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	\|birth_place = Tiruchirapalli ~~district~~		\|birth_place = [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Madras Presidency]], India
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	\| ~~1938~~ \|\| ''[[Nandakumar (1938 film)\|Nandakumar]]'' \|\| \|\| First film as actor. Box-office failure<ref name="thehindu_20071012">{{cite news\|title=Nandakumar 1938\|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250401600.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014003632/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250401600.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=14 October 2007\|date=12 October 2007\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|author=Randor Guy}}</ref>		\| 1937 \|\| ''[[Nandakumar (1938 film)\|Nandakumar]]'' \|\| \|\| First film as actor. Box-office failure<ref name="thehindu_20071012">{{cite news\|title=Nandakumar 1938\|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250401600.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014003632/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250401600.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=14 October 2007\|date=12 October 2007\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|author=Randor Guy}}</ref>
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	\| 1940 \|\| ''[[Vaayaadi]]'' \|\| A hen-pecked husband<ref name="thehindu_20080822">{{cite news\|title=Vaayadi 1940\|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/08/22/stories/2008082250291600.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901082557/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/08/22/stories/2008082250291600.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 September 2008\|date=22 August 2008\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|author=Randor Guy}}</ref> \|\| First movie as lead		\| 1940 \|\| ''[[Vaayaadi]]'' \|\| A hen-pecked husband<ref name="thehindu_20080822">{{cite news\|title=Vaayadi 1940\|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/08/22/stories/2008082250291600.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901082557/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/08/22/stories/2008082250291600.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=1 September 2008\|date=22 August 2008\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|author=Randor Guy}}</ref> \|\| First movie as lead
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{{Expand language|langcode=ta|date=July 2019}}{{Infobox person
|name = T. R. Ramachandran
|image = TRRamachandran.jpg
|caption = T. R. Ramachandran in late 1940s
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1917|1|9}}
|birth_place = Tiruchirapalli district
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1990|11|30|1917|1|9}}
|death_place = Los Angeles, US
|other_names =
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1938–1982
|spouse = R Seetha (Married on 9 February 1947)
|children =
|parents =
|restingplace =
}}
'''Thirukampuliyur Ranga Ramachandran''' (9 January 1917 – 30 November 1990<ref name="India 1990">{{cite book|last=Aggarwal|first=S. P. Agrawal [and] J. C.|title=Information India 1990-1991 : global view|year=1992|publisher=Concept publ.|location=New Dehli|isbn=9788170222934|pages=477}}</ref><ref name="blog">{{cite web|title=T. R. Ramachandran|work=gob-smacked|url=http://gob-smacked.blogspot.com/2005/12/tr-ramachandran.html}}</ref>) was an Indian actor and comedian who acted mainly in Tamil films. He was cast mostly in lead or supportive roles, especially in comical parts, from the 1940s to the 1960s. Known for his distinctive saucer-eyes, Ramachandran was known as "The [[Eddie Cantor]] of India".<ref name="thehindu_20130504">{{cite news|title=Maapillai|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 May 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/maappillai-1952/article4683463.ece|author=Randor Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy}}</ref>

==Early life==
