M. G. Ramachandran

Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by the acronym MGR, was an Indian actor, director, producer, and politician who worked primarily in Tamil films and also served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu successively for three terms. MGR is a cultural icon in Tamil Nadu and is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors the Tamil film industry ever produced.

MGR was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to Melakkath Gopala Menon and Maruthur Satyabhama. His origin is from a Malayali Nair family.His father, Melakkath Gopala Menon was staying in Vadavannur, in Palakkad District, Kerala before he was excommunicated in 1903, regarding an allegation that dealt with an illicit relationship with a widowed namboothiri woman. he left his family and married Maruthur Satyabhama.

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