M G Ramachandran aka MGR Filmography

Name: Maruthur Menon Star Name: M.G.Ramachandran, MGR Star Title: Puratchi Thalaivar Mother Tongue: Malayalam Middle Name: Gopala Ramachandran Address: 27,Arcot Mudali Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-4 Date of Birth: January 17, 1917 Date of Death: December 24, 1987 Complexion: Fair Facts: Due to poverty he joined a drama troupe called Original Boys. Facts: His family was originally from Vadavannur,Palakkad, Kerala. Facts: He was the first donor during the war with China in 1962, donating Rs. 75,000 to the war fund. Facts: He was the founder and editor of THAI weekly magazine and ANNA daily newspaper in Tamil. Facts: He was the owner of Sathya Studios and Emgeeyar Pictures . Facts: He founded the MGR Schools in Kodambakkam giving free education. Facts: He was the president of Nadigar Sangam - South India Film Artists Association for four terms. Facts: Bargavi (a) Thangamani wife of M.G.R , died early due to illness. Facts: Sathanandavathi wife of M.G.R also died soon of TB. Facts: He Studied upto third standard. Facts: He lost his father, a brother and a sister very early in his life. Facts: His initial salary was Rs.5/- per month. Facts: His first role in acting was as 'Uthran' a character in Mahabaratham who helps Arjunan. Facts: A stamp was issued in memory of him on 17/01/1990 . Facts: Manirathnam's movie Iruvar was based on his life and his relationship with Karunanidhi. Facts: Till 1953 he was in Congress and used to wear kathar and wear vibhuti on his forehead. Facts: His third wife V.N.Janaki, a former actress, divorced her husband Ganapati Bhat, to marry him. Facts: MGR samadhi is located on the Marina Beach next to Anna samadhi. Facts: His memorial House is at 27, Arcot Mudali Street, T.Nagar, Chennai 600017. Facts: He likes to play Kitti , Sadukudu, and Swimming in his Child age. Facts: MGR achieved demi-god status and a temple has been built in Chennai for him. Facts: Kirubananda Vaariyar gave him titles Makkal Thilagam and Pon Mana Chemmal. Facts: He became a member of the state Legislative Council in 1962. Facts: He founded the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kadhagam (AIADMK). Debut Movie: Tamil - Sati Leelavati School Info: Aanaiadi, Kumbakkonam. Awards Doctorate Award: University of Madras The World University Best Actor Award: National Award Function Rickshawkaran - 1971(1971) National Award: Bharat Ratna Award Government of India Function Government of India Biography Marudur Gopala Menon Ramachandran, popularly known as M.G.R and Puratchi Thalaivar MGR (Means Revolutionary Leader), was born on 17th January 1917 at Kandy, Sri Lanka, to Maradhur Gopala Menon and Satyabhama who were of the Nair caste from the state of Kerala in Southern India. After his fathers death, M.G.R along with his mother Sathyabama and brother Saranga Bani, settled with his family at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. He could not pursue his studies beyond the primary stage due to poverty and hence joined a drama troupe named Boys company. Gaining considerable experience on stage, he entered the world of cinema through the film Sathileelavathi where he played the role of a police officer named Ramanathan with negative shades who plans to execute the hero M.K. Radha and gradually rose to enviable positions by persistent efforts and endurance. He sang a few lines in the film and tried his hands in playback singing. He acted with his third wife V.N.Janaki in films Marutha Naattu Ilavarasi, Mohini, and Naam. After strenuous hard work he tasted success and portrayed his first lead role in the film Rajakumari. He portrayed an excellent anti hero role in Panakkaari. In 1954, he acted along with his on screen rival Shivaji Ganesan in Koondukkili. It was the film the two had acted jointly. It was during the shooting the film Kavalkaran , he was shot in his throat by his fellow actor M.R.Radha. After his recovery, he came to continue with the popular song “Ninaithaen Vanthai Nooru Vayathu…”. His star power did not diminish even after he was shot, affecting his ability to speak clearly, but rather he became more famous after this incident and people ordained his tamil as Mazhalai Tamil and called him Engal Veetu Pillai(our own son). Madurai Veeran, one of his most popular films, is based on the legend of Madurai Veeran, a popular deity of Southern Tamil Nadu. He continued with his memorable performances in films like Gulaebaghavali, Thaikupin Thaaram, Chakaravarthi Thirumagal, etc. He acted in the first color film in Asia, Alibabavum Narpathu Thirudarkallum with actress Bhanumathi. He produced and directed his first film Nadodi Mannan, a film which was partly made in Black and white and color. It was the