Thirukampuliyur Ranga Ramachandran born in Tirukampuliyur in Tiruchi district. He was born in to a Tamil [[Madhwa]] Brahmin family. As a child, he had no interest in studies and played truant from school.<ref>{{cite news|title=Man with saucer eyes|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/man-with-saucer-eyes/article7255341.ece|publisher=The Hindu|author=Randor Guy}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1938 || ''[[Nandakumar (1938 film)|Nandakumar]]'' || || First film as actor. Box-office failure<ref name="thehindu_20071012">{{cite news|title=Nandakumar 1938|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250401600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014003632/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/10/12/stories/2007101250401600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2007|date=12 October 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy}}</ref>
|-
| 1940 || ''[[Vaayaadi]]'' || A hen-pecked husband<ref name="thehindu_20080822">{{cite news|title=Vaayadi 1940|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/08/22/stories/2008082250291600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901082557/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/08/22/stories/2008082250291600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2008|date=22 August 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy}}</ref> || First movie as lead
|-
| rowspan="3" |1941 || ''[[Mani Malai|Naveena Markandeyar]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Thiruvalluvar'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sabapathy (1941 film)|Sabapathy]]'' || Sabapathy Mudaliar || First hit movie. Ramachandran's most popular role ever
|-
|1942 || ''[[Kannagi (film)|Kannagi]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1943 || ''[[Diwan Bahadur]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Devakanya'' || ||
|-
|1944 || ''Prabhavathi'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1945 || ''Maanasamrakshanam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Sri Valli (1945 film)|Sri Valli]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |1946 || ''Arthanari'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Lavangi]]'' || Gopu ||
|-
| ''Sagada Yogam'' || ||
|-
| ''Vidyapathi'' || ||
|-
| ''Vijayalakshmi'' || ||
|-
| ''Vikatayogi'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1947 || ''[[Nam Iruvar]]'' || ||<ref name="thehindu_namiruvar">{{cite news|title=Nam Iruvar 1947|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/30/stories/2007113050341600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202113905/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/11/30/stories/2007113050341600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=30 November 2007}}</ref>
|-
| ''Kadagam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Kundalakesi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Mahathma Udhangar'' || ||
|-
| ''Rukmangadhan'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |1948 || ''[[Gnana Soundari (Gemini)|Gnana Soundari]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Gokuladasi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Samsara Nowka'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |1949 || ''[[Geetha Gandhi]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Navajeevanam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vaazhkai (1949 film)|Vazhkai]]'' || || As the "bachelor father"<ref name="thehindu_20120610">{{cite news|title=Vazhkai 1949|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/vazhkai-1949/article3510338.ece|work=The Hindu|author=Randor Guy}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1951 || ''Soudhamini'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Singari]]'' || ||
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Mappillai (1952 film)|Mappillai]]'' || ||
|-
| 1953 || ''[[Marumagal (1953 film)|Marumagal]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1954 || ''[[Kalyanam Panniyum Brammachari]]'' || Ganapathi<ref name="thehindu_20110320">{{cite news|title=Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari 1954|date=20 March 2011|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/03/20/stories/2011032050401600.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629103822/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2011/03/20/stories/2011032050401600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Randor Guy}}</ref> ||
|-
| ''[[Ponvayal]]'' || Sengodan || Also Producer
|-
| ''[[Rajee En Kanmani]]'' || Ramu ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |1955 || ''[[Kathanayaki]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Ellam Inba Mayam]]'' || Ganesh ||
|-
| ''[[Methavigal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Asai Anna Arumai Thambi]]'' || Balaraman ||
|-
| ''[[Gomathiyin Kaadhalan]] '' || Rajan || Also Producer
|-
