Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 13, 1911
Died
Aug 17, 1986
Place of Birth
Vadavannur, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
Credits
27 titles
M. G. Chakrapani
Biography
Marudur Gopala Chakrapani (13 January 1911 – 17 August 1986), commonly known as M. G. Chakrapani or Ettan ("elder brother" in Malayalam), was an Indian actor based in the Tamil film industry. He was the elder brother of actor-politician M. G. Ramachandran. Chakrapani was born in Vadavannur, Kingdom of Cochin (now Kerala), on 13 January 1911. His parents, Gopala Menon and Sathyabhama, named him Neelakantan, but was soon changed to Chakrapani because of his father's religious beliefs. Soon after his birth, the family migrated to Ceylon where Chakrapani's two younger siblings (brother M. G. Ramachandran and a sister) were born. His father, Gopala Menon, worked as a magistrate in Kandy, until he suffered an early death. Chakrapani's sister also died while they were in Ceylon. Sathyabhama took her sons to Kumbakonam, India to be close to her brother. Chakrapani studied at Yanaiadi School, but left after the seventh grade. His mother then enrolled him and Ramachandran in the Madurai Original Boys Company (MOBC), a professional Tamil theatre company, where Ramachandran found success, but Chakrapani did not.
Known For
Filmography
Naalai Namadhe
Devdass
Netru Indru Naalai
Manavalan Thangappapuram, Manickum alias Kumar father
Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
Idhaya Veenai
Nam Naadu
Producer
Arasa Kattalai
Self
Rani Samyuktha
Shankaroy
Manithan Maravillai
Director
Mannadhi Mannan
Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
Sundara Mudaliar
Nalla Theerpu
Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam
Producer
Nadodi Mannan
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum
Gunasundari
Producer
Malaikallan
Genova
General Annas
Naam
Kalyanam Panni Paar
Producer
En Thangai
Karunagaram Pillai
Amarakavi
Thigambara Samiar
Pattabhi Raman
Raja Mukthi
Minister
1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
Neethikethu
Sri Murugan
Maya Machindra
Iru Sahodarargal