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''' | '''Manuel Gnana Muthu''' (1935 – 23 May 2018)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Prasanna|first1=VK|title=MGM Group founder MG Muthu passed away|url=https://tamil.goodreturns.in/news/2018/05/24/mgm-group-founder-mg-muthu-passed-away-011490.html|website=Good Returns|accessdate=24 May 2018|language=Tamil|date=24 May 2018}}</ref> was the founder and first chairman of the [[MGM Group of Companies]].<ref>{{cite news|title= MGM theme park inaugurated|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/05/17/stories/2003051706020300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106214034/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/05/17/stories/2003051706020300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2003|work= [[The Hindu]]|date=17 May 2003}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | |||
Manuel Gnana Muthu was born in [[Thisayanvilai]], a small village in [[Tirunelveli district]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]] into a family belonging to the [[Nadar caste]] who converted to Christianity.<ref>{{cite web|title=MGM Dizzee World website|url=http://www.mgmdizzeeworld.com/board.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111065329/http://www.mgmdizzeeworld.com/board.htm|archivedate=2007-01-11}}</ref> He was born into a poor family and started his career in 1952, working in the port of [[Chennai]] in a very low position. He went on to start the MGM Group of Companies with an interest in logistics, hospitality and the popular [[MGM Dizzee World]] theme park in Chennai.<ref>{{cite news|title= MGM Group to acquire Aruna Hotel|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/11/16/stories/2005111602601300.htm|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=16 November 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427040924/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/11/16/stories/2005111602601300.htm|archive-date=27 April 2009}}</ref> He has written an account of his life in a book titled ''Rags To Riches: Chevalier Seva Ratna Dr. M. G. Muthu: An Autobiography'', published in 1999.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Muthu |first=M. G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TM3sAAAAMAAJ |title=Rags to Riches |date=1999 |publisher=Variant Communications |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.mgm-india.com/ MGM Group of Companies website] | *[http://www.mgm-india.com/ MGM Group of Companies website] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.mgm-hotels.com/ MGM Hotels and Resorts | Official Website] | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:16, 29 July 2024
Manuel Gnana Muthu (1935 – 23 May 2018)[1] was the founder and first chairman of the MGM Group of Companies.[2]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Manuel Gnana Muthu was born in Thisayanvilai, a small village in Tirunelveli district of present-day Tamil Nadu into a family belonging to the Nadar caste who converted to Christianity.[3] He was born into a poor family and started his career in 1952, working in the port of Chennai in a very low position. He went on to start the MGM Group of Companies with an interest in logistics, hospitality and the popular MGM Dizzee World theme park in Chennai.[4] He has written an account of his life in a book titled Rags To Riches: Chevalier Seva Ratna Dr. M. G. Muthu: An Autobiography, published in 1999.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Prasanna, VK (24 May 2018). "MGM Group founder MG Muthu passed away". Good Returns (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "MGM theme park inaugurated". The Hindu. 17 May 2003. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.
- ↑ "MGM Dizzee World website". Archived from the original on 11 January 2007.
- ↑ "MGM Group to acquire Aruna Hotel". The Hindu Business Line. 16 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009.
- ↑ Muthu, M. G. (1999). Rags to Riches. Variant Communications.
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