The Muthoot family is one of the foremost business houses in South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. The family has interests in various sectors of business varying from Financial Services

Financial services

Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...

 to Media

Mass media

Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

. The founder of the Muthoot Group

Muthoot

The Muthoot Group is an 124-year-old business house based in India. It has interests in Financial Services, Information Technology, Media, Healthcare, Education, Power Generation, Infrastructure, Plantations, Precious Metals and Hospitality. The Muthoot Group operates in 23 states in India, and has...

 was Ninan Mathai Muthoot, from whom the business house was later taken over by his son, M. George Muthoot

M. George Muthoot

Mathai George Muthoot was an Indian entrepreneur and businessman, prominent for his pioneering work in the South Indian Financial Sector...

. The family traces its roots to the small town of Kozhencherry

Kozhencherry

Kozhencherry is a small town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region in Kerala state, South India. It is on the banks of river Pampa. It is a commercial centre with many of the Banks and trade companies have their establishments here. It is believed that once the Kovilans of...

 in Central Travancore

Central Travancore

The Central Travancore, Kerala, consists of the South-Central districts of Kottayam, Alapuzha, Pathanamthitta, and parts of Idukki, and parts of Kollam...

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The Muthoot family are Christians belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, and is one of the most influential members among the Christian community in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. M. G. George Muthoot

M. G. George Muthoot

Mathai George George Muthoot is an Indian entrepreneur and Businessman. He is also the Chairman of the Muthoot Group, one of India's biggest business houses and the Lay trustee of the Indian Orthodox Church. He was born to M George Muthoot, the founder chairman of the Muthoot Group...

, the third son of M. George Muthoot became the Trustee of the Malankara Orthodox Church in March 2007.

India Today

India Today

India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...

 rated the Muthoot Family among the most influential business houses in Kerala. Dhanam

Dhanam (Business Magazine)

Dhanam is a fortnightly business and investment magazine in Malayalam language, published in the state of Kerala, India by Dhanam Publications Pvt. Ltd.. It was first published in 1987, and currently has a readership of over 4 lakhs with a circulation base of 1 lakh copies...

(Wealth), a business magazine in Kerala, also rated Muthoot as one of the foremost business families of Kerala.

The Muthoot M. George Charitable Trust reaches over 20,000 people in need of assistance every year. The Trust is engaged in various activities such as Disaster Relief, Community Development and Social Welfare.