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M. G. Ramachandran looking towards his left — M. G. Ramachandran in *Mohini* (1948)

M. G. Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987),^[1] popularly known by his initials "MGR",^[2]^[3] was an Indian actor, director and producer who had an extensive career primarily in Tamil language films. After starring in numerous commercially successful films from the 1950s to the early 1970s, he has continued to hold a matinée idol status in Tamil Nadu.^[2] Ramachandran made his debut in Ellis R. Dungan's 1936 film Sathi Leelavathi, where he played a police inspector.^[4]^[5] He followed it with a string of minor appearances and supporting roles in many films, notably Ashok Kumar (1941), where he played the general of emperor Ashoka's army,^[6] and as a captain in Dungan's Meera (1945).^[7]

Ramachandran's breakthrough came with his first lead role in A. S. A. Sami's swashbuckler film Rajakumari (1947) where he played a villager who marries a princess.^[8]^[9] Based on the Arabian Nights, Rajakumari was a commercially successful venture.^[10] He established himself as an action hero akin to Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks in Tamil cinema with Manthiri Kumari (1950) and Marmayogi (1951).^[11]^[12] Both films had political undertones which earned Ramachandran a Robin Hood persona of being a champion for the downtrodden.^[13] His performance as the caring brother Rajendran who tries to keep his family together in En Thangai (1952) earned him critical acclaim.^[14] In 1953, he made his debut in Malayalam films opposite B. S. Saroja in Genova.^[15] Ramachandran continued to play roles which enabled him to adopt his ideas of fighting injustice meted out to the poor such as an outlaw in Malaikkallan (1954), and Nadodi Mannan (1958).^[2]^[13] In the latter, he featured in dual roles, as a king and a commoner, for the first time in his career.^[16]^[17] Both Malaikkallan and Nadodi Mannan were commercially successful,^[18] becoming the highest-grossing films of their respective release years.^[2]^[19] In addition to social dramas, Ramachandran received positive feedback and commercial success for swashbuckler films such as Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956), the first South Indian full-length colour film,^[20]^[21] Madurai Veeran (1956),^[22] Chakravarthi Thirumagal (1957),^[23] and Mahadevi (1957).^[2]^[24]

According to Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen in the book Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema, the success of Ramachandran's 1961 film Thirudathe, marked a beginning of transition to roles that had "a contemporary setting". He often played "a saintly member of an oppressed class".^[3]^[9] The act of showering love and affection for his family members was a recurring theme in his films during this period.^[25] The films he appeared in during the 1960s played a crucial part in his subsequent career as a politician.^[26] The 1963 comedy-drama film Periya Idathu Penn had him play a farmer who seeks revenge from his village's zamindar.^[27]^[a] The following year, he appeared in Thozhilali as a bus conductor who exposes the fraudulent methods of a rival bus company, and in Padagotti as a fisherman who resolves to end the dispute between two fishing communities.^[25]^[29] In 1965, he collaborated with Tapi Chanakya in Enga Veettu Pillai, where he featured as twins of opposite natures, one a coward and the other courageous. He also featured in B. R. Panthulu's Aayirathil Oruvan the same year as a doctor who joins, and later becomes the leader of, a rebellion against a dictator.^[30]^[31] Both the films were major commercial successes.^[2] The romantic comedy Anbe Vaa (1966), where Ramachandran played an industrialist and was his only film under AVM Productions, is considered an antithesis of the roles he was doing during this period and was also commercially successful.^[32]^[33] He continued to achieve success at the box-office with films like Arasa Kattalai and Kaavalkaaran (both released in 1967),^[2]^[34] also garnering acclaim for the latter.^[31]^[35] Ramachandran's portrayal of twins, a club dancer and a criminal, who are separated as children in Kudiyirundha Koyil (1968) garnered him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.^[31]^[36] In 1969, he appeared as a prince who brings down a tyrant who usurps his throne and mistreats his people in K. Shankar's historical fiction film Adimai Penn, and as a government clerk who masquerades as a billionaire to defeat the corrupt trio of a doctor, a builder and a merchant in Nam Naadu.^[2]^[37] The former won him the Best Film at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.^[35]

Ramachandran began the 1970s with roles in such social dramas as Mattukkara Velan and Engal Thangam (both released in 1970), both of which enjoyed commercial success.^[9]^[38] The following year, he received the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role as a cycle rickshaw driver in Rickshawkaran, making it the first film and him the first actor from South Indian cinema to win the award.^[39] It went on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.^[2] He then directed and produced the action-adventure film Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (1973) where he also starred in dual roles as brothers, a scientist and a CBI officer. It became his most commercially successful film to that point.^[2]^[40] Ramachandran retired from filmmaking in 1978 to take up his duties as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; his last venture, entitled Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan, was a commercial failure.^[9]^[41]

Films

All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
1936	Sathi Leelavathi	Rangaiah Naidu		^[5] ^[42]
1936	Iru Sahodarargal	Masthaan	Credited as G. Ramachandran	^[42]
1938	Dakshayagnam	Vishnu		^[9] ^[43]
1938	Veera Jagathis	Baiyan		^[9] ^[44]
1939	Maya Machhindra	Sooryakethu	Credited as Ramachandar	^[9] ^[45]
1939	Prahalada	Indra		^[46]
1941	Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam	Indrajith		^[9] ^[47]
1941	Ashok Kumar	Mahendran	Credited as M. G. Ramachandar	^[6] ^[48]
1942	Tamizhariyum Perumal		Guest appearance	^[9]
1943	Dhaasippen	Shiva	The film had two alternative titles: Jyothi Malar and Thumbhai Mahatmyam	^[49]