| ''[[Kalvanin Kadhali (1955 film)|Kalvanin Kadhali]]'' || Kamalapathi ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |1957 || ''[[Manamagan Thevai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Samaya Sanjeevi'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thangamalai Ragasiyam]]'' || Prince Azhagesan ||
|-
| ''[[Yaar Paiyan]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |1958 || ''[[Anbu Engey]]'' || Appavu ||
|-
| ''[[Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu|Kadan Vaangi Kalyanam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Neelavukku Niranja Manasu'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="5" |1959 || ''[[Nalla Theerpu]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Paththarai Maathu Thangam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''President Panchatcharam'' || ||
|-
| ''Raja Sevai'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vannakili]]'' || Natarajan ||
|-
| rowspan="6" |1960 || ''[[Baghdad Thirudan]]'' || Starred as comedian with MGR||
|-
| ''[[Meenda Sorgam]]'' || as Gopu ||
|-
| ''[[Adutha Veetu Penn]]'' || Lead Role||
|-
|''[[Padikkadha Medhai]]'' || Supporting Role||
|-
|''[[Vidivelli]]'' ||Supporting Role
|-
|''[[Aalukkoru Veedu]]''||as Gopal||
|-
|1961 || ''[[Punar Jenmam]]'' || ||
|-
|1962 || ''[[Aalayamani]]'' || Aatkondan Pillai's Son ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1963 || ''[[Naan Vanangum Dheivam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Iruvar Ullam]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vanambadi]]'' || Nithyanandham ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1966 || ''[[Anbe Vaa]]'' || Punniyakodi, father of Geetha ([[Saroja Devi]]) ||
|-
| ''[[Sadhu Mirandal]]'' || Pasubathi, Bank Cashier ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1968 || ''[[Thillana Mohanambal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Thirumal Perumai]]'' || ||
|-
|1969
|''[[Anbalippu]]''
|Nayar
|
|-
|1982 || ''Deviyin Thiruvilaiyadal'' || ||
|}

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Song !! Music Director !! Co-Singer
|-
| rowspan=2|1941 || rowspan=2|''[[Sabapathy]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Kaadhal Vegam || rowspan=2|[[R. Sudarsanam]] || R. Padma
|-
| Mythilli Maane || R. Padma
|-
| rowspan=3|1943 || rowspan=3|''[[Devakanya]]'' || rowspan=3|Tamil || Nalungita Vati Penne || rowspan=3|Palavangudi V. Shama Iyer ||
|-
| Verilay Vetitha...Parilay Sirantha|| [[T. S. Jaya]]
|-
| Buvan Mathi Anta Sarasaram ||
|-
| 1943 || ''[[Dewan Bahadur (film)|Dewan Bahadur]]'' || Tamil || En Ullam Adhai || T. A. Kalyanam & [[K. V. Mahadevan]] || J. Susheela
|-
| 1944 || ''[[Poompavai]]'' || Tamil || Gangaiyinal Thangakkudam Nirumpum || Addepalli Rama Rao || A. R. Sakunthala
|-
| rowspan=2|1946 || rowspan=2|''[[Vidyapathi]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Aantavane Enaiyal || rowspan=2|Adeppalli Rama Rao ||
|-
| Booloka Janaki Mane ... Shri Ramasami Ramana || K. V. Janaki
|-
| rowspan=3|1949 || rowspan=3|''[[Vaazhkai (1949 film)|Vaazhkai]]'' || rowspan=3|Tamil || Manamevum Aasai.... Un Kann Unnai Emaatrinaal || rowspan=3|[[R. Sudarsanam]] ||
|-
| Senthamizhum Suvaiyum Polave || [[M. S. Rajeswari]]
|-
| Senthamizhum Suvaiyum Polave || [[M. S. Rajeswari]] & T. S. Bagavathi
|-
| rowspan=3|1950 || rowspan=3|''[[Jeevitham (1950 film)|Jeevitham]]'' || rowspan=3|Telugu || Priyamaina Raani.... Nee Kan Ninne Praminchinaa || rowspan=3|[[R. Sudarsanam]] ||
|-
| Mana Manasu Manasu Ekamai || [[M. S. Rajeswari]]
|-
| Mana Manasu Manasu Ekamai || [[M. S. Rajeswari]] & T. S. Bagavathi
|-
| rowspan=2|1953 || rowspan=2|''[[Manidhanum Mirugamum]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Unnai Ninaikka Ninaikka || rowspan=2|[[G. Govindarajulu Naidu]] || [[Jikki]]
|-
| Mottaarukku Battery Pole || [[Jikki]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1953 || rowspan=2|''[[Marumagal (1953 film)|Marumagal]]'' || rowspan=2|Tamil || Nianikkira Maaadhiri Ellaam || rowspan=2|[[C. R. Subburaman]] & [[G. Ramanathan]] || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]]
|-
| Romaani Maambazham Roobamthaan || [[A. P. Komala]]
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Ponvayal]]'' || Tamil || Namma Kalyaanam Romba Nalla || Thurayur Rajgopal Sarma & R. Rajagopal || [[N. L. Ganasaraswathi]]
|}

== Notes ==
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[[Category:1917 births]]
[[Category:20th-century comedians]]

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