M. G. Ramachandran
personal-info
known-for
Acting
gender
Male
birthday
1917-01-17
place-of-birth
Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
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
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.