1944	Harischandra	Sathyakeerthi		^[50] ^[51]
1945	Saalivaahanan	Vikramaditya		^[52]
1945	Meera	Jayamal		^[7] ^[53]
1946	Sri Murugan	Shiva		^[54]
1947	Rajakumari	Mohan		^[9] ^[10]
1947	Paithiyakkaran	Moorthy		^[9] ^[55]
1948	Abhimanyu	Arjuna	Credited as M. G. Ramachandar	^[56]
1948	Raja Mukthi	Mahendra Varman		^[9] ^[57] ^[58]
1948	Mohini	Vijayakumar	Credited as M. G. Ramachandar	^[9]
1949	Ratnakumar	Baladevan		^[9]
1950	Maruthanad Elavarasee	Kandeeban		^[9]
1950	Manthiri Kumari	Veeramohan		^[59] ^[60]
1951	Marmayogi	Karikalan	Also made in Hindi as Ek Tha Raja	^[12] ^[61]
1951	Sarvadhikari	Prathapan		^[9]
1952	Andhaman Kaidhi	Nataraj		^[62]
1952	Kumari	Vijayan		^[9]
1952	En Thangai	Rajendran		^[9]
1953	Naam	Kumaran	Also producer	^[63] ^[64]
1953	Panakkaari	Sundar		^[9]
1953	Genova	Cipresso	Malayalam film Also made in Tamil with the same title	^[15] ^[65]
1954	Malaikkallan	Kumaraveeran (Abdul Rahim)^[b]		^[66]
1954	Koondukkili	Thangaraj		^[9]
1955	Gulebakavali	Dasan		^[9]
1956	Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum	Ali Baba		^[20]
1956	Madurai Veeran	Madurai Veeran		^[67]
1956	Thaikkupin Tharam	Muthaiyan		^[9]
1957	Chakravarthi Thirumagal	Udhayasuriyan		^[9] ^[68]
1957	Raja Rajan	Rajan		^[9]
1957	Pudhumai Pithan	Jeevagan		^[9]
1957	Mahadevi	Vallavan		^[24]
1958	Nadodi Mannan	Marthandan, Veerangan^[c]	Also director and producer	^[16]
1959	Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali	Kanagu		^[9]
1960	Baghdad Thirudan	Abu		^[9]
1960	Raja Desingu	Tej Singh alias Desingu, Dawood Khan^[c]		^[69]
1960	Mannathi Mannan	Manivannan		^[9]
1961	Arasilankumari	Arivazhagan		^[70]
1961	Thirudathe	Balu		^[9]
1961	Sabaash Mapillai	Vasu		^[9]
1961	Nallavan Vazhvan	Muthu		^[9]
1961	Thaai Sollai Thattadhe	Raju		^[71]
1962	Raani Samyuktha	Prithviraj Chauhan		^[72]
1962	Madappura	Ramu		^[9]
1962	Thayai Katha Thanayan	Sekar		^[9]
1962	Kudumba Thalaivan	Vasu		^[9]
1962	Paasam	Gopi		^[9]
1962	Vikramaadhithan	Vikramaditya		^[9]
1963	Panathottam	Selvam		^[9]
1963	Koduthu Vaithaval	Selvam		^[9]
1963	Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum	Chandran		^[73]
1963	Kalai Arasi	Mohan, Alien^[c]		^[74] ^[75]
1963	Periya Idathu Penn	Murugappan		^[27]
1963	Anandha Jodhi	Anand		^[9]
1963	Needhikkuppin Paasam	Gopal		^[9]
1963	Kaanchi Thalaivan	Narasimha Pallavan (Mamallan)^[b]		^[76]
1963	Parisu	Venu		^[9]
1964	Vettaikkaran	Babu		^[77]
1964	En Kadamai	Inspector Nathan		^[9]
1964	Panakkara Kudumbam	Nallathambi		^[9]
1964	Deiva Thai	Maran		^[78]
1964	Thozhilali	Raju		^[9]
1964	Padagotti	Manickam		^[29]
1964	Thaayin Madiyil	Raja		^[9]
1965	Enga Veettu Pillai	Ilango, Ramu^[c]		^[9]
1965	Panam Padaithavan	Raja		^[9]
1965	Aayirathil Oruvan	Manimaran		^[79]
1965	Kalangarai Vilakkam	Ravi		^[9]
1965	Kanni Thai	Saravanan		^[9]
1965	Thazhampoo	Durai		^[9]
1965	Aasai Mugam	Manohar		^[9]
1966	Anbe Vaa	J. B. (Balu)^[b]		^[32]
1966	Naan Aanaiyittal	Pandiyan		^[9]
1966	Muharasi	Ramu		^[9]
1966	Nadodi	Thyagu		^[80]
1966	Chandrodayam	Chandran		^[81]
1966	Thaali Bhagyam	Murugan		^[9]
1966	Thanippiravi	Muthaiah		^[82]
1966	Parakkum Pavai	Jeeva		^[83]
1966	Petralthan Pillaiya	Anandhan		^[84]
1967	Thaikku Thalaimagan	Marudhu		^[9] ^[85]
1967	Arasa Kattalai	Vijayan		^[86]
1967	Kaavalkaaran	Mani		^[9]
1967	Vivasaayee	Muthaiah		^[9]
1968	Ragasiya Police 115	Ramu		^[9]
1968	Ther Thiruvizha	Saravanan, Himself^[c]		^[9] ^[87]
1968	Kudiyirundha Koyil	Anand, Sekar (Babu)^[d]	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor	^[9] ^[35] ^[88]
1968	Kannan En Kadhalan	Kannan		^[9]
1968	Puthiya Bhoomi	Katheeravan		^[89]
1968	Kanavan	Valaiyan		^[89]
1968	Oli Vilakku	Muthu		^[90]
1968	Kadhal Vaaganam	Sundaram		^[9] ^[91]
1969	Adimai Penn	Vengaiya Malaiyan, Vengaiyyan^[c]	Also producer Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film	^[35] ^[92] ^[93]
1969	Nam Naadu	Durai		^[94]
1970	Mattukkara Velan	Velan, Raghu^[c]		^[94] ^[95]
1970	En Annan	Rangan		^[9]
1970	Thalaivan	Ilango		^[9] ^[96]
1970	Thedi Vandha Mappillai	Shankar		^[9]
1970	Engal Thangam	Thangam		^[97]
1971	Kumari Kottam	Gopal		^[9]
1971	Rickshawkaran	Selvam	National Film Award for Best Actor	^[9] ^[35]
1971	Neerum Neruppum	Manivannan, Karikalan^[c]		^[9]
1971	Oru Thai Makkal	Kannan		^[9]
1972	Sange Muzhangu	Murugan		^[9]
1972	Nalla Neram	Raju		^[9]
1972	Raman Thediya Seethai	Raman		^[9]
1972	Naan Yen Pirandhen	Kannan		^[9]
1972	Annamitta Kai	Durairaj		^[9]
1972	Idhaya Veenai	Sundaram		^[9]
1973	Ulagam Sutrum Valiban	Raju, Murugan^[c]	Also director and producer	^[40] ^[98]
1973	Pattikaattu Ponnaiya	Ponnaiah, Muthaiah^[c]		^[9]
1974	Netru Indru Naalai	Rathnam (Manickam), Kumar^[d]		^[9] ^[99]
1974	Urimaikural	Gopi		^[9]
1974	Sirithu Vazha Vendum	Ramu, Rahman^[c]		^[9] ^[3]
1975	Ninaithadhai Mudippavan	Sundaram, Ranjith Kumar^[c]		^[100]
1975	Naalai Namadhe	Shankar, Vijay^[c]		^[9]
1975	Idhayakkani	Mohan		^[101]
1975	Pallandu Vaazhga	Rajan		^[102]
1976	Needhikku Thalaivanangu	Vijay		^[103]
1976	Uzhaikkum Karangal	Ranga		^[9]
1976	Oorukku Uzhaippavan	Selvam, Kumar^[c]		^[9]
1977	Navarathinam	Thangam		^[9]
1977	Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga	Murugan		^[9]
1977	Meenava Nanban	Kumaran		^[9]
1978	Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan	Sundarapandian	Also director and producer	^[9]
1990	Avasara Police 100	Raj	Posthumous release. Archive footage of Ramachandran's unfinished film Anna Nee En Dheivam used.	^[9] ^[104] ^[105]
1991	Nallathai Naadu Kekum	Raja	Posthumous release. Archive footage of Ramachandran's unfinished film of the same name used.	^[104] ^[106]

Notes

^ The word zamindar refers to a landowner who leases his land to tenant farmers.^[28]
^ ^a ^b ^c M. G. Ramachandran played a single character in the film who has two or more different names.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ M. G. Ramachandran played dual roles in this film.
^ ^a ^b M. G. Ramachandran played dual roles in this film, one of who has two or more different names.

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M. G. Ramachandran filmography at IMDb

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+[[File:MGR (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=M. G. Ramachandran looking towards his left|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] in ''[[Mohini (1948 film)|Mohini]]'' (1948)]]
