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M. G. Ramachandran

Date of birth: 1917-01-17

Place of birth: Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]

Known for: Acting

Also known as: MGR, Makkal Thilagam, Puratchi Thalaivar, Ponmanachemmal, Vaatthiyaar, Idhayakkani, Idhaya dheyvam, M. G. R., M.G.R., M.G. Ramachandran, M.G.Ramachandran, MG. Ramachandran, MG.Ramachandran, മരത്തൂർ ഗോപാല രാമചന്ദ്രൻ, ம. கோ. இராமச்சந்திரன்

M. G. Ramachandran

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.

Movie Credits

Nam Naadu
0

Nam Naadu

1969-01-02

The philanthropists and pillars of society, a doctor, a builder, and a merchant, led by the rich Dha

Anandha Jodhi
3.3

Anandha Jodhi

1963-07-05

Urimai Kural
2.8

Urimai Kural

1974-11-07

Together, Gopi and his brother are a power to reckon with. But Dorai, a jealous man, tries to turn t

Neerum Neruppum
2

Neerum Neruppum

1971-11-17

Neerum Neruppum, is a 1971 Indian Tamil directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in t

Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari
0

Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari

1954-07-01

Koondukkili
2

Koondukkili

1954-08-26

After Mangala's husband is sent to prison on a false charge, she, being poor, is targeted by Jeeva w

Anbe Vaa
3.5

Anbe Vaa

1966-01-14

A rich man decides to take a vacation after working for two years straight. However, upon arrival, h

Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
3

Alibaba and the Forty Thieves

1956-01-14

Alibaba's brother is killed by dacoit Abu Hussain and the body is kept in the cave. Since Alibaba to

Aayirathil Oruvan
2.4

Aayirathil Oruvan

1965-07-09

Enslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining

En Annan
2.3

En Annan

1970-05-22

Rangan (M.G.R) the very loving brother of Thangam, though only a cart puller, dreams of educating hi

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
0

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

1978-01-14

Set during the time of the Chola invasion, the film tells the story of a courageous Pandiyan king. T

Navarathinam
0

Navarathinam

1977-03-05

In order to stay away from his mother and her influential demeanor, Thangam, a young and affluent fe

Meenava Nanban
0

Meenava Nanban

1977-08-14

Meenava Nanban (English: Fisherman 's friend), is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V

Uzhaikkum Karangal
3

Uzhaikkum Karangal

1976-05-23

Rangan is a servant at the house of Nagalingam, a rich and ruthless man. While he strives to fight a

Oorukku Uzhaippavan
0

Oorukku Uzhaippavan

1976-11-10

Needhikku Thalaivanangu
0

Needhikku Thalaivanangu

1976-03-17

Idhayakkani
2.5

Idhayakkani

1975-08-22

'Idhayakkani' is the story of the kind-hearted Mohan (MGR) whose theory of life is 'equality' and wh

Pallandu Vazhga
0

Pallandu Vazhga

1975-08-31

Pattikattu Ponnaiya
3

Pattikattu Ponnaiya

1973-08-10

Story about two brother who beat all odds and live happily ever after

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan
2

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan

1975-05-09

Sundaram, a member of a musical band, goes to chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage but hi

Naalai Namadhe
0

Naalai Namadhe

1975-07-04

Sirithu Vazha Vendum
3

Sirithu Vazha Vendum

1974-11-29

Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
2.1

Ulagam Sutrum Valiban

1973-05-11

Scientist Murugan has a formula that can harness energy from lightening. A rival wants it for his ev

Naan Yen Pirandhen
0

Naan Yen Pirandhen

1972-06-09

A man, desperate to earn money, lies to his wealthy employer that he is not married. His boss' daugh

Raman Thediya Seethai
0

Raman Thediya Seethai

1972-04-12

Raman, one of the world's richest men, is looking for a bride.

