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 Paintamizh 'Sundharapandiyan' Kumaran
1977
- Meenava Nanban as Kumaran
- Indru Pol Endrum Vazhga
- Navarathinam as Thangam
- Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga as Murugan
1975
- Naalai Namadhe
- Pallandu Vazhga
- Idhayakkani as 'Red' Mohan
- Ninaithadhai Mudippavan as Sundaram / Ranjith
1974
- Urimai Kural as Gobinath
- Sirithu Vazha Vendum
- Netru Indru Naalai as Manickam (the East Africa doctor) and Kumar
1972
- Naan Yen Pirandhen as Kannan
- Sange Muzhangu as Murugan
- Nalla Neram
- Idhaya Veenai
- Raman Thediya Seethai
- Annamitta Kai
1971
1970
1969
- Adimai Penn as King Vengaiyan / Prince Vengaiyan
- Nam Naadu as Durai
- Nam Naadu
1968
1967
- Kaavalkaaran as 'Mani' Manickam
- Thaaiku Thalaimagan
- Vivasaayi
- Arasa Kattalai as Vijayan
1966
- Naan Aanaiyittal
- Petralthan Pillaya
- Nadodi
- Mugaraasi
- Parakkum Paavai as Jeeva
- Chandhrodhayam as Chandran
- Anbe Vaa as JB
- Thanippiravi as Muthaiya
- Thaali Bhagyam as Murugan
1965
- Aasai Mugam
- Kanni Thaai
- Aayirathil Oruvan as Manimaran
- Enga Veettu Pillai as Ramu / 'Ilango' Lakshmanan
- Panam Padaithavan
- Lighthouse
- Thazhampoo
1964
- En Kadamai
- Thaayin Madiyil
- Vettaikaaran
- Panakkara Kudumbam as Nalla Thambi
- Thozhilali as Raju
- Padagotti
- Dheiva Thaai as Maran
1963
- Periya Idathu Pen as Azhagappan / Murugappan
- Anandha Jodhi
- Kaanji Thalaivan
- Koduthu Vaithaval
- Panathottam
- Parisu
- Kalai Arasi
- Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
- Needhikkupin Paasam
1962
- Kudumba Thalaivan as Vasu
- Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan
- Maadappura
- Rani Samyuktha as Prithviraj Chauhan
- Vikramaadhithan as Vikramaadhithan
1961
1959
- Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali as Kanagu
1958
1956
- Madurai Veeran as Veeran
- Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum as Alibaba
- Thaikkupin Tharam
1955
1953
- Naam
- Panakkaari
- Genova as King Cipresso
1952
- Kumari
- Andhaman Kaidhi as Nataraj
- En Thangai as Rajendran
1951
- Sarvadhikari as Prathapan
- Marmayogi
1950
- Manthiri Kumari as Veeramohan
- Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi
1949
1948
- Raja Mukthi as Mahendra Varman
- Mohini
- Abhimanyu as Arjunan
1947
1946
1945
- Meera as Jayamal
1943
1942
1941
- Ashok Kumar as Mahendran
- Vedavathi
1939
- Maya Machindra
- Prahalada as Indran
1936
- Iru Sahodarargal as Police constable
- Sathi Leelavathi as Rangaiah Naidu