-[[File:MGR (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=M. G. Ramachandran looking towards his left|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] in ''[[Mohini (1948 film)|Mohini]]'' (1948)]][[M. G. Ramachandran]] (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials "MGR", was an Indian actor, director and producer who had an extensive career primarily in [[Tamil language]] films. After starring in numerous commercially successful films from the 1950s to the early 1970s, he has continued to hold a [[matinée idol]] status in [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ramachandran made his debut in [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s 1936 film ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'', where he played a police inspector. He followed it with a string of minor appearances and supporting roles in many films, notably ''[[Ashok Kumar (film)|Ashok Kumar]]'' (1941), where he played the general of emperor [[Ashoka]]'s army, and as a [[captain]] in Dungan's ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'' (1945).
+[[M. G. Ramachandran]] (17 January 1917&nbsp;– 24 December 1987),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeyaraj |first=D. B. S. |author-link=D. B. S. Jeyaraj |date=26 January 2017 |title=Magical "MGR" Charisma of Kandy- Born Actor-Politico M.G.Ramachandran. |url=http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/50906 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606083445/http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/50906 |archive-date=6 June 2017 |access-date=6 June 2017 |publisher=DBSJeyaraj.com}}</ref> popularly known by his initials "MGR",<ref name="MGR100HT">{{Cite news |last=Mishra |first=Nivedita |date=17 January 2017 |title=MGR's centenary: The man who dominated Tamil films for 3 decades |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mgr-s-centenary-the-man-who-dominated-tamil-films-for-3-decades/story-3aN5zgVfkI6nWqX8csbD7J.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607083231/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/mgr-s-centenary-the-man-who-dominated-tamil-films-for-3-decades/story-3aN5zgVfkI6nWqX8csbD7J.html |archive-date=7 June 2017}}</ref>{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=188}} was an Indian actor, director and producer who had an extensive career primarily in [[Tamil language]] films. After starring in numerous commercially successful films from the 1950s to the early 1970s, he has continued to hold a [[matinée idol]] status in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="MGR100HT" /> Ramachandran made his debut in [[Ellis R. Dungan]]'s 1936 film ''[[Sathi Leelavathi (1936 film)|Sathi Leelavathi]]'', where he played a police inspector.{{Sfnm|1a1=Kannan|1y=2010|1p=85|2a1=Kannan|2y=2017|2p=37}}<ref name="TNT">{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=24 September 2012 |title=Tunes and trivia |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/tunes-and-trivia/article3931963.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602162913/http://www.thehindu.com/books/tunes-and-trivia/article3931963.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref> He followed it with a string of minor appearances and supporting roles in many films, notably ''[[Ashok Kumar (film)|Ashok Kumar]]'' (1941), where he played the general of emperor [[Ashoka]]'s army,{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=288}} and as a [[captain]] in Dungan's ''[[Meera (1945 film)|Meera]]'' (1945).<ref name="Meera Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=28 March 2008 |title=Meera 1945 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/meera-1945/article3022713.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603083033/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/meera-1945/article3022713.ece |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
+Ramachandran's breakthrough came with his first lead role in [[A. S. A. Sami]]'s [[swashbuckler film]] ''[[Rajakumari (1947 film)|Rajakumari]]'' (1947) where he played a villager who marries a princess.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=12 December 2012 |title=MGR Remembered, Part 1 |url=http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606103517/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-1/ |archive-date=6 June 2017 |access-date=6 June 2017 |publisher=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref><ref name="MGRFilms">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_76.asp |title=சாதனைகள் படைத்த தமிழ்த் திரைப்பட வரலாறு&nbsp;– புரட்சி நடிகர் நடித்த திரைப்படங்கள் |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=ta |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films&nbsp;– MGR Filmography |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170603075601/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_76.asp |archive-date=3 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Based on the ''[[One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights]]'', ''Rajakumari'' was a commercially successful venture.<ref name="Rajakumari Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=5 September 2008 |title=Rajakumari 1947 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/rajakumari-1947/article3023314.ece |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606103311/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/rajakumari-1947/article3023314.ece |archive-date=6 June 2017}}</ref> He established himself as an [[action hero]] akin to [[Errol Flynn]] and [[Douglas Fairbanks]] in [[Tamil cinema]] with ''[[Manthiri Kumari]]'' (1950) and ''[[Marmayogi]]'' (1951).{{Sfnm|1a1=Kasbekar|1y=2006|1p=220|2a1=Joshi|2a2=Dudrah|2y=2016|2p=80}}<ref name="Marmayogi Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=14 March 2008 |title=Marmayogi 1951 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/marmayogi-1951/article3022660.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603092756/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/marmayogi-1951/article3022660.ece |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref> Both films had political undertones which earned Ramachandran a [[Robin Hood]] persona of being a champion for the downtrodden.<ref name="BSAP">{{Cite news |last=Phadnis |first=Aditi |date=6 December 2016 |title=Jayalalithaa: Tamil Nadu's mercurial pharaoh |work=[[Business Standard]] |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-s-mercurial-pharaoh-116120500928_1.