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

Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
Malaikallan
Malaikallan
Raja Mukthi
Raja Mukthi
Nadodi Mannan
Nadodi Mannan

Filmography

1975 Naalai Namadhe
as Devdass
1974 Netru Indru Naalai
as Manavalan Thangappapuram, Manickum alias Kumar father
1973 Ulagam Sutrum Valiban
as
1972 Idhaya Veenai
as
1962 Rani Samyuktha
as Shankaroy
1960 Mannadhi Mannan
as
1959 Thaai Magalukku Kattiya Thaali
as
1959 Nalla Theerpu
as
1958 Nadodi Mannan
as
1956 Alibaba and the Forty Thieves
as
1954 Malaikallan
as
1953 Naam
as
1952 En Thangai
as
1952 Amarakavi
as
1950 Thigambara Samiar
as Pattabhi Raman
1948 Raja Mukthi
as Minister
1947 1000 Thalaivangi Apoorva Chinthamani
as Neethikethu
1946 Sri Murugan
as
1939 Maya Machindra
as
1936 Iru Sahodarargal
as