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.
M. G. Ramachandran
Actor · Born 17 Jan 1917, Kandy
Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran, known by the initialism MGR, was an immensely popular Indian film actor, director,…
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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.
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- Born17 January 1917
- Died24 December 1987 (aged 70)
- BirthplaceKandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
- Known forActing
- GenderMale
- Also known asMGR, Makkal Thilagam, Puratchi Thalaivar, Ponmanachemmal, Vaatthiyaar, Idhayakkani
- Popularity0.8TMDB score
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Movies 134
Avasara Police 100
Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
Meenava Nanban
Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga
Indru Pol Endrum Vazhga
Navarathinam
Oorukku Uzhaippavan
Uzhaikkum Karangal
Needhikku Thalaivanangu
Anna Nee En Deivam
Pallandu Vazhga
Idhayakkani
Naalai Namadhe
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
Sirithu Vazha Vendum
Urimai Kural
Netru Indru Naalai
Pattikattu Ponnaiya
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
Idhaya Veenai
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Anbe Vaa (1966)·Aayirathil Oruvan (1965)·Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973)·Enga Veettu Pillai (1965)·Anandha Jodhi (1963)·Urimai Kural (1974)