About Hotel Maria International
Founded in 1935 by Mr. E.V Mathai as a small enterprise, the EVM Group has transformed into one of Kerala’s leading conglomerates. Under the stewardship of the six directors, the sons of the founder, the EVM group has forayed into emerging business areas like the hospitality sector. Hotel Maria International at Kothamangalam is one such venture in the hospitality arena by the group. Others being the popular Isola-Di-Cocco Beach resort at Poovar (near Thiruvananthapuram), Hotel Hill View at Munnar and Mountain Club Resorts at Chinnakanal, Munnar. Some of the other diverse business concerns of the group are:
Cultivation, Selling and Export of Hill products like Cardamom, Cashew and Lemon grass oil. Supply of Natural Rubber and Rubber products to popular tyre manufacturing companies of India including Rubber crumbing factories.More than 20 Movie houses spread across Kerala and the 'Kavitha' at M.G. Road Ernakulam being one of the most popular.