M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Person

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Actor 1910-03-01 Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore district, Madras Presidency

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 début in films with the...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Ambikapathy

Ambikapathy

1937 · Ambikapathy

Raja Mukthi

Raja Mukthi

1948 · King Rajendra Varman

Thiruneelakantar

Thiruneelakantar

1939 · Thiruneelakanthar Nayanar

Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

1941 · Gunalan

Pavalakkodi

Pavalakkodi

1934 · Arjuna

Chintamani

Chintamani

1937 · Bilwamangal

Sivakavi

Sivakavi

1943 · Poyyamozhi Pulavar / Ambalaththarasar

Naveena Sarangadhara

Naveena Sarangadhara

1936 · Sarangadharan

Sathyaseelan

Sathyaseelan

1936 · Sathyaseelan

Puthu Vazhvu

Puthu Vazhvu

1957 · Vaikuntam

Shyamala

Shyamala

1952 · Movie

Amarakavi

Amarakavi

1952 · Amarakavi

Sivagami

Sivagami

1960 · Movie

An American in Madras

2013 · Self (archive footage)

Haridas

1944 · Haridas