debut film of actress Saroja Devi. He celebrated the success of he film in Madurai Thamukam grounds, where he was honored with a golden sword of 110 pounds. In return to the love of his fans and well wishers, he offered the sword to Kollur Mookambiga Temple. The onscreen pair continued with their successful performances in films like Thirudadhe, Paasam, Kudumba Thalaivan, Thaayai Kaththa Thanaiyan, Parisu, Periyaidathu Pen, Padakotti, Enga Veetu Pillai, etc. He was a highly a health conscious person, after he met with a minor accident in his leg during one of his shootings, he acted in the mega hit film AVM’s Anbae Vaa. He exhibited his physical strength by lifting a 300 pound weighing villain Nelloore Kantharao. His fight sequences proved that he was at his pink of health. His second phase started with glamorous on screen pair Jayalalithaa. Together they have worked in 28 films. She made her debut with M.G.R. in Kanni Thai. Together they continued in notable films like Mugarassi, Kudiyiriruntha Kovil, KavalKaaran, Ragasiya Police115, Pudhiya Bhoomi, Kanavan, and more. His 100th film Olivilakku was a big hit. He received a remuneration of 45 lakhs for director C.V.Sridhar’s film Meenava Nanaban, he was the first actor to receive such a huge amount. In Engal Thangam for example, MGR playing a truck driver Thangam, fights, sings, cares for the poor and preaches against smoking and drinking. Mother tongue, motherland and motherhood were what he based his popularity on... He played dual role in the film Maattukara Velan with actress Lakshmi and Jayalalithaa and latter with a triple role in Naalai Namathae with actress Latha. His second directorial hit film was Ullagam Sutrum Valliban, which was shot mostly in foreign locations. The film was a runaway hit for more than 200 days. After his successful political career, he quit film industry with a hit film Maduraiyai Meeta Sundara Pandiyan. He worked in other languages including Hindi - Ektha Raja(1951), Telugu - Sarvathikari(1951), Malayalam - Jenova(1953). His legend has been the subject of various ballads and plays and this was the second filmed version of the story. In the 1960s MGR turned to more \'realistic\' fantasies mostly in a contemporary setting often playing someone from the oppressed class - a peasant, taxi driver or fisherman. For millions of fans, his image as the knight in shining armor, saving damsels in distress and being totally dutiful towards his mother was in fact a reality. He is known for his white fur cap and dark spectacles. The white cap he wore was gifted by a poor old Muslim shop owner, who gave this cap to him during his campaign for Indo China relief fund in 1962. As a film hero MGR chose his roles carefully with an eye on building his own image. Starting with mythological, he moved on to social themes where he picked up the roles of the poor underdog who stands up to the might of rich oppressors and gets the better of them. This gave him the image of a modern day Robin Hood and a fan base which eventually turned into a huge vote bank sustained by more than 10,000 fan clubs that M.G.R took care to nurture and promote He became a great actor, director and producer. He rose to stardom by playing characters that portrayed him as the savior of the poor. He would take a keen interest in the theme of the song, its musical composition and its exact appearance in the movie. “Acheham enpathu madamaiyadah Anjaamai Dravidar udamaiyadah… . “Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe Nee somberi enra peyar vaankaathey…”, “ Chinna payale Chinna payale Chethi keladah…”, “Thaayillamal Naanillai Thaane evarum piranthathillai…. M.G.R would also make sure that he will teach good manners and discipline to the masses through the movies. Therefore, in the characters he played in 120-odd movies, he would never smoke or take alcoholic drinks. On top of that, he would never physically or mentally abuse women. This self-imposed rigidity restricted the character roles he would play and movie critics ridiculed him for this un-natural style of his characters. But MGR would have the last word. Ultimately, he claimed the respected honorific ‘Vaathiyar’ (teacher) in its proper sense. His movies were the medium of communication for the Dravidian movement. For the next twenty-five years he remained one of the biggest celebrities in Tamil cinema. MGR presented himself as a man of the masses, selecting reels that projected him as a champion of the deprived. It did not take the reel hero much time to become a real-life hero. This filmstar-politician, who came from Sri Lanka, came to be adored by millions of Tamils like an icon and grew to be the most powerful man in Tamil Nadu. In 1953 MGR joined politics through Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a