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M. G. Ramachandran

1917 - 1987

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Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initials M.G.R., was an Indian actor, politician and philanthropist who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the founder and first general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. On 19 March 1988, Ramachandran was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. G. Ramachandran has received more than 11,323,974 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). M. G. Ramachandran is the 2,814th most popular actor (up from 3,112th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Actor.

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  • 51.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, M. G. Ramachandran ranks 2,814 out of 13,578. Before him are Virginia Mayo, Ray Walston, Amanda Peet, Evelyn Nesbit, Josh Radnor, and Anthony Heald. After him are Bud Cort, Robert Wisdom, John Callen, Dave Foley, Russ Tamblyn, and George Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, M. G. Ramachandran ranks 171. Before him are Olga Sanfirova, Bertil Nordahl, Aníbal Paz, Dmitry Belyayev, Celeste Holm, and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin. After him are Lena Horne, Abdullah al-Sallal, André Waterkeyn, Yuri Lyubimov, Ilse Steppat, and Tetyana Yablonska. Among people deceased in 1987, M. G. Ramachandran ranks 125. Before him are Bernhard Grzimek, Ivo Lapenna, Vladimir Basov, Petro Grigorenko, Jackie Gleason, and Rashid Karami. After him are Richard Marquand, Victoria Kent, Gilberto Freyre, Charles Malik, Arne Brustad, and Gustav Knuth.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, M. G. Ramachandran ranks 18 out of 51. Before him are Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Jack Churchill (1906), Heather Armitage (1933), J. R. Jayewardene (1906), Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), and Michael Ondaatje (1943). After him are Maithripala Sirisena (1951), John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841), William Gopallawa (1896), D. S. Senanayake (1883), Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), and Dinesh Gunawardena (1949).

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Among ACTORS In Sri Lanka

Among actors born in Sri Lanka, M. G. Ramachandran ranks 1. After him are Pooja Umashankar (1981).

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Television and Movie Roles

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A rich man decides to take a vacation after working for two years straight. However, upon arrival, he is shocked to find that his caretaker, Krishnaiah, is missing after renting his Shimla bungalow.
Jan 14th 19666.9 / 10
Aayirathil Oruvan
Manimaran
Enslaved convicts for treason plan escape but get caught by pirates and work for them before gaining their support and fighting back their country's authoritarian rule.
Jul 9th 19654.7 / 10
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
Scientist Murugan has a formula that can harness energy from lightening. A rival wants it for his evil plans. When Murugan disappears, his brother goes around the world to find him and save the world.
May 11th 19735 / 10