MGR Family Photos with Wife Janaki, Sathanandavathi, Father Melakkath Gopala Menon, Mother Maruthur Satyabhama & Brother MG Chakrabani. Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), was an Indian or and politician. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the first film or to become a chief minister in India.