M. G. Ramachandran

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1917

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

Enga Veettu Pillai

Madurai Veeran

Nam Naadu

Rickshawkaran

Anbe Vaa

Thanippiravi

Kudumba Thalaivan

Urimai Kural

Filmography

1990
Avasara Police 100
as Raju (in archival footage)
1978
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
as The Poet Païntamizh Kumaran alias The Prince Sundharapandhiyan
1977
Meenava Nanban
as Kumaran
Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga
as Murugan
Navarathinam
as Thangam
1975
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
as Sundaram / Ranjith
1974
Urimai Kural
as Gobinath
Netru Indru Naalai
as Manickam (the East Africa doctor) and Kumar
1972
Sange Muzhangu
as Murugan
1971
Rickshawkaran
as Selvam
1970
En Annan
as Ranga
1969
Nam Naadu
as Durai
1968
Kadhal Vaaganam
as Sundharam
1967
Kaavalkaaran
as Mani
1966
Thanippiravi
as Muthaiya
Thaali Bhagyam
as Murugan
Anbe Vaa
as JB
1965
Aayirathil Oruvan
as Manimaran
Enga Veettu Pillai
as Ramu / 'Ilango' Lakshmanan
1964
Thozhilali
as Raju
Dheiva Thaai
as Maran
1962
Kudumba Thalaivan
as Vasu
Rani Samyuktha
as Prithviraj Chauhan
1956
Madurai Veeran
as Veeran
1952
Andhaman Kaidhi
as Nataraj
1950
Manthiri Kumari
as Veeramohan
1948
Raja Mukthi
as Mahendra Varman
Abhimanyu
as Arjunan
1945
Meera
as Jayamal
1941
Ashok Kumar
as Mahendran
1936
Sathi Leelavathi
as Rangaiah Naidu
Iru Sahodarargal
as Police constable