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M. K. Radha

Acting Born Nov 20, 1910 Madras, Madras Presidency, British India 13 credits

Biography

M. K. Radha (20 November 1910 - 29 August 1985) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was born in Chennai and took up acting in Tamil stage at the age of 7. He was tutored by his father Kandasamy Mudaliar a famous drama teacher at that time. His career spanned for almost 25 years in Tamil drama as a lead actor during India´s pre-independence days and he was a popular social hero in various patriotic dramas.

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Known for

Petals of Reincarnation

as Kambar
▦ Film

Uthama Puthiran

as the king

Frequent co-stars

Sivaji Ganesan 1 shared title
Padmini 1 shared title
M. N. Nambiar 1 shared title
K. A. Thangavelu 1 shared title
Raghini 1 shared title
P. Kannamba 1 shared title
O. A. K. Thevar 1 shared title
Venkatachalam Pillai 1 shared title
Stunt Somu 1 shared title
M. S. S. Bhagyam 1 shared title

Career timeline

Uthama Puthiran
Neelamalai ThirudanAmbikapathyVanangaamudiKarpukarasi
Avvaiyyar
Apoorva Sagodharargal
ChandralekhaGnana Soundari
Vana Mohini
Maya Machindra
Anaadhai Penn
Sathi Leelavathi

Full filmography

  • Neelamalai Thirudan (1957)
  • Ambikapathy (1957) as Kambar
  • Vanangaamudi (1957)
  • Uthama Puthiran (1958) as the king
  • Sathi Leelavathi (1936) as Radhakrishnan
  • Maya Machindra (1939)
  • Chandralekha (1948) as Veerasimhan
  • Gnana Soundari (1948) as Pilendran
  • Apoorva Sagodharargal (1949) as Vijayasimhan / Vikramasimhan
  • Anaadhai Penn (1938)
  • Avvaiyyar (1953)
  • Karpukarasi (1957)
  • Vana Mohini (1941)