Name: MARUDHUR GOPALA MENON RAMACHANDRAN
Known as : M.G.RAMACHANDRAN/”MGR” /MAKKAL THILAGAM/PURATCHI THALAIVAR
Father: Melakkath Gopala Menon
Mother:Marudhur Sathyabama
Date of Birth: 17th January 1917
Born at : Nawalapitiya near Kandy in Srilanka
Date of Death: 24th December 1987 (at the age of 70 years at Chennai)
Education: Elementary School (Incomplete)
Occupation:
- Tamil Actor / Producer/Director
- Politician
Awards:
- Filmfare- Best Actor Award for “Enga Veettu Pillai”-1965
- Filmfare -Best Film Award for “Adimai Penn”- 1970
- National Film Award for Best Actor for the film “Rickshawkaran” in 1972.
- Honorary doctorates from University of Madras and The World University (Arizona).
- Bharat Ratna- in 1988 (Posthumous)
Famous For:
- Actor – Turned Politician- Established a new Political Party- AAIDMK-
- Became the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu successively for 3 terms
- Role-Model For Many Actors
Without formal education in any school, college or university, “MGR”, by his planned and dedicated acting in cinemas, earned incomparable popularity and became the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu and received honorary doctorates and also received the country’s highest civilian award ‘Bharat Ratna’.
