 Raman Pillai had two sisters; his elder sister, named Kaaliyamma Pillai Narayani Pillai alias Gowri Amma, and younger sister, named Kaaliyamma Pillai Lakshmi Pillai alias Kunjulakshmi Amma.As the only male member of his generation in the Punnackal family, Kochuraman, as he was fondly called by his mother, and Ramooppy by his uncles and elder sister, was the darling of the family.Pillai was a social activist and used to organize many social functions among his community of Nairs in collaboration with literary luminaries like C. V. Raman Pillai and cultural activities involving the city's socio-cultural elite.