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607080344/http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/jayalalithaa-tamil-nadu-s-mercurial-pharaoh-116120500928_1.html |archive-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> His performance as the caring brother Rajendran who tries to keep his family together in ''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]'' (1952) earned him critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=28 November 2008 |title=En Thangai 1952 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/en-thangai-1952/article3023607.ece |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606162639/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/en-thangai-1952/article3023607.ece |archive-date=6 June 2017}}</ref> In 1953, he made his debut in [[Malayalam]] films opposite [[B. S. Saroja]] in ''[[Genova (1953 film)|Genova]]''.<ref name="Genova Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=5 April 2010 |title=Genova 1953 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/GENOVA-1953/article15708179.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603100045/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/GENOVA-1953/article15708179.ece |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref> Ramachandran continued to play roles which enabled him to adopt his ideas of fighting injustice meted out to the poor such as an outlaw in ''[[Malaikkallan]]'' (1954), and ''[[Nadodi Mannan]]'' (1958).<ref name="MGR100HT" /><ref name="BSAP" /> In the latter, he featured in dual roles, as a king and a commoner, for the first time in his career.{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=355}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/nadodi_mannan.asp |title=நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=ta |trans-title=MGR on Nadodi Mannan |access-date=7 June 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170607105251/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/nadodi_mannan.asp |archive-date=7 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''Malaikkallan'' and ''Nadodi Mannan'' were commercially successful,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |date=6 March 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 25 |url=http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-25/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608165716/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-25/ |archive-date=8 June 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017 |publisher=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref> becoming the highest-grossing films of their respective release years.<ref name="MGR100HT" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=சுவாமிநாதன் |first=ஸ்ரீதர் |date=22 March 2016 |title=எம்ஜிஆர் 100 – 26 - படம் ஓடினால் மன்னன், ஓடாவிட்டால் நாடோடி! |language=ta |trans-title=MGR100 – 26 – If the film is successful, he is a king, if not he is a vagabond! |work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu Tamil]] |url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-100-26-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF/article8384172.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609080647/http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-100-26-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%93%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF/article8384172.ece |archive-date=9 June 2017}}</ref> In addition to social dramas, Ramachandran received positive feedback and commercial success for swashbuckler films such as ''[[Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)|Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum]]'' (1956), the first [[Cinema of South India|South Indian]] full-length colour film,{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=339–340}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |date=28 September 2013 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 11 |url=http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-11/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907031512/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-11/ |archive-date=7 September 2016 |access-date=22 June 2017 |publisher=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref> ''[[Madurai Veeran (1956 film)|Madurai Veeran]]'' (1956),{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=339, 346}} ''[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]'' (1957),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=9 April 2011 |title=Chakravarthi Thirumagal 1957 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Chakravarthi-Thirumagal-1957/article14677017.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609084648/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Chakravarthi-Thirumagal-1957/article14677017.ece |archive-date=9 June 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Mahadevi (film)|Mahadevi]]'' (1957).<ref name="MGR100HT" /><ref name="Mahadhevi Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=16 January 2016 |title=Mahadevi (1957) |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Mahadevi-1957/article14001528.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603104308/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Mahadevi-1957/article14001528.ece |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
-Ramachandran's breakthrough came with his first lead role in [[A. S. A. Sami]]'s [[swashbuckler film]] ''[[Rajakumari (1947 film)|Rajakumari]]'' (1947) where he played a villager who marries a princess. Based on the ''[[One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights]]'', ''Rajakumari'' was a commercially successful venture. He established himself as an [[action hero]] akin to [[Errol Flynn]] and [[Douglas Fairbanks]] in [[Tamil cinema]] with ''[[Maruthanad Elavarasee]] (1950),'' ''[[Manthiri Kumari]]'' (1950) and ''[[Marmayogi]]'' (1951), these films had political undertones which earned Ramachandran a [[Robin Hood]] persona of being a champion for the downtrodden. His performance as the caring brother Rajendran who tries to keep his family together in ''[[En Thangai (1952 film)|En Thangai]]'' (1952) earned him critical acclaim. In 1953, he made his debut in [[Malayalam]] films opposite [[B. S. Saroja]] in ''[[Genova (1953 film)|Genova]]''.. He acted with Sivaji Ganesan in ''[[Koondukkili]].''
