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    M. G. Chakrapani

    1911-01-13 (113 years old) in Vadavannur, Kingdom of Cochin, British India

    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.

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    Naalai Namadhe
    0 %|Jul 4, 1975
    Drama
    poster
    Netru Indru Naalai
    0 %|Jul 12, 1974
    Action, Drama
    poster
    Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
    50 %|May 11, 1973
    Drama, Science Fiction
    actor
    Idhaya Veenai
    0 %|Oct 20, 1972
    Drama
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    Rani Samyuktha
    0 %|Jan 14, 1962
    History, Romance
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    Mannadhi Mannan
    0 %|Oct 19, 1960
    Drama
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    Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
    0 %|Dec 30, 1959
    Drama
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    Nalla Theerpu
    0 %|Apr 8, 1959
    Drama
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    Nadodi Mannan
    60 %|Aug 22, 1958
    Drama, Action, Adventure
    poster
    Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum
    60 %|Jan 14, 1956
    History, Fantasy
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    Malaikallan
    0 %|Jul 22, 1954
    Drama, Action
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    Naam
    0 %|Mar 2, 1953
    Drama
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    En Thangai
    0 %|May 31, 1952
    Drama
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    Amarakavi
    0 %|Feb 9, 1952
    poster
    Thigambara Samiar
    0 %|Sep 29, 1950
    Thriller
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    Raja Mukthi
    0 %|Oct 9, 1948
    History
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    1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
    0 %|Dec 8, 1947
    Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy
    actor
    Sri Murugan
    0 %|Oct 25, 1946
    History
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    Maya Machindra
    0 %|Apr 21, 1939
    Drama
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    Iru Sahodarargal
    0 %|Jan 1, 1936
    Drama

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