M. G. Ramachandran
Acting
January 17, 1917
Died at age 70
December 24, 1987
Date of Death
Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
133 Credits
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.
