Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials MGR, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
successively for three terms. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film Sathi Leelavathi in a supporting role. In the late 1940s he graduated to leading roles and for the next three decades dominated the Tamil film industry.
he first film actor in India to become the chief minister of a state
. He remained as chief minister till his death in 1987.
MGR was posthumously honoured with the Bharat Ratna
, India's highest civilian award.
MGR was born in a Malayali family in Nawalapitiya
near Kandy
, Sri Lanka
, to Melakkath Gopala Menon
a Palakadu Nair and Maruthur Satyabhama. Melakkath Gopala Menon was staying in Palakadu, Kerala before he was excommunicated in 1903, regarding an allegation that dealt with an illicit relationship with a widowed Brahmin woman; and hence he left his family, and married Maruthur Satyabhama.
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