successor t.s. pattabhiraman founded 1909 founder t s kalyanrama iyer headquarters thrissur kerala area served south india dubai key people t.s. pattabhiraman products textiles revenue rs 600 crore owner kalyan group number of employees 3 000 website http www.kalyansilks.com kalyan silks was founded in thrissur in 1909 as a store specializing in silk . today it has 21 showrooms in india and the uae making it india s largest silk saree showroom network . mr. t. s. pattabhiraman is the chairman and managing director of the group . under his leadership kalyan silks has been able to add at least one new showroom to their network every year . he is also credited for redefining silk trade through innovative concepts that include introducing india s first branded bridal silk saree saugandhika and being the first textile retailer to create in house brands . these innovations coupled with inventive retail practices is what has shaped kalyan silks success . with a turnover of 1100 crores 1000 weaving centers 300 design centers 100 production units and 4000 employees the kalyan silks is a formidable force in textile retail . malayalam superstar prithviraj sukumaran has been the brand s ambassador since 2011 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 activities edit kalyan silks started its first showroom in 1909 in thrissur . later on it expanded to south india and now has 21 showrooms . it also owns india s largest wholesale textile showroom situated at thrissur . according to media reports the advertising and marketing budget of kalyan silks is around rs 25 crore and is handled by ddb mudra max.the company has 4 000 employees and turnover of about rs 1100 crore per annum . 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1909 inception in thrissur 1992 first showroom opens in thrissur 1998 wholesale division opens at thrissur 2001 flag ship showroom opens at palace road thrissur 2006 largest silk saree showroom opens in cochin 2007 expands to palakkad 2010 first showroom in north kerala kozhikode opens 2011 expands to kannur kottayam is added to the growing network in kerala uae s first showroom opens in karama dubai 2012 opens first world class showroom in bengaluru beginning the expansion in south india seventh showroom in kerala opens in thiruvalla uae s second showroom opens in sharjah 2013 tamil nadu s first showroom opens in erode uae s third showroom opens in abu dhabi launches in thiruvananthapuram 2014 uae s fourth showroom opens at meena bazaar dubai 2015 launched at thodupuzha kunnamakulam & attingal in kerala tamil nadu s second showroom opens in salem launched new showroom at vadakara references edit kalyan silks to open in palakkad today . the hindu . retrieved 2012 08 21 . kalyan silks to foray into global market . the hindu . retrieved 2012 08 21 . kalyan silks aadi sale . the hindu . retrieved 2012 08 21 . kalyan silks shopping carnival . the hindu . retrieved 2012 08 21 . kalyan silks to open on april 7 . the hindu . retrieved 2012 08 21 . kalyan launches online shopping . the hindu . retrieved 2012 08 21 . kalyan silks bridal collections . the hindu businessline . retrieved 2012 08 21 . prithviraj dhanush inaugurate kalyan silks at abu dhabi . retrieved 11 april 2014 . kalyan silks the global kerala brand . retrieved 11 april 2014 . kalyan silks showroom on commercial street . retrieved 11 april 2014 . kalyan silks awards media duties to ddb mudramax . indiantelevision.com . retrieved 2012 08 21 . ddb mudramax wins media mandate for kalyan silks . network2media.com . retrieved 2012 08 21 . ddb mudra max wins kalyan silks account . afaqs.com . retrieved 2012 08 21 . ddb mudra max bags media mandate for kalyan silks . campaign india . retrieved 2012 08 21 . gallery edit kalyan silks kannur retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kalyan silks & oldid 716747106 categories retail companies of thrissurtextile companies of indiaclothing retailers of india navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 april 2016 at 16 05 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view