+According to Ashish Rajadhyaksha and [[Paul Willemen]] in the book ''Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema'', the success of Ramachandran's 1961 film ''[[Thirudathe]],'' marked a beginning of transition to roles that had "a contemporary setting". He often played "a saintly member of an oppressed class".{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=188}}<ref name="MGRFilms" /> The act of showering love and affection for his family members was a recurring theme in his films during this period.<ref name="Thozhilali Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=30 January 2016 |title=Thozhilaali (1964) |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Thozhilaali-1964/article14028732.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610083812/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Thozhilaali-1964/article14028732.ece |archive-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> The films he appeared in during the 1960s played a crucial part in his subsequent career as a politician.{{Sfn|Kasbekar|2006|p=220}} The 1963 comedy-drama film ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'' had him play a farmer who seeks revenge from his village's [[zamindar]].{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=377}}{{efn|The word [[zamindar]] refers to a landowner who leases his land to tenant farmers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of zamindar in English |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/zamindar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021090627/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/zamindar |archive-date=21 October 2017 |access-date=21 October 2017 |publisher=Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref>}} The following year, he appeared in ''[[Thozhilali]]'' as a bus conductor who exposes the fraudulent methods of a rival bus company, and in ''[[Padagotti]]'' as a fisherman who resolves to end the dispute between two fishing communities.<ref name="Thozhilali Hindu" /><ref name="Pagadotti Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=28 February 2016 |title=Padagotti (1964) |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/padagotti-1964/article8290305.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604094114/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/padagotti-1964/article8290305.ece |archive-date=4 June 2017}}</ref> In 1965, he collaborated with [[Tapi Chanakya]] in ''[[Enga Veettu Pillai]]'', where he featured as twins of opposite natures, one a coward and the other courageous. He also featured in [[B. R. Panthulu]]'s ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' the same year as a doctor who joins, and later becomes the leader of, a rebellion against a dictator.{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=188, 383–384}}<ref name="MGR Dinamalar">{{Cite news |date=17 June 2015 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர்-ன் சிறந்த சாதனை படங்கள்...! |language=ta |trans-title=Best Films of MGR |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/26166/special-report/MGRs-Best-movies---MGR-Special.htm |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610092058/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/26166/special-report/MGRs-Best-movies---MGR-Special.htm |archive-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> Both the films were major commercial successes.<ref name="MGR100HT" /> The [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Anbe Vaa]]'' (1966), where Ramachandran played an industrialist and was his only film under [[AVM Productions]], is considered an [[antithesis]] of the roles he was doing during this period and was also commercially successful.<ref name="Anbe Vaa Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=10 November 2012 |title=Anbe Vaa 1966 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/anbe-vaa-1966/article4084816.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604094143/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/anbe-vaa-1966/article4084816.ece |archive-date=4 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=24 March 2011 |title=Moorings and musings |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Moorings-and-musings/article14959853.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610172109/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Moorings-and-musings/article14959853.ece |archive-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> He continued to achieve success at the box-office with films like ''[[Arasa Kattalai]]'' and ''[[Kaavalkaaran]]'' (both released in 1967),<ref name="MGR100HT" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=சுவாமிநாதன் |first=ஸ்ரீதர் |date=16 June 2016 |title=எம்ஜிஆர் 100 – 87 - பெண்களை தெய்வமாக மதித்தவர்! |language=ta |trans-title=MGR 100 – 87 – Treated women as goddesses! |work=The Hindu Tamil |url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-100-87-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/article8736411.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611083039/http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-100-87-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/article8736411.ece |archive-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> also garnering acclaim for the latter.<ref name="MGR Dinamalar" /><ref name="MGRAwards">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_70.asp |title=சாதனைகள் படைத்த தமிழ்த் திரைப்பட வரலாறு&nbsp;– புரட்சி நடிகர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். அவர்கள் பெற்ற விருதுகள் |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=ta |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films&nbsp;– Awards received by MGR |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170611091006/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_70.asp |archive-date=11 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ramachandran's portrayal of twins, a club dancer and a criminal, who are separated as children in ''[[Kudiyirundha Koyil]]'' (1968) garnered him the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="MGR Dinamalar" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=நரசிம்மன் |first=டி.ஏ. |date=27 January 2017 |title=என்னருமை தோழி..! 20: எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்கு ஆலோசனை! |language=ta |trans-title=My dear companion..! 20: Consultation to MGR! |work=The Hindu Tamil |url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF-20-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88/article9504346.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610092656/http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF-20-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88/article9504346.ece |archive-date=10 June 2017}}</ref> In 1969, he appeared as a prince who brings down a tyrant who usurps his throne and mistreats his people in [[K. Shankar]]'s [[historical fiction]] film ''[[Adimai Penn]]'', and as a government clerk who masquerades as a billionaire to defeat the corrupt trio of a doctor, a builder and a merchant in ''[[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|Nam Naadu]]''.<ref name="MGR100HT" />{{Sfnm|1a1=Rajadhyaksha|1a2=Willemen|1y=1998|1pp=398, 400|2a1=Joshi|2a2=Dudrah|2y=2016|2p=80}} The former won him the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.<ref name="MGRAwards" />
-Ramachandran continued to play roles which enabled him to adopt his ideas of fighting injustice meted out to the poor such as an outlaw in ''[[Malaikkallan]]'' (1954), and ''[[Nadodi Mannan]]'' (1958). In the latter, he featured in dual roles, as a king and a commoner, for the first time in his career. Both ''Malaikkallan'' and ''Nadodi Mannan'' were commercially successful, becoming the highest-grossing films of their respective release years. In addition to social dramas, Ramachandran received positive feedback and commercial success for swashbuckler films such as ''[[Gulebakavali (1955 film)|Gulebakavali]] (1955),'' ''[[Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)|Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum]]'' (1956), the first [[Cinema of South India|South Indian]] full-length colour film, ''[[Madurai Veeran (1956 film)|Madurai Veeran]]'' (1956), ''[[Thaikkupin Tharam]] (1956),'' ''[[Chakravarthi Thirumagal]]'' (1957), ''[[Mahadevi (film)|Mahadevi]] (1957),'' ''[[Baghdad Thirudan]] (1960) and [[Mannathi Mannan]] (1960).''
