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==Career==
==Career==
Ramachandran made his acting debut in ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'' (1960) as a child artiste. He featured alongside [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Savitri]], and worked with fellow debutant [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref name="bio1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/weeks-after-wifes-death-tamil-actor-director-g-ramachandran-succumbs-covid-19-837059|title=Weeks After Wife's Death, Tamil Actor-Director G Ramachandran Succumbs to Covid-19|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=2 June 2021|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref> Ramachandran worked as actor in films including ''[[Nattupura Pattu]]'' (1996), ''[[Ettupatti Rasa]]'' (1997), ''[[Veera Thalattu]]'' (1998), ''[