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Born | Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan 14 April 1907 |
Died | 17 September 1979 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 72)
Other names | Nadigavel |
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Children | 12 (including M. R. R. Vasu, Radha Ravi, Radhika and Nirosha) |
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Family | M. R. Radha family |
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan (14 April 1907 – 17 September 1979), better known as M. R. Radha, was an Indian actor and politician active in Tamil plays and films. He was given the title "Nadigavel" (King of Acting) by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.[1] He mostly played villain roles, but had also acted in several films as comedian.