M. G. Ramachandran
Age: N/A | From: Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
Person Details
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Aliases: 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
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
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Movie Involvements: 34
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Dheiva Thaai
(1964) Maran
Urimai Kural
(1974) Gobinath
Meenava Nanban
(1977) Kumaran
Madurai Veeran
(1956) Veeran
Andhaman Kaidhi
(1952) Nataraj
Kudumba Thalaivan
(1962) Vasu
Navarathinam
(1977) Thangam
Thozhilali
(1964) RajuActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 1990 | Raju (in archival footage) | |
| 1978 | The Poet Païntamizh Kumaran alias The Prince Sundharapandhiyan | |
| 1977 | Kumaran | |
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| Thangam | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
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| Sundaram / Ranjith | ||
| 1974 | N/A | |
| Gobinath | ||
| Manickam (the East Africa doctor) and Kumar | ||
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| Ranga | ||
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| 1969 | N/A | |
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| Durai | ||
| 1968 | Sundharam | |
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| Mani | ||
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| Muthaiya | ||
| Murugan | ||
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| Manimaran | ||
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| Ramu / 'Ilango' Lakshmanan | ||
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| Raju | ||
| Maran | ||
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| 1963 | N/A | |
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| 1962 | N/A | |
| Vasu | ||
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| Prithviraj Chauhan | ||
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| 1950 | Veeramohan | |
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| Mahendra Varman | ||
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| 1945 | Jayamal | |
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| 1941 | Mahendran | |
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| 1936 | Rangaiah Naidu | |
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Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1978 | Director | |
| 1973 | Director | |
| 1958 | Director | |
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1973 | Producer | |
| 1969 | Producer | |
| 1958 | Producer | |
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