M. G. Ramachandran
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-01-17 (70 years old)
Deathday
1987-12-24
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.
Acting
1969
as Durai
1963
1974
as Gobinath
1971
1954
1966
as JB
1965
as Manimaran
1970
as Ranga
1964
as Maran
1968
as Sundharam
1978
as The Poet Païntamizh Kumaran alias The Prince Sundharapandhiyan
1971
1969
1967
as Mani
1963
1977
as Thangam
1977
as Kumaran
1967
1972
as Murugan
1970
1968
1966
1975
as Mohan
1971
1970
1968
1966
1971
as Selvam
1965
1975
1972
1966
as Murugan
1975
as Sundaram / Ranjith
1968
1966
1966
1964
as Raju
1975
1972
1966
as Muthaiya
1964
1968
1969
1965
as Ramu / 'Ilango' Lakshmanan
1965
1964
1963
1957
1964
1965
1963
1962
as Vasu
1966
1958
1950
as Veeramohan
1948
as Mahendra Varman
1962
1964
1961
1961
1965
1962
as Prithviraj Chauhan
1960
1963
1962
1961
1954
1951
1951
1943
1957
1956
as Veeran
1953
1949
1938
1938
1960
1948
1946
1939
1953
1936
as Rangaiah Naidu
1952
1952
1952
as Nataraj
1957
1967
1936
as Police constable
1941
as Mahendran
1960
1955
1947
1941
1947
1970
1972
1977
as Murugan
1990
as Raju (in archival footage)
1945
as Jayamal
1948
as Arjunan
1974
as Manickam (the East Africa doctor) and Kumar
1939
as Indran
Production
1978
as Director
1973
as Director
1973
as Producer
1969
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1958
as Director
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