- Born
- January 17, 1917
- Died
- December 24, 1987 (aged 70)
- Place of birth
- Kandy, British Ceylon [now Sri Lanka]
- Also known as
- MGR, Makkal Thilagam, Puratchi Thalaivar, Ponmanachemmal
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.