M. G. Ramachandran
Film actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 - 1987) · India · On the map · Actors · Died at 70
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, popularly known by his initials M. G. R., was an Indian politician, actor, filmmaker and philanthropist, who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987.
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Indru Pol Endrum VaazhgaFilm, Murugan1976
Uzhaikkum KarangalFilm1974
Urimai KuralFilm, Gobinath1973
Pattikattu PonnaiyaFilm1972National Film Award for Best ActorAward1971Neerum NeruppumFilm1969
Adimai PennFilm, Producer1968
Kadhal VaaganamFilm, Sundharam1967Arasa KattalaiFilm, Vijayan1966
Anbe VaaFilm, JB1965Filmfare Special Award - SouthAward1964En KadamaiFilm1963
Anandha JodhiFilm1960Raja DesinguFilm1956
Alibabavum 40 ThirudargalumFilm, Alibaba1954
MalaikallanFilm1917Born17 January 1917People around M. G. Ramachandran
Jayaram Jayalalithaa Also in Aayirathil Oruvan and Pudhiya Boomi
B. Saroja Devi Also in Thirudadhe and Padagotti
Bhanumati Ramakrishna Also in Raja Desingu and Raja Mukthi
Nagesh Also in Vivasayee, Naalai Namadhe and Padagotti
M. S. Viswanathan Wrote Rickshawkaran and Aayirathil Oruvan
Kannadasan Wrote Nadodi Mannan and Madurai Veeran
B. R. Panthulu Directed Aayirathil Oruvan (1965)- K. V. Mahadevan Wrote Adimai Penn and Vivasayee
- M. N. Nambiar Also in Manthiri Kumari and Aayirathil Oruvan
- Tapi Chanakya Directed Pudhiya Boomi and Naan Aanaiyittal
K. Shankar Directed Adimai Penn and Panathottam- T. R. Ramanna Directed Gulebakavali and Pudhumai Pithan
S. A. Ashokan Also in Vivasayee and Sange Muzhangu
Padmini Also in Manthiri Kumari and Arasilangkumari
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Wrote Manthiri Kumari and Arasilangkumari
C. V. Sridhar Directed Urimaikural and Meenava Nanban
N. S. Krishnan Also in Sathi Leelavathi (1936)
T. R. Rajakumari Produced Pudhumai Pithan and Koondukkili
Ellis R. Dungan Directed Manthiri Kumari and Sathi Leelavathi- Latha Also in Naalai Namadhe and Uzhaikkum Karangal
T. R. Sundaram Directed Sarvadhikari and Baghdad Thirudan- A. S. A. Sami Directed Arasilangkumari and Rajakumaari
- Dasari Yoganand Directed Madurai Veeran and Parisu
Anjali Devi Also in Sarvadhikari and Marmayogi
M. G. RamachandranPartners
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Ramachandran in his debut film Sathi Leelavathi
Ramachandran with Janaki in Mohini (1948)
M. G. Ramachandran collecting the petitions from the public
Ramachandran with his party colleagues
Ramachandran greeting people and receiving gifts on the Independence day ceremony on 15 August 1982
Ramachandran during a Midday Meal Scheme event
MGR Memorial at Marina beach in ChennaiAwards
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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 and Puratchi Thalaivar. In March 1988, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
