya Sivasankaranarayana Pillai | S. Ramachandran Pillai | Rajan Pillai | P. Govinda Pillai | Dakshinamurthy Pillai | C. V. Raman Pillai | C. Muthiah Pillai |