Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 17, 1917

Died

Dec 24, 1987 (aged 70)

Place of birth

Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]

M. G. Ramachandran

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.

Titles

Aayirathil Oruvan

Movie • 1965

Madurai Veeran

Movie • 1956

Ulagam Sutrum Valiban

Movie • 1973

Vikramaadhithan

Movie • 1962

Abhimanyu

Movie • 1948

Anna Nee En Deivam

Movie • 1976

Anbe Vaa

Movie • 1966

Thai Sollai Thattathe

Movie • 1961