prominent political party and became a member of the state legislative council in 1962. In 1967 MGR was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the first time. M.G.R added glamour to the Dravidian movement which was sweeping across Tamil Nadu as a storm. Always the first to personally offer relief in disasters and calamities like fire, flood, drought, cyclone, etc., he was the first donor during the war with China in 1962, donating Rs. 75,000 to the war fund. After the death of his mentor, Anna Durai in 1972, he had a fall out with the DMK leadership as he wanted the financial results of the party publicized and so he was treated with slipper garlands when he entered the assembly hall, and so he went on to form the ADMK ( Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation)the only powerful opponent of DMK. In the 1977 state Legislative Assembly elections, MGR\'s ADMK won a resounding victory over the DMK. MGR and his political offspring, the ADMK never looked back after that. Until his death in 1987, MGR comfortably won the two subsequent state Legislative Assembly elections He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1977, a post he kept even after he suffered a paralytic stroke in 1984. He was the first film actor to be a Chief Minister in India He enjoyed unending support during his time as Chief Minister. He placed great emphasis on social development, especially education. He founded the Tamil University, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and the Women\'s University in Tamil Nadu. One of MGR\'s most successful policies was the re-introduction of the \"Mid-day meals\" in Tamil Nadu, which encouraged underprivileged children to attend schools. Through this scheme Tamil Nadu was able to achieve rapid literacy rates. The response was so successful that in 1995 the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh had this scheme introduced all over the country. Efforts taken by him and the subsequent Tamil Nadu governments ensured the development of Primary and Secondary education in the State In October 1984, MGR was diagnosed with kidney failure and was rushed to the U.S. for treatment, and his niece M.G.C.Leelavathy donated kidney to him. When MGR died on December 24, 1987, the city of Madras saw the biggest ever funeral in its history. Over two million persons followed his mortal remains, more than 30 of his followers committed suicide and thousands had their heads tonsured as a mark of mourning. He is affectionately referred with many titles Makkal Thilakam was honored on him by Late Tamizhvannan who was the editor of the magazine Kalki. Religious person Kirubananda Vaariyar gave him the title of Pon Manach Chemmal, owing to his Philanthropic activities. In 1952, he was titled Puratchi Nadigar by M.Karunanidhi.Last but not the least, he won the coveted title Puratchi Thalaivar from K.A.Krishnaswamy, after he started his own political party (A.D.M.K). He constructed the following education centres: MGR Memorial Charitable Trust MGR Higher Sec School and home for the Speech and Hearing impaired. MGR-JANAKI College of Arts and Science for Women Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute. (It is a Deemed university has an offshore campus in Sri lanka. Trivia: •A stamp was issued in memory of him on 17/01/1990. •Devar films produced the maximum number of 17 of his films. •Director P.Neelakandan directed a maximum of 17 of his films. •He is also referred as Chinnavar, Mudalali, Thalaivar in the entertainment Media. •He was very fond of his blue ambassador car TMX4777. •His mentor in the theatre world was Kaali N.Rathnam. •He had a habit of taking a black box in his car which contained money to help the poor and needy. •The only person to call M.G.R. by name was his friend and fellow actor M.N.Nambiyaar. •He used to call affectionately K.R.Rajagopal, A.V.M.Saravanan, and K.N.Varatharajan as Mudalali (meaning: Owner). •He acted as a woman in Devar films Kadhla Vaganam, it was the only film that he had acted as a woman. •He was the first man to use an Air-conditioned Make up room and it was during the film Enga Veetu Pillai. The films Producer Nagi Reddy constructed a special A.C. room for M.G.R. •An unknown fact is that he never knew cycling before entering the film Industry. Honors and Awards: The Government of India honored him with the national Award for the Best Actor for his acting in the film Rickshakaran in 1972. It is important to note that he refused to accept the Padmashri award presented to him in the 1960s. In 1983, the Madras University conferred on him, Honoris Causa, the degree of Doctor of Laws. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna by the President of India.
MGR Filmography in Tamil
Iru Sagotharigal		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Meera 1945		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Ashokkumar		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Paithiyakkaran		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Rajakumari		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Mohini		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Raja Mukthi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Rathnakumar		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Mandhiri Kumari		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Marutha Nattu Ilavarasi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Marmayogi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Sarvathigari		Audio/Lyrics/Video
En Thangai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kumari		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Jenova		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Naam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Malaikkallan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Koondukili		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kulebagavali		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Madurai Veeran		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thaaikku Pin Thaaram		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Chakravarthi Thirumagal		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Vikramadithan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Mahadevi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Puthumai Pithan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Rajarajan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Nadodi Mannan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Baghdadh Thirudan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Mannathi Mannan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Raja Desingu		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Arasilangkumari		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Nallavan Vaazhvan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Sabash Mapillai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thaai Sollai Thattathey		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thirudathe		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kudumba Thalaivan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Maadappura		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Paasam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Rani Samyuktha		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Aanandha Jothi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kalai Arasi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kaanchi Thalaivan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Koduthu Vaithaval		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Needhikku Pin Paasam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Panathottam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Parisu		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Periya Idathu Pen		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Deivath Thai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
En Kadamai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Padagotti		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Panakara Kudumbam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thayin Madiyil		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thozhilali		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Vettaikkaaran		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Aasai Mugam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Aayirathil Oruvan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Enga Veettu Pillai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kalangarai Vilakkam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kanni Thaai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thazhampoo		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Anbe Vaa		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Mugaraasi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Naan Aanaiyittal		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Naadodi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Chandrodhayam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Parakkum Paavai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Petraalthaan Pillaiya		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thali Bakkiyam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thanippiravi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Arasa Kattalai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kaavalkaran		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thaikku Thalaimagan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Vivasaye		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Ragasiya Police 115		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Ther Thiruvizha		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kudiyiruntha Kovil		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kannan En Kaathalan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Oli Vilakku		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kanavan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Pudhiya Boomi		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kadhal Vaaganam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Adimai Pen		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Nam Naadu		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Maattukaara Velan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
En Annan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thalaivan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thedi Vantha Mappillai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Engal Thangam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Kumarikkottam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Anbe Sivam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Rickshakaran		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Neerum Neruppum		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Oru Thaai Makkal		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Sange Muzhangu		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Nalla Neram		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Raman Thediya Seethai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Annamitta Kai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Naan Yean Piranthen		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Ithaya Veenai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Pattikaattu Ponnaiya		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Netru Indru Naalai		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Urimaikkural		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Sirithu Vaazha Vendum		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Naalai Namathe		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Pallandu Vazhga		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Needhikku Thalaivanangu		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Uzhaikkum Karangal		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Oorukku Uzhaippavan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Thillana Moganambal		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Panam Padaithavan		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Navarathnam		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Meenava Nanban		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Maduraiyai Meetta Sundarapandian		Audio/Lyrics/Video
Idhayakkani		Audio/Lyrics/Video