M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Acting
15
Acting Credits
1
Directed
Biography
Mayavaram Krishnamurthy Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (1 March 1910 – 1 November 1959), also called M.K.T., was an Indian actor, producer and Carnatic music singer. He is considered to be one of the most successful actors in Tamil cinema ever and the first super star of Tamil cinema. Bhagavathar was born in the town of Mayiladuthurai in then Tanjore district of the Madras Presidency, British India. He started his career as a classical singer and stage artist in the late 1920s. In 1934, he made his déb...
Known For
Filmography
An American in Madras
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Sivagami
1960
Puthu Vazhvu
1957
as Vaikuntam
Shyamala
1952
Amarakavi
1952
as Amarakavi
Raja Mukthi
1948
as King Rajendra Varman
Haridas
1944
as Haridas
Sivakavi
1943
as Poyyamozhi Pulavar / Ambalaththarasar
Ashok Kumar
1941
as Gunalan
Thiruneelakantar
1939
as Thiruneelakanthar Nayanar
Ambikapathy
1937
as Ambikapathy
Chintamani
1937
as Bilwamangal
Sathyaseelan
1936
as Sathyaseelan
Naveena Sarangadhara
1936
as Sarangadharan
Pavalakkodi
1934
as Arjuna