# M. K. Radha

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

| Year | Title | Language | Role | Co-Star | Notes |
| 1936 | Sathi Leelavathi | Tamil | Krishnamurthy | M. S. Gnanambal, M. G. Ramachandran | |
| 1936 | Chandramohana or Samooga Thondu | Tamil | Chandra Mohan | T. N. Meenakshi | |
| 1938 | Anaadhai Penn | Tamil | | T. A. Sundarambal, P. U. Chinnappa | |
| 1939 | Maya Machhindra | Tamil | Machindran | M. S. Saroja, M. G. Ramachandran | |
| 1940 | Sathi Murali | Tamil | Seenu | M. R. Santhanalakshmi | |
| 1941 | Prema Bandhan | Tamil | Ananthu | T. Suryakumari, R. B. Lakshmi Devi | |
| 1941 | Rajagopichand | Tamil | | | |
| 1941 | Vana Mohini | Tamil | Prince | K. Thavamani Devi | |
| 1944 | Dasi Aparanji | Tamil | Vikramadithan | Pushpavalli | |
| 1945 | Kannamma En Kadhali | Tamil | Muthu | M. S. Sundari Bai | |
| 1948 | Chandralekha | Hindi | Veersingh | T. R. Rajakumari | |
| 1948 | Chandralekha | Tamil | Veerasimhan | T. R. Rajakumari | |
| 1948 | Gnana Soundari | Tamil | Pilendran | P. Kannamba | |
| 1949 | Apoorva Sagodharargal | Tamil | Vijayasimhan, Vikramasimhan | P. Bhanumathi | Double Role |
| 1950 | Apoorva Sahodarulu | Telugu | Vijayasimhan, Vikramasimhan | P. Bhanumathi | Double Role |
| 1951 | Saudamini | Tamil | | P. Kannamba, A. Nageswara Rao | |
| 1951 | Samsaram | Tamil | Gopu | Pushpavalli | |
| 1951 | Sansar | Hindi | Narayan | Pushpavalli | |
| 1952 | Moondru Pillaigal | Tamil | Muthu | | |
| 1952 | Mugguru Kodukulu | Telugu | Prakasam | | |
| 1953 | Avvaiyar | Tamil | King Pari | K. B. Sundarambal | |
| 1954 | Nallakalam | Tamil | | Pandari Bai | |
| 1954 | Bahut Din Huwe | Hindi | King | Madhubala, Savitri | |
| 1955 | Gruhalakshmi | Tamil | | Anjali Devi | |
| 1955 | Porter Kandan | Tamil | Kandhan | G. Varalakshmi | |
| 1956 | Kannin Manigal | Tamil | Inspector | Padmini, M. V. Rajamma | |
| 1956 | Paasavalai | Tamil | King | G. Varalakshmi, M. N. Rajam | |
| 1957 | Ambikapathy | Tamil | Kambar | Sivaji Ganesan | |
| 1957 | Karpukkarasi | Tamil | King | Gemini Ganesan, G. Varalakshmi | |
| 1957 | Pudhaiyal | Tamil | Kumaravadivu | Sivaji Ganesan | |
| 1957 | Neelamalai Thirudan | Tamil | Thangappan | Ranjan, P. Kannamba | |
| 1957 | Vanangamudi | Tamil | King | Sivaji Ganesan, P. Kannamba, Savitri | |
| 1957 | Anbe Deivam | Tamil | | R. Nagendra Rao, Sriranjani, Jr. | |
| 1958 | Uthama Puthiran | Tamil | King | Sivaji Ganesan, P. Kannamba | |

## 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.