+Ramachandran began the 1970s with roles in such social dramas as ''[[Mattukkara Velan]]'' and ''[[Engal Thangam]]'' (both released in 1970), both of which enjoyed commercial success.<ref name="MGRFilms" />{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=400, 403}} The following year, he received the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for his role as a [[cycle rickshaw]] driver in ''[[Rickshawkaran]]'', making it the first film and him the first actor from South Indian cinema to win the award.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 October 2016 |title=Did you know? |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Did-you-know/article15421181.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611090435/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Did-you-know/article15421181.ece |archive-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> It went on to become the highest-grossing film of the year.<ref name="MGR100HT" /> He then directed and produced the [[Action film#Subgenres|action-adventure]] film ''[[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]]'' (1973) where he also starred in dual roles as brothers, a scientist and a [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer. It became his most commercially successful film to that point.<ref name="MGR100HT" />{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=419}} Ramachandran retired from filmmaking in 1978 to take up his duties as the [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]; his last venture, entitled ''[[Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan]],'' was a commercial failure.<ref name="MGRFilms" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shanker |first=V. Prem |date=26 May 2017 |title=Rajinikanth's 'battle' remark may just be a publicity comment before his film Kaala Karikaalan's release |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajinikanths-battle-remark-may-just-be-a-publicity-comment-before-his-film-kaala-karikaalans-release/articleshow/58847830.cms |url-status=live |access-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6r8aYIXEa?url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rajinikanths-battle-remark-may-just-be-a-publicity-comment-before-his-film-kaala-karikaalans-release/articleshow/58847830.cms |archive-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>
-In 1961 film ''[[Thirudathe]] he acted as a Balu is a small-time thief. Once he happens to steal money from a woman named Savithri's brother who is the breadwinner of the family. After his death the family has to be taken care by Balu, his stealing attitude changes when his mother came to know that his son was a thief and sacrifices her life marked blockbuster at th''e box office and ran 100 days in theatres. It heped MGR acting social drama films. Also the films he appeared in during the 1960s played a crucial part in his subsequent career as a politician. ''In 1961 [[Thaai Sollai Thattadhe]] as Raju is an honest police inspector working hard to bring down a group of thieves. While on his mission, he crosses paths with Vijaya and they both fall in love. But things take an unfortunate turn when Raju realises the criminal he is hunting is none other than his brother Mohan. It was released on diwali and emerged a blockbuster hit running for 150 days.'' The 1963 comedy-drama film ''[[Periya Idathu Penn]]'' had him play a farmer who seeks revenge from his village's [[zamindar]]. And he acted in fims like ''[[Panakkara Kudumbam]], [[Deiva Thai]], [[Needhikkuppin Paasam]], [[Panathottam]], [[Dharmam Thalai Kaakkum]], [[Kudumba Thalaivan]], [[Aasai Mugam]], [[Petralthan Pillaiya]], [[Panam Padaithavan]], [[Thayai Katha Thanayan]], [[Muharasi]], [[Kanni Thai]] were became commerical hits.'' The following year, he appeared in ''[[Thozhilali]]'' as a bus conductor who exposes the fraudulent methods of a rival bus company, In ''[[Vettaikkaran (1964 film)|Vettaikkaran]] he was'' as an estate hunter whose penchant for hunting displeases his family, and a plunderer who lusts for his wealth , a real leopard was brought for filming. and in ''[[Padagotti]]'' as a fisherman who resolves to end the dispute between two fishing communities. In 1965, he collaborated with [[Tapi Chanakya]] in ''[[Enga Veettu Pillai]]'', where he featured as twins of opposite natures, one a coward and the other courageous.
-He also featured in [[B. R. Panthulu]]'s ''[[Aayirathil Oruvan (1965 film)|Aayirathil Oruvan]]'' the same year as a doctor who joins, and later becomes the leader of, a rebellion against a dictator. Both the films were major commercial successes. The [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Anbe Vaa]]'' (1966), where Ramachandran played an industrialist and was his only film under [[AVM Productions]], is considered an [[antithesis]] of the roles he was doing during this period and was also commercially successful. In 1967 he acted in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[spy film]], directed by [[P. Neelakantan]] and Produced by Sathya Movies ''[[Kaavalkaaran]]. He was'' as Manickam, a humble man, leads a simple life working as a driver for a billionaire. However, his life gets embroiled in deceit when he is forced to safeguard a secret about his younger brother. It was the first film released after the shooting in his neck took place in 1967 and there was a rumour that MGR had no scope to continue in films in view of his voice. became the top grosser of the year. It became blockbuster and the highest grossing movies of the year.
-He continued to achieve success at the box-office with films like [[Ther Thiruvizha|''Ther Thiruvizha'']]'', [[Vivasaayee]]'', ''[[Thanippiravi]]'', ''[[Puthiya Bhoomi]],'' ''[[Kannan En Kadhalan]] became super hit at the box office.'' After this he appeared in ''Ramu, a secret agent, is given the assignment to catch a terrorist group that sells confidential information to foreigners. He goes to Neela's house undercover to expose the criminals in [[Ragasiya Police 115]] . It became one of the success movies of MGR it ran more than 150 days in theatres and it became blockbuster at the box office. After this'' Ramachandran's portrayal of twins, a club dancer and a criminal, who are separated as children in ''[[Kudiyirundha Koyil]]'' (1968) it became blockbuster at the box office, he garnered him the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]]., And appered in [[action drama film]], ''[[Oli Vilakku]] as Muthu is a career criminal and it was directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] after the success of [[Enga Veettu Pillai]]. It was produced by [[Gemini Studios]]. And, it was his 100th movie of MGR, and it completed 150 days in all theatres and it ran for 350 days at Sri Lanka, it became industry hit at the box office. It became silver jubilee at the box office, it became a eighth turning point in Ramachandran's career''. And in 1969, he appeared as a prince who brings down a tyrant who usurps his throne and mistreats his people in [[K. Shankar]]'s [[historical fiction]] film ''[[Adimai Penn]]'' The former won him the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In the following year, ''[[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|Nam Naadu]] became commercial success.''
