it, aged just 42. In popular culture Samuthirakani portrays Pillai in the 2014 film Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil. In the grand strategy video game Hearts of Iron IV, Krishna Pillai becomes the leader of India, should it turn communist. References External links Prakash Karat: Kerala's 'First Communist' R. Krishnakumar: A man and a movement 1906 births Indian independence activists from Kerala Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Trade unionists from Kerala Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala Malayali politicians 1948 deaths Indian atheists People from Vaikom 20th-century Indian politicians Prisoners and detainees of British India