Madras Kandaswami Radhakrishnan (20 November 1910 – 29 August 1985), professionally known as M. K. Radha, 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.
Filmography
Personal life
Radha was married to M. R. Gnanambal, also an actress.
Awards and honours
In 1973, he received the
Padma Shri Award for his contribution to performing arts from President V.V. Giri.
In July 2004, the
Indian Postal Service special postal envelope in his memory.
A neighbourhood in
Teynampet,
Chennai is named M.K. Radha Nagar in his honour.
The Hindu, Clinic in MK Radha Nagar
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References
Tamil male actors
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Male actors from Chennai
1910 births
1985 deaths
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