About

Known credits:
26
Birthday:
1911-01-13
Place of birth:
Vadavannur, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
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M. G. Chakrapani

Overview

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

Acting
1975 Naalai Namadhe Actor Devdass N/A
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1974 Netru Indru Naalai Actor Manavalan Thangappapuram, Manickum alias Kumar father N/A
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1973 Ulagam Sutrum Valiban Actor 58
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1972 Idhaya Veenai Actor N/A
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1962 Rani Samyuktha Actor Shankaroy N/A
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1960 Mannadhi Mannan Actor N/A
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1959 Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali Actor N/A
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1959 Nalla Theerpu Actor N/A
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1958 Nadodi Mannan Actor 59
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1956 Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum Actor 59
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1954 Malaikallan Actor N/A
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1953 Naam Actor N/A
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1952 En Thangai Actor N/A
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1952 Amarakavi Actor N/A
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1950 Thigambara Samiar Actor Pattabhi Raman N/A
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1948 Raja Mukthi Actor Minister N/A
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1947 1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani Actor Neethikethu N/A
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1946 Sri Murugan Actor N/A
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1939 Maya Machindra Actor N/A
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1936 Iru Sahodarargal Actor N/A
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Directing
1967 Arasa Kattalai Directing Director 59
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1961 Manithan Maravillai Directing Director N/A
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Production
1969 Nam Nadu Production Producer 59
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1958 Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam Production Producer N/A
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1955 Gunasundari Production Producer N/A
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1952 Kalyanam Panni Paar Production Producer N/A
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