M. R. Radha Biography 
M. R. Radha was an Indian actor and a politician who was very famous in 1960s and 1970s in Tamil film industry. Due to his great skills in acting, he was given the title of Nadigavel.
M. R. Radha was born on 14th April 1907 in Chennai in Tamil Nadu. His original name was Madras Rajagopala Radhakrishnan Naidu. He has a small quarrel with his mother in his young age and so left his home. He worked his way to become a famous theatre artist and had made more than 5000 stage shows.
He started participating in the stage shows at the age of ten and later many dramas were written exclusively for him. His stage play named Ratha Kanneer made him very famous. When this play was made into a film, his role was offered to Shivaji Ganesan. However, he refused to accept this claiming that only M. R. Radha can do justice to it. So he got a chance and could captivate the people of Tamil Nadu through his performance. During his tenure as an actor, he had done both villain roles and comedian roles.
He had two wives and M.R.R. Vasu, M.R. Radha Rajoo, M. Ganavalli, Radha Ravi, Rashia, Rani and Rathe are his children through his first wife and Raadhika Sarathkumar and Nirosha are his daughters through his second wife. His wife’s name was M. R. Dhanalakshmi.
After performing in some films, he went back to his favorite stage plays. He also acted in some devotional movies like Velum Mayilum Thunai during the last years of his career. He actively participated in the Dravidian movement during his times. On 12th January 1967, he shot the actor M. G. Ramachandran due to some misunderstanding and then shot himself. He was admitted in hospital and was jailed for few years.
Some of his films include Ratha Kanneer, Aayiram Roobai, Kaikodutha Deivam, Paava Mannippu, Chithi, Pudhiya Paravai, Bale Pandiya, Petraldhaan Pillaiya, Kavalai Illaadha Manithan, Kumudam, Karpagam, Padithal Mattum Podhuma, Aalayamani, Santhanathevan, Naanum Oru Penn, Rathinapuri Ilavarasi, etc.
He was affected by jaundice and died due to that on 17th September 1979 at the age of 72 in his house in Tiruchirappalli. Nearly three hundred thousand people attended his funeral procession.
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Updated: October 01, 2017
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