M. K. Radha

Madras Kandaswami Radhakrishnan (20 November 1910 – 29 August 1985), also known as M. K. Radha, was an Indian actor who was seen in Tamil cinema. He was born in Chennai and started  acting in Tamil stage when he was 7 years old. He was taught by his father Kandasamy Mudaliar.

 Films 
YearTitleRoleCo-StarNotes1936Sathi LeelavathiKrishnamurthyM. S. Gnanambal, M. G. Ramachandran1936Chandramohana or Samooga ThonduChandra MohanT. N. Meenakshi1938Anaadhai PennT. A. Sundarambal, P. U. Chinnappa1939Maya MachhindraMachindranM. S. Saroja, M. G. Ramachandran1940Sathi MuraliM. R. Santhanalakshmi1941Prema BandhanT. Suryakumari, R. B. Lakshmi Devi1941Rajagopichand1941Vana MohiniK. Thavamani Devi1944Dasi AparanjiPushpavalli1945Kannamma En KadhaliM. S. Sundari Bai1948Chandralekha
 Veerasimhan (Tamil), Veersingh (Hindi)T. R. Rajakumari1948Gnana SoundariSuseela1949Apoorva Sagodharargal
 P. BhanumathiDouble Role1951SaudaminiP. Kannamba, A. Nageswara Rao1951SamsaramGopuPushpavalli1951SansarNarayanPushpavalli1952Moondru Pillaigal1953AvvaiyarKing PariK. B. Sundarambal1954NallakalamPandari Bai1954Bahut Din HuweKingMadhubala, Savitri1955Grihalakshmi1955Porter KandhanKandhanG. Varalakshmi1956Kannin ManigalInspectorPadmini, M. V. Rajamma1956PaasavalaiKingG. Varalakshmi, M. N. Rajam1957AmbikapathyKambarSivaji Ganesan1957KarpukkarasiKingGemini Ganesan, G. Varalakshmi1957PudhaiyalSivaji Ganesan1957Neelamalai ThirudanRanjan, P. Kannamba1957VanangamudiKingSivaji Ganesan, P. Kannamba, Savitri1957Anbe DeivamR. Nagendra Rao, Sriranjani, Jr.1958Uthama PuthiranKingSivaji Ganesan, P. Kannamba

 Personal 
Radha was married to M. R. Gnanambal, also an actress.

 Awards and honours 
In 1973, he got the Padma Shri Award.

In July 2004, the Indian Postal Service made an envelope with his image.

A neighbourhood in Teynampet, Chennai is called M.K. Radha Nagar.

 References 

Category:1985 deaths
Category:1910 births
Category:Actors from Chennai
Category:Articles with hCards