Acting

M. G. Ramachandran

Also Known As: MGR, Makkal Thilagam, Puratchi Thalaivar

Birth Date

January 17, 1917

Death Date

December 24, 1987

(passed away at 70)

Place of Birth

Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]

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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.