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M. G. Ramachandran
Sign in to saveAlso known as M.G.R, Maruthur Gopala Menon Ramachandran, Makkal Thilagam, Puratchi Thalaivar, Ponamana Chemal, Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran, Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran
film actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 – 1987)
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M. G. Ramachandran was an Indian male actor, film actor, politician, and film director. Born in Kandy, British Ceylon, on January 17, 1917, he began his work period in 1935. He was a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party and served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His notable awards include the Bharat Ratna and the National Film Award for Best Actor.
He was educated at the University of Madras and spoke Tamil. He was married to V. N. Janaki and had a sibling named M. G. Chakrapani. Ramachandran died in Chennai on December 24, 1987. He was of Malayali ethnic group and followed Hinduism. His name in his native language is ம. கோ. இராமச்சந்திரன்.
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Film & TV
Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
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…
Known for
- Avasara Police 100 — Raju (in archival footage)1990
- Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan — Paintamizh 'Sundharapandiyan' Kumaran1978
- Navarathinam — Thangam1977
- Meenava Nanban — Kumaran1977
- Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga — Murugan1977
- Indru Pol Endrum Vazhga1977
- Oorukku Uzhaippavan1976
- Needhikku Thalaivanangu1976
- Uzhaikkum Karangal1976
- Anna Nee En Deivam1976
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Key facts
- Governor
- Prabhudas B. Patwari S. L. Khurana
- Cabinet
- Ramachandran II Ramachandran III
- Preceded by
- President's rule
- Succeeded by
- V. N. Janaki Ramachandran
- Constituency
- Madurai West Andipatti
- Chief minister
- Himself
- Political party
- AIADMK
- President
- M. Karunanidhi
- General secretary
- V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
- Born
- Maruthur Gopalan Menon Ramachandran , ( 1917-01-17 ) 17 January 1917, Nawalapitiya , British Ceylon , (present-day Kandy District , Central Province , Sri Lanka)
- Died
- 24 December 1987 (1987-12-24) (aged 70), Madras (now Chennai ), Tamil Nadu , India
- Cause of death
- Cardiac arrest
- Resting place
- M.G.R. and Amma Memorial
- Party
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1972–1987)
- Other political affiliations
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1953–1972) Indian National Congress (1935–1945)
- Spouses
- Chitarikulam Bhargavi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; died 1942 ) Sadanandavati ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 1962 ) V. N. Janaki ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 )
- Relatives
- M. G. Chakrapani (brother) Papanasam Sivan (uncle-in-law)
- Profession
- Actor director film producer politician philanthropist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Kandy
- Place of death
- Chennai
- Spouse
- V. N. Janaki
- Sibling
- M. G. Chakrapani
- Occupation
- film producer
- Position held
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Educated at
- University of Madras
- Political party
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Image
- MGR portrait, from 2017 Stamp.jpg
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- M. G. Ramachandran
- date of birth
- 1917-01-17
- date of death
- 1987-12-24
- ethnic group
- Malayali
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- name in native language
- ம. கோ. இராமச்சந்திரன்
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Encyclopedic overview
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials M. G. R., was an Indian politician, actor, director, film producer, and philanthropist, who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the founder and first general secretary of the political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He is regarded as one of the most influential politicians of post-independent India, and was known by the epithets Makkal Thilagam (Jewel of the People) and Puratchi Thalaivar (Revolutionary Leader). In March 1988, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
Born in British Ceylon in 1917, Ramachandran's family emigrated later to India. In his youth, he became part of a drama troupe to support the family. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his debut in the Tamil film industry with Sathi Leelavathi in 1936. In a career spanning more than five decades, he acted in more than 135 films, majority of them in Tamil. He was regarded as one of the three biggest male actors of Tamil cinema during the period alongside Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini Ganesan. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1971, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and three Filmfare Awards South.
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