The challenges faced by him during his early life and childhood played an important role in shaping his character and political career. started his acting career and joined the Boys Company drama troupe taking part in the rigorous training programmes conducted by the troupe in the areas of singing, dancing, sword fighting, diction and memory with active interest and involvement. With the support of Velu Nair of Kumbakonam, Satyabhama put both her sons in school. She took the decision to return to India and went back to Kerala where she failed to get the support of her relatives. His mother had to struggle alone to bring up M.G.R. Just after the death of his father, his sister too died due to ill health. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in the Malayali family of Melakkath Gopalan Menon, a Palakkad Mannadiyar Nair and Maruthur Satyabhama, a Vadavannur Vellalar from Palakkad, in the modern-day state of Kerala.
He died on 24 December 1987 in his Ramavaram Gardens residence in Manapakkam after a prolonged illness. was diagnosed with kidney failure as a result of diabetes. Except for a four-month interregnum in 1980, when his government was overthrown by the Union government, he remained as chief minister till his death in 1987, leading the AIADMK to two more electoral wins in 19. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the first film actor to become a chief minister in India. steered an AIADMK-led alliance to victory in the 1977 election, routing the DMK in the process. Karunanidhi to form his own party-the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). In 1972, three years after Annadurai's death, he left the DMK, then led by M. Annadurai-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK party) and rose through its ranks, using his popularity as a film star to build a political base. By the late 1940s, he had graduated to lead roles. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film Sathi Leelavathi in a supporting role.
Chakrapani became members of a drama troupe to support their family. was awarded India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, posthumously. He was the founder of AIADMK and mentor of J. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist and filmmaker who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 till his death in 1987.