Idhaya Veenai
0

Idhaya Veenai

1972-10-20

Soundharam leaves his house and takes up work with Annamalai, a treacherous person. However, he find

Annamitta Kai
0

Annamitta Kai

1972-09-15

Sange Muzhangu
2

Sange Muzhangu

1972-02-04

Murugan and his sister, who are orphans, are adopted by a diamond merchant, Dhayalan, after they hel

Oru Thaai Makkal
0

Oru Thaai Makkal

1971-12-08

Rickshawkaran
3.1

Rickshawkaran

1971-05-29

A rickshaw puller, who also enjoys racing with other rickshaw pullers, finds a child whose father ha

Kumarikkottam
0

Kumarikkottam

1971-01-15

Engal Thangam
0

Engal Thangam

1970-10-09

Thangam dearly loves his blind sister, Sumathi, and wants to restore her eyesight. When Sumathi gets

Thalaivan
0

Thalaivan

1970-07-24

Thedi Vandha Mappillai
2.5

Thedi Vandha Mappillai

1970-08-29

Thedi Vandha Mappillai is directed by P.R. Panthulu released in 1970. Pasupathy(Major Sundarrajan)’s

Nam Nadu
3

Nam Nadu

1969-11-06

Oli Vilakku
1.3

Oli Vilakku

1968-09-20

Pudhiya Boomi
2.5

Pudhiya Boomi

1968-06-27

Kudiyirundha Koyil
3.3

Kudiyirundha Koyil

1968-03-14

Sekhar is separated from his twin, Anand, after getting abducted and grows up to be a criminal. When

Ragasiya Police 115
2.5

Ragasiya Police 115

1968-01-10

Kadhal Vaaganam
2

Kadhal Vaaganam

1968-10-21

An undercover agent masquerades as a mysterious man to catch a group of smugglers red-handed and exp

Kanavan
0

Kanavan

1968-08-15

Vellaiya is falsely accused of murder. On the other hand, Rani, a rich girl, struggles after the sud

Adimai Penn
3.5

Adimai Penn

1969-05-01

An evil man kills Vengaiyan's father and enslaves all his people. Vengaiyan is ignorant and wild but

Kannan En Kadhalan
0

Kannan En Kadhalan

1968-04-24

Kannan is the adopted son of a retired Captain and Sundaram is the biological son. Mallika is the ni

Parakkum Paavai
2.6

Parakkum Paavai

1966-11-10

Story about a spoilt girl and a guy who changes her and saves her from killers.

Thanippiravi
1.8

Thanippiravi

1966-09-16

When Babu's brother gets killed by a gang of murderers, he joins their team as one of them to take r

Thaer Thiruvizha
0

Thaer Thiruvizha

1968-02-22

Saravanan, a poor boatman, works hard to get his sister married. When she leaves the house in disgra

Thaaiku Thalaimagan
0

Thaaiku Thalaimagan

1967-01-12

Arasa Kattalai
2.8

Arasa Kattalai

1967-05-19

Before dying, a king requests Vijayan, a righteous man, to be his successor. But a minister in the k

Kaavalkaaran
3

Kaavalkaaran

1967-09-07

Mani is employed as a driver with Marudachalam. Mani and his employer's daughter Susheela fall in lo

Petralthan Pillaya
0

Petralthan Pillaya

1966-12-08

Anandhan, a homeless person, finds an abandoned baby boy in a temple and brings him up as his own so

Chandhrodhayam
0

Chandhrodhayam

1966-05-27

Mugaraasi
0

Mugaraasi

1966-08-18

Thaali Bhagyam
0

Thaali Bhagyam

1966-08-27

Thali Bhagyam is s dramatical movie. Families of Nallasivam and Murugan(M.G. Ramachandran) are neigh

Nadodi
4

Nadodi

1966-04-13

Nadodi is another successful film of MGR directed by Bhanthulu. MGR & Saroja Devi excellently perfor

Naan Aanaiyittal
3.1

Naan Aanaiyittal

1966-02-03

Panam Padaithavan
3.5

Panam Padaithavan

1965-03-26

Lighthouse
0

Lighthouse

1965-08-28

En Kadamai
3

En Kadamai

1964-03-12

Dharmalingam (M.R. Radha), a rich landlord, is the father of two sons and a daughter. His eldest son

