M. G. Chakrapani

M. G. Chakrapani

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

Born: Vadavannur, Kingdom of Cochin, British India, 1911-01-13

Died: 1986-08-17

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1936	Iru Sahodarargal		0
2	1939	Maya Machindra		0
3	1946	Sri Murugan		0
4	1947	1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani	Neethikethu	0
5	1948	Raja Mukthi	Minister	0
6	1950	Thigambara Samiar	Pattabhi Raman	0
7	1952	Amarakavi		0
8	1952	En Thangai		0
9	1953	Naam		0
10	1954	Malaikallan		0
11	1956	Alibaba and the Forty Thieves		60
12	1958	Nadodi Mannan		60
13	1959	Nalla Theerpu		0
14	1959	Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali		0
15	1960	Mannadhi Mannan		0
16	1962	Rani Samyuktha	Shankaroy	0
17	1972	Idhaya Veenai		0
18	1973	Ulagam Sutrum Valiban		50
19	1974	Netru Indru Naalai	Manavalan Thangappapuram, Manickum alias Kumar father	0
20	1975	Naalai Namadhe	Devdass	0

M. G. Chakrapani

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Television