M. K. Radha | |
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 M. K. Radha in the late 1940s | |
| Born | Madras Kandaswami Radhakrishnan (1910-11-20)20 November 1910 |
| Died | 29 August 1985(1985-08-29) (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1936–1958 |
Madras Kandaswami Radhakrishnan (20 November 1910 – 29 August 1985), professionally known asM. K. Radha, was an Indian actor and singer who worked mainly inTamil cinema.
He was born inChennai and took up acting in Tamil stage at the age of 7. He was tutored by his father Kandasamy Mudaliar a famousdrama teacher at that time.
His career spanned for almost 25 years in Tamil drama as a lead actor duringIndia´s pre-independence days and he was a popular social hero in various patriotic dramas. His film career spanned between 1936 and 1958.
He sang in a few films during the 1940s. Songs from the filmKannamma En Kadhali became popular.
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Sathi Leelavathi | Krishnamurthy | Tamil | |
| Chandramohana or Samooga Thondu | Chandra Mohan | Tamil | ||
| 1938 | Anaadhai Penn | |||
| 1939 | Maya Machhindra | Machindran | ||
| 1940 | Sathi Murali | Seenu | ||
| 1941 | Prema Bandhan | Ananthu | ||
| Rajagopichand | ||||
| Vana Mohini | Prince | |||
| 1944 | Dasi Aparanji | Vikramadithan | ||
| 1945 | Kannamma En Kadhali | Muthu | Sang 3 songs[1] | |
| 1948 | Chandralekha[2] | Veersingh | Hindi | |
| Chandralekha[3] | Veerasimhan | Tamil | ||
| Gnana Soundari | Pilendran | |||
| 1949 | Apoorva Sagodharargal[4][5] | Vijayasimhan, Vikramasimhan | Double Role | |
| 1950 | Apoorva Sahodarulu[6][7] | Telugu | ||
| 1951 | Saudamini | Tamil | ||
| Samsaram | Gopu | |||
| Sansar | Narayan | Hindi | ||
| 1952 | Moondru Pillaigal | Muthu | Tamil | |
| Mugguru Kodukulu | Prakasam | Telugu | ||
| 1953 | Avvaiyar | King Pari | Tamil | |
| 1954 | Nallakalam | |||
| Bahut Din Huwe | King | Hindi | ||
| 1955 | Gruhalakshmi | Tamil | ||
| Porter Kandan | Kandhan | |||
| 1956 | Kannin Manigal | Inspector | ||
| Paasavalai | King | |||
| 1957 | Ambikapathy | Kambar | ||
| Karpukkarasi | King | |||
| Pudhaiyal | Kumaravadivu | |||
| Neelamalai Thirudan | Thangappan | |||
| Vanangamudi | King | |||
| Anbe Deivam | ||||
| 1958 | Uthama Puthiran | King |
Radha was married to M. R. Gnanambal, also an actress.[8]
In 1973, he received thePadma Shri Award for his contribution to performing arts from President V.V. Giri.
In July 2004, theIndian Postal Service special postal envelope in his memory.[9]
A neighbourhood inTeynampet,Chennai is named M.K. Radha Nagar in his honour.[10]
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