Thai Sollai Thattathe
1.5

Thai Sollai Thattathe

1961-11-06

Story about 2 brothers who are in the opposite side of the law. Their mother ask her son who is a po

Thazhampoo
0

Thazhampoo

1965-10-23

Kanni Thaai
2

Kanni Thaai

1965-09-10

In a military camp, captain Saravanan promises to his dying brother-in-arms to take care of his 6-ye

Enga Veettu Pillai
3.5

Enga Veettu Pillai

1965-01-14

Ramu is an innocent son of a rich landlord who is afraid of his brother-in-law Narendran and his whi

Aasai Mugam
0

Aasai Mugam

1965-12-09

Vettaikaaran
2.5

Vettaikaaran

1964-01-13

Babu, an estate owner and hunter, falls for Latha and marries her. However, a plunderer named Mayava

Thaayin Madiyil
2.6

Thaayin Madiyil

1964-12-07

Panakkara Kudumbam
2

Panakkara Kudumbam

1964-04-23

Thozhilali
0

Thozhilali

1964-09-25

Raju, a hardworking man, joins a bus company and earns the respect of his boss Murugappan. Murugappa

Padagotti
4

Padagotti

1964-11-03

Two fishing communities in a village are pitted against each other by an evil landlord. Problems ari

Dheiva Thaai
0

Dheiva Thaai

1964-07-18

Maran, a police officer, grows up with the belief that his father was killed in a tragic accident. H

Needhikkupin Paasam
0

Needhikkupin Paasam

1963-08-15

Periya Idathu Pen
3

Periya Idathu Pen

1963-05-10

Periya Idathu Pen, Murugappan (M.G.R.) is a simple village youth, living with his widowed sister, Ga

Panathottam
2.5

Panathottam

1963-01-10

Kaanji Thalaivan
0

Kaanji Thalaivan

1963-10-26

Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum
2.5

Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum

1963-02-21

Parisu
0

Parisu

1963-11-14

Koduthu Vaithaval
4.5

Koduthu Vaithaval

1963-02-08

Kalai Arasi
0

Kalai Arasi

1963-04-19

Vani is kidnapped by aliens who need her to teach music and dance to their inhabitants. Mohan, her l

Maadappura
0

Maadappura

1962-02-15

Vikramaadhithan
0

Vikramaadhithan

1962-10-27

Rani Samyuktha
0

Rani Samyuktha

1962-01-14

Prithvirajan falls in love with princess Samyuktha, but her father Jayachandran insults him by insta

Kudumba Thalaivan
0

Kudumba Thalaivan

1962-08-15

After the tragic death of his driver, Velayudam, a kind-hearted man offers shelter to his daughter,

Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan
0

Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan

1962-04-12

Sekar, a wealthy man, falls in love with Maragatham, a poor girl. But her brother Kandhan, who hates

Nallavan Vazhvan
0

Nallavan Vazhvan

1961-08-31

Thirudadhe
1

Thirudadhe

1961-03-22

Sabaash Mapillai
0

Sabaash Mapillai

1961-07-14

Arasilangumari
0

Arasilangumari

1960-12-31

Raja Desingu
0

Raja Desingu

1960-09-02

Baghdadh Thirudan
0

Baghdadh Thirudan

1960-05-06

Baghdad Thirudan is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film produced and directed by T. P. Su

Mannadhi Mannan
0

Mannadhi Mannan

1960-10-19

Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
0

Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali

1959-12-30

Nadodi Mannan
3

Nadodi Mannan

1958-08-22

Amidst a troubled kingdom that currently has no ruler, a revolutionary finds himself to be a lookali

Rajarajan
2

Rajarajan

1957-04-25

Mahadhevi
0

Mahadhevi

1957-09-22

Impressed by his bravery, a king treats his rival and his daughter as guests after a battle. The kin

