M.G. Ramachandran

ACTOR, DIRECTOR

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M.G. Ramachandran (1917-1987), popularly known as MGR, dominated like no other, the films and politics of India's Tamil Nadu state. A charismatic actor and philanthropist, he commanded the idolatrous adulation of millions of Tamilians and became Tamil Nadu's chief minister. His achievements in 3 fields, namely films, philanthropy and politics were remarkable considering his humble origins in Sri Lanka. Raised in poverty by a widowed single mother, he had nothing more than his good looks when he got his first break in "Sati Lilavati", a Tamil film of the late 1930s. In the 1940s and 50s, the Tamil film industry was being transformed by screenwriters like Annadurai, Karunanidhi and others belonging to the Dravidian movement. MGR starred in many of the movies they helped make. Annadurai became his mentor and MGR joined the DMK, Annadurai's new Dravidian party. His films made MGR a matinee idol among Tamilians. He also started monetarily helping people in need, sowing the seeds for his reputation as a philanthropist. When Annadurai died as Tamil Nadu's chief minister, MGR's rival Karunanidhi assumed office. MGR accused him of defalcation and was kicked out of the DMK. In 1977, MGR's ADMK (later renamed AIADMK) party was swept into power. In his first term, MGR cleaned up corruption and carried out reforms like having an income limit for backward class people to be eligible for the reserved seats in government colleges and jobs. His reforms proved unpopular, so MGR became another corrupt Indian politician having learned not to rock the boat. Tamil Nadu stagnated during the rest of his reign. Yet his mesmerized legions of fans continued to vote him into power. His death in 1987 created a power vacuum that soon brought his old nemesis, the corrupt Karunanidhi, back into power. MGR was a complex man who triumphed over poverty and tried to improve the lot of the people who revered him. However, in the end, he was a god that failed. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Sundar Narayan (doctorsundar@hotmail.com)

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of M.G. Ramachandran’s flixes, followed by Amazon Prime Video compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

M.G. Ramachandran on average has worked on 3 movies per year from 1970 to 1990. See the full graphs of the number of M.G. Ramachandran movies released per year from 1970 till 1990.

Top Genres

M.G. Ramachandran works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Musical Genre flixes. 45% of M.G. Ramachandran movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that M.G. Ramachandran worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that M.G. Ramachandran has worked on is 6.8.

6.8 / 10

M.G. Ramachandran's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Sundaram, a member of a musical band goes to chennai to earn money for his sisters marriage but his look-alike brother Ranjit, tricks him. Ranjit carries out his illegal trade without any trouble.

7.6/10158 min

Available in 4 platform(s).

Idhayakkani' is the story of the kind-hearted Mohan (MGR) whose theory of life is 'equality' and who puts it in practice by sharing equally the income of his estate with his labourers. He ...

6.8/10161 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Comedy
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973)

A genius scientist is abducted and his twin brother attempts to rescue him.

6.8/10184 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Thriller
Avasara Police 100 (1990)

Avasara Police 100 is a 1990 Indian Tamil film, directed by "WriterK. Bhagyaraj" and produced by ,The film stars "K. Bhagyaraj, M. G. Ramachandran, Gouthami" in lead roles. The film.

6.7/10143 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

Rangan gets his sister married to a rich man. But, she is ousted from the house with the accusation that Rangan's father had killed the groom's father. Rangan sets out to clear his father's...

5/10165 min

Available in 2 platform(s).