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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-01-17

Day of Death

1987-12-24 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]

Also Known As

MGR

Makkal Thilagam

Puratchi Thalaivar

Ponmanachemmal

Vaatthiyaar

Idhayakkani

Idhaya dheyvam

M. G. R.

M.G.R.

M.G. Ramachandran

M.G.Ramachandran

MG. Ramachandran

MG.Ramachandran

മരത്തൂർ ഗോപാല രാമചന്ദ്രൻ

ம. கோ. இராமச்சந்திரன்

M. G. Ramachandran

Biography

Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran, known by the initialism MGR, was an immensely popular Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu successively for three terms. Renowned as a cultural icon in Tamil Nadu, Ramachandran is considered as one of the most influential actors of Tamil cinema, and a pioneering force in cinema's popularity in Tamil Nadu.

Known For

Acting

Nam Naadu

1969

Nam Naadu

as

Durai

Urimai Kural

1974

Urimai Kural

as

Gobinath

Anbe Vaa

1966

Anbe Vaa

as

JB

Aayirathil Oruvan

1965

Aayirathil Oruvan

as

Manimaran

En Annan

1970

En Annan

as

Ranga

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

1978

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

as

The Poet Païntamizh Kumaran alias The Prince Sundharapandhiyan

Navarathinam

1977

Navarathinam

as

Thangam

Meenava Nanban

1977

Meenava Nanban

as

Kumaran

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan

1975

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan

as

Sundaram / Ranjith

Sange Muzhangu

1972

Sange Muzhangu

as

Murugan

Rickshawkaran

1971

Rickshawkaran

as

Selvam

Thalaivan

1970

Thalaivan

as

Nam Nadu

1969

Nam Nadu

as

Kadhal Vaaganam

1968

Kadhal Vaaganam

as

Sundharam

Kanavan

1968

Kanavan

as

Thanippiravi

1966

Thanippiravi

as

Muthaiya

Kaavalkaaran

1967

Kaavalkaaran

as

Mani

Mugaraasi

1966

Mugaraasi

as

Thaali Bhagyam

1966

Thaali Bhagyam

as

Murugan

Nadodi

1966

Nadodi

as

Enga Veettu Pillai

1965

Enga Veettu Pillai

as

Ramu / 'Ilango' Lakshmanan

Thozhilali

1964

Thozhilali

as

Raju

Padagotti

1964

Padagotti

as

Dheiva Thaai

1964

Dheiva Thaai

as

Maran

Parisu

1963

Parisu

as

Rani Samyuktha

1962

Rani Samyuktha

as

Prithviraj Chauhan

Rajarajan

1957

Rajarajan

as

Mahadhevi

1957

Mahadhevi

as

Madurai Veeran

1956

Madurai Veeran

as

Veeran

Vivasaayi

1967

Vivasaayi

as

Naam

1953

Naam

as

Kumari

1952

Kumari

as

Andhaman Kaidhi

1952

Andhaman Kaidhi

as

Nataraj

Marmayogi

1951

Marmayogi

as

Manthiri Kumari

1950

Manthiri Kumari

as

Veeramohan

Mohini

1948

Mohini

as

Raja Mukthi

1948

Raja Mukthi

as

Mahendra Varman

Vedavathi

1941

Vedavathi

as

Ashok Kumar

1941

Ashok Kumar

as

Mahendran

Sathi Leelavathi

1936

Sathi Leelavathi

as

Rangaiah Naidu

Iru Sahodarargal

1936

Iru Sahodarargal

as

Police constable

Avasara Police 100

1990

Avasara Police 100

as

Raju (in archival footage)

Meera

1945

Meera

as

Jayamal

Abhimanyu

1948

Abhimanyu

as

Arjunan

Netru Indru Naalai

1974

Netru Indru Naalai

as

Manickam (the East Africa doctor) and Kumar

Prahalada

1939

Prahalada

as

Production

Crew

Directing