Born in Palakkad, Kerala, Puthan Naduvakkatt Chenthamaraksha Menon started a real estate firm - Sobha Developers in 1994. Sobha grew with quality construction, timely delivery and worked with clients like Infosys, Trident, ITC and many others. Today, Sobha has achieved sales of ₹15,782 crore and a profit of ₹6,802 crore. It is the 3rd largest player in its industry.