Pudhumai Pithan
0

Pudhumai Pithan

1957-08-02

Chakravarthi Thirumagal
0

Chakravarthi Thirumagal

1957-01-17

Thaikkupin Tharam
0

Thaikkupin Tharam

1956-09-04

Madurai Veeran
2.5

Madurai Veeran

1956-04-12

Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her fee

Vivasaayi
0

Vivasaayi

1967-11-01

Malaikallan
0

Malaikallan

1954-07-22

A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love w

Naam
0

Naam

1953-03-02

Gulebagavali
3

Gulebagavali

1955-07-29

A king has two wives. He banishes his first wife as an astrologer told him that he would lose his vi

Panakkaari
0

Panakkaari

1953-03-31

Kumari
0

Kumari

1952-04-10

En Thangai
0

En Thangai

1952-05-31

Andhaman Kaidhi
0

Andhaman Kaidhi

1952-03-13

Marmayogi
0

Marmayogi

1951-02-01

Sarvadhikari
0

Sarvadhikari

1951-09-14

Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi
0

Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi

1950-04-02

'Maruthanaatu Ilavarasi' is a well-woven story about a king (Veerappa) with two wives (one played by

Manthiri Kumari
0

Manthiri Kumari

1950-06-24

The king of Mullai nadu appoints Veera Mohan as the General of the army. Raja guru, the head priest

Rathan Kumar
0

Rathan Kumar

1949-12-14

Mohini
0

Mohini

1948-10-30

Raja Mukthi
0

Raja Mukthi

1948-10-09

King Rajendra Varman and Queen Mrinalini are reigning the Vyjayanti empire. Mahendra Varman is the r

Paithiyakaaran
0

Paithiyakaaran

1947-09-26

Sri Murugan
0

Sri Murugan

1946-10-25

Dhaasippen
0

Dhaasippen

1943-03-03

Tamizhariyum Perumal
0

Tamizhariyum Perumal

1942-04-30

Vedavathi
0

Vedavathi

1941-02-21

Ashok Kumar
0

Ashok Kumar

1941-07-10

Based on age-old Buddhist folklore connected with Mauryan Emperor Ashoka's son Kunal.

Maya Machindra
0

Maya Machindra

1939-04-21

Dakshayagnam
0

Dakshayagnam

1938-05-01

Veera Jagathis
0

Veera Jagathis

1938-01-01

Sathi Leelavathi
0

Sathi Leelavathi

1936-03-28

A wealthy man escapes after shooting his friend in drunken state which results in a drastic change i

Iru Sahodarargal
0

Iru Sahodarargal

1936-01-01

Vijayakumar and Sukumar (K. P. Kesavan) are brothers. Sukumar, the younger brother is an actor and g

Raja Kumari
0

Raja Kumari

1947-04-11

A humble villager should win the love of a princess.

Mattukara Velan
3

Mattukara Velan

1970-01-14

Sattanathan, a lawyer, mistakes Velan for Raghu, another lawyer. When Raghu learns about this, he he

Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga
3.3

Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga

1977-05-05

Because it was humbled that by his betrothed, Murugan a nice provincial, puts itself to find in the

Nalla Neram
2

Nalla Neram

1972-03-10

ALLA NERAM is about Raju (MGR)'s choice between love his wife (K. R. Vijaya) and friendship (his loy

Avasara Police 100
0

Avasara Police 100

1990-10-17

A hardened criminal seeks revenge against his father for abandoning his mother. Soon, he finds a pol

Meera
0

Meera

1945-11-03

Meera, a zealous devotee of Lord Krishna, considers him to be her husband. She gets married to Rana

Abhimanyu
0

Abhimanyu

1948-01-01

A fantasy film based on a folk-tale from the Mahabharata.

Netru Indru Naalai
0

Netru Indru Naalai

1974-07-12

Manickam, who was raised by a farmer, finds out that Thangappapuram, a rich businessman, is his biol

Prahalada
0

Prahalada

1939-12-12

Based on 'Vishnu Purana', the film deals with the story of Prahlada and his devotion to Lord Vishnu.

Indru Pol Endrum Vazhga
0

Indru Pol Endrum Vazhga

Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar, starring M. G