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M. G. Ramachandran
Born 1917-01-17Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Avasara Police 100Raju (in archival footage)Madhuraiyai Meetta SundharapandiyanPaintamizh 'Sundharapandiyan' KumaranMeenava NanbanKumaranIndru Pol Endrum VaazhgaMuruganIndru Pol Endrum VazhgaRoleNavarathinamThangamOorukku UzhaippavanRoleUzhaikkum KarangalRoleNeedhikku ThalaivananguRoleAnna Nee En DeivamRolePallandu VazhgaRoleIdhayakkani'Red' MohanNaalai NamadheRoleNinaithadhai MudippavanSundaram / RanjithSirithu Vazha VendumRoleUrimai KuralGobinathNetru Indru NaalaiManickam (the East Africa doctor) and KumarPattikattu PonnaiyaRoleUlagam Sutrum ValibanRoleIdhaya VeenaiRoleAnnamitta KaiRoleNaan Yen PirandhenKannanRaman Thediya SeethaiRoleNalla NeramRole