 Viswa Kerala Kala Samithi staged his plays till 2005 even after his death in 1995 by his son Vijayaraghavan and son-in-law Rajendra Babu.Some of his popular plays are "Easwaran Arrestil", "Kapalika", "Prethalokam", "Gorilla", "Folydol", "Kanakku Chembakaraman" and "Cross Belt".Pillai also acted in two movies in Malayalam, "Godfather" and "Naadody" both of which were blockbuster successes.