-He acted movies such as'', [[Mattukkara Velan]],'' ''[[Thedi Vandha Mappillai]], [[Kumari Kottam]], [[Engal Thangam]], [[Neerum Neruppum]],'' ''[[En Annan]]'' enjoyed commercial success. ''.In 1971'', he received the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]] for his role as a [[cycle rickshaw]] driver in ''[[Rickshawkaran]]'', making it the first film and him the first actor from South Indian cinema to win the award''. It'' become the highest-grossing film of the following year. In 1972 ,he apperad in M. A. Thirumugam [[action drama film]], ''[[Nalla Neram]] as Raju, an animal lover, is close to an elephant who saved his life. After he gets married, his wife develops a fear that the elephant might kill her baby. This puts Raju in a dilemma. It was his last movie with Devar Films. All the songs released were became hits and evergreen, it became blockbuster at the box office and it became seventh turning point of his movies. In the following year, he acted movies like [[Raman Thediya Seethai (1972 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]], [[Idhaya Veenai]] also became one of the super hits of Mgr. And then'' he directed and produced the [[Action film#Subgenres|action-adventure]] film ''[[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]]'' (1973) where he also starred in dual roles as brothers, a scientist and a [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer. It became blockbuster at the box office film to that it became turning point of MGR movies. And thus it broke all the records of Ramachandran previous movies.
-In 1974 ''[[Netru Indru Naalai (1974 film)|Netru Indru Naalai]][[Urimaikural|,]] [[Sirithu Vazha Vendum]] enjoyed commercial success and then [[Urimaikural]] as Gopi,and his brother are a power to reckon with. But Dorai, a jealous man, tries to turn them against each other and create the possibility of sibling rivalry .This movie became one of the highest grossing movies of 1974, and became silver jubille at the box office after [[Nadodi Mannan]], [[Enga Veettu Pillai]], [[Adimai Penn]], [[Oli Vilakku]], [[Ulagam Sutrum Valiban]] .'' In 1975, he acted in ''A. Jagannathan, action - romance - thriller film'' ''[[Idhayakkani]] it was produced by Sathya Movies after the great success of [[Rickshawkaran]]. In [[Idhayakkani]] MGR as Mohan, a kind-hearted man, not only preaches and believes in equality but also practices it. He marries a poor girl but lands in trouble as she is accused of murdering a scientist. The rest of the story deals how he reveals the truth. It became major hit at the box office it ran for 150 days in box office it became blockbuster at the box office and one of the biggest and highest grossing of the year 1975. It was the only Indian film to be screened at the Tashkent International Film Festival in 1978.''
-''And'' movies such as ''[[Ninaithadhai Mudippavan]], [[Pallandu Vaazhga]], [[Naalai Namadhe]], [[Needhikku Thalaivanangu]], [[Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga]], [[Oorukku Uzhaippavan]], [[Uzhaikkum Karangal]] earned success at the box office. In [[Meenava Nanban]]'' Ramachandran appered in fisher man role after Padagotti. ''[[Meenava Nanban]] Mgr as Kumaran, a daring and adventurous man, comes to help the fishermen, who were being exploited by Nagaraj, a greedy man. It became super hit at the box office. And he'' retired from filmmaking in 1978 to take up his duties as the [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]; his last venture, entitled ''[[Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan]] was commercial failure''. ''[[Avasara Police 100]]'' posthumous release. Archive footage of Ramachandran's unfinished film ''Anna Nee En Dheivam'' used. Posthumous release. ''[[Nallathai Naadu Kekum]]'' Archive footage of Ramachandran's unfinished film of the same name used.
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-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="TNT">{{Cite news|last=Jeshi|first=K.|date=24 September 2012|title=Tunes and trivia|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/tunes-and-trivia/article3931963.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602162913/http://www.thehindu.com/books/tunes-and-trivia/article3931963.ece|archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref><br /><ref name="Iru1936">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=14 August 2009 |title=Iru Sahodarargal 1936 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iru-sahodarargal-1936/article3021811.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602162908/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iru-sahodarargal-1936/article3021811.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="TNT" /><br /><ref name="Iru1936">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=14 August 2009 |title=Iru Sahodarargal 1936 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iru-sahodarargal-1936/article3021811.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602162908/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/iru-sahodarargal-1936/article3021811.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>
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-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms">{{Cite book|last=Film News Anandan|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_76.asp|title=சாதனைகள் படைத்த தமிழ்த் திரைப்பட வரலாறு&nbsp;– புரட்சி நடிகர் நடித்த திரைப்படங்கள்|date=23 October 2004|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|location=Chennai|language=ta|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films&nbsp;– MGR Filmography|author-link=Film News Anandan|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170603075601/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_76.asp|archive-date=3 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=25 September 2011 |title=Daksha Yagnam 1938 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/daksha-yagnam-1938/article2483005.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602164357/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/daksha-yagnam-1938/article2483005.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms" /><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=25 September 2011 |title=Daksha Yagnam 1938 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/daksha-yagnam-1938/article2483005.ece |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602164357/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/daksha-yagnam-1938/article2483005.ece |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>
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-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Meera Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|date=28 March 2008|title=Meera 1945|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/meera-1945/article3022713.ece|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603083033/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/meera-1945/article3022713.ece|archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Meera |type=Motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Chandraprabha Cinetone |year=1945 |place=India |time=00:00:21 to 00:00:31 |time-caption=Opening credits from}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Meera Hindu" /><br /><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Meera |type=Motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Chandraprabha Cinetone |year=1945 |place=India |time=00:00:21 to 00:00:31 |time-caption=Opening credits from}}</ref>
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 | Also made in [[Hindi]] as ''Ek Tha Raja''
-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Marmayogi Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=14 March 2008|title=Marmayogi 1951|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/marmayogi-1951/article3022660.ece|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603092756/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/marmayogi-1951/article3022660.ece|archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><br />{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=323}}
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Marmayogi Hindu" /><br />{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=323}}
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 | 1951
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 | Cipresso
 | [[Malayalam]] film<br />Also made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] with the same title
-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Genova Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Vijayakumar|first=B.|date=5 April 2010|title=Genova 1953|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/GENOVA-1953/article15708179.ece|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603100045/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/GENOVA-1953/article15708179.ece|archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |date=24 December 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 32 |url=http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-32/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604065555/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-32/ |archive-date=4 June 2017 |access-date=4 June 2017 |publisher=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Genova Hindu" /><br /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |date=24 December 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 32 |url=http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-32/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604065555/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-32/ |archive-date=4 June 2017 |access-date=4 June 2017 |publisher=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}</ref>
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 | 1954
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 !scope="row" | ''[[Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)|Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum]]''
 |[[Ali Baba (character)|Ali Baba]]
+|
-|Best Actor award. It was shot in [[Gevacolor]] and is notable for being the first [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Cinema of South India|South Indian]] full-length colour film
 |style="text-align:center;"|{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=339–340}}
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 | Vallavan
 |
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Mahadhevi Hindu" />
-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Mahadhevi Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=16 January 2016|title=Mahadevi (1957)|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Mahadevi-1957/article14001528.ece|url-status=live|access-date=3 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603104308/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Mahadevi-1957/article14001528.ece|archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
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 | 1958
 !scope="row" | ''[[Nadodi Mannan]]''
 | Marthandan, Veerangan{{efn|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] played dual roles in this film.|name=dual}}
-| Also director and producer. Filmed in both black and white as well as [[Gevacolor]]
+| Also director and producer
 |style="text-align:center;"|{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=355}}
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 | Manickam
 |
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Pagadotti Hindu" />
-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Pagadotti Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=28 February 2016|title=Padagotti (1964)|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/padagotti-1964/article8290305.ece|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604094114/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/padagotti-1964/article8290305.ece|archive-date=4 June 2017}}</ref>
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 | 1964
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 !scope="row" | ''[[Enga Veettu Pillai]]''
 | Ilango, Ramu{{efn|name=dual}}
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-|Best Actor award
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 | J. B. (Balu){{efn|name=character}}
 |
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Anbe Vaa Hindu" />
-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Anbe Vaa Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|date=10 November 2012|title=Anbe Vaa 1966|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/anbe-vaa-1966/article4084816.ece|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604094143/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/anbe-vaa-1966/article4084816.ece|archive-date=4 June 2017}}</ref>
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 | 1966
-!scope="row" | ''[[Nadodi]]''
+!scope="row" | ''[[Muharasi]]''
-| Thyagu
+| Ramu
 |
 |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms" />
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 | 1966
-!scope="row" |  ''[[Muharasi]]''
+!scope="row" | ''[[Nadodi]]''
-| Ramu
+| Thyagu
 |
 |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=13 February 2016 |title=Naadodi (1966)tamil |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mgr-and-saroja-devi-in-naadodi-1966/article8232587.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604095748/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mgr-and-saroja-devi-in-naadodi-1966/article8232587.ece |archive-date=4 June 2017}}</ref>
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 | 1967
 !scope="row" | ''[[Kaavalkaaran]]''
-| Manickam (Mani)
+| Mani
+|
-|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
 |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms" />
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 | Anand, Sekar (Babu){{efn|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] played dual roles in this film, one of who has two or more different names.|name=dual2}}
 | [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]]
-|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms" /><br /><ref name="MGRAwards">{{Cite book|last=Film News Anandan|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_70.asp|title=சாதனைகள் படைத்த தமிழ்த் திரைப்பட வரலாறு&nbsp;– புரட்சி நடிகர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். அவர்கள் பெற்ற விருதுகள்|date=23 October 2004|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|location=Chennai|language=ta|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films&nbsp;– Awards received by MGR|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170611091006/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/mgr_70.asp|archive-date=11 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmD_DO7_Dmw |title=Kudiyirundha Koyil |type=Motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Saravana Screens |year=1968 |place=India |time=00:15:50 to 00:18:05, 00:48:05 to 00:48:15 and 02:30:45 to 02:31:00 |time-caption=Character's names mentioned from |work=[[Rajshri Media|Rajshri Tamil]]}}</ref>
+|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms" /><br /><ref name="MGRAwards" /><br /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmD_DO7_Dmw |title=Kudiyirundha Koyil |type=Motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Saravana Screens |year=1968 |place=India |time=00:15:50 to 00:18:05, 00:48:05 to 00:48:15 and 02:30:45 to 02:31:00 |time-caption=Character's names mentioned from |work=[[Rajshri Media|Rajshri Tamil]]}}</ref>
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 | 1968
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 !scope="row" | ''[[Nam Naadu (1969 film)|Nam Naadu]]''
 | Durai
+|
-|Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
 |style="text-align:center;"|{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=400}}
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 !scope="row" | ''[[Thedi Vandha Mappillai]]''
 | Shankar
+|
-|[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]]
 |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="MGRFilms" />
 |-
 | 1970
 !scope="row" | ''[[Engal Thangam]]''
-| Thangam, Himself{{efn|name=dual}}
+| Thangam
 |
 |style="text-align:center;"|{{Sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=403}}