M. G. Ramachandran
Born: 1917-01-17 in Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
Died: 1987-12-24
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1990
- Avasara Police 100 as Raju (in archival footage)
1978
- Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan as The Poet Païntamizh Kumaran alias The Prince Sundharapandhiyan
1977
- Meenava Nanban as Kumaran
- Navarathinam as Thangam
- Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga as Murugan
1975
- Naalai Namadhe
- Idhayakkani as Mohan
- Ninaithadhai Mudippavan as Sundaram / Ranjith
- Pallandu Vazhga
1974
- Urimai Kural as Gobinath
- Sirithu Vazha Vendum
- Netru Indru Naalai as Manickam (the East Africa doctor) and Kumar
1972
1971
1970
1969
- Adimai Penn
- Nam Naadu as Durai
- Nam Nadu
1968
1967
1966
- Naan Aanaiyittal
- Nadodi
- Petralthan Pillaya
- Anbe Vaa as JB
- Mugaraasi
- Parakkum Paavai
- Thanippiravi as Muthaiya
- Thaali Bhagyam as Murugan
- Chandhrodhayam
1965
- Thazhampoo
- Aasai Mugam
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Manimaran
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Ramu / 'Ilango' Lakshmanan
- Panam Padaithavan
- Lighthouse
- Kanni Thaai
1964
- Panakkara Kudumbam
- En Kadamai
- Thaayin Madiyil
- Vettaikaaran
- Padagotti
- Dheiva Thaai as Maran
- Thozhilali as Raju
1963
1962
- Maadappura
- Kudumba Thalaivan as Vasu
- Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan
- Rani Samyuktha as Prithviraj Chauhan
- Vikramaadhithan
1958
1956
1955
1953
1952
- Andhaman Kaidhi as Nataraj
- Kumari
- En Thangai
1951
1950
- Manthiri Kumari as Veeramohan
- Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi
1949
1948
- Mohini
- Raja Mukthi as Mahendra Varman
- Abhimanyu as Arjunan
1946
1945
- Meera as Jayamal
1943
1942
1941
- Ashok Kumar as Mahendran
- Vedavathi
1939
- Maya Machindra
- Prahalada as Indran
1936
- Sathi Leelavathi as Rangaiah Naidu
- Iru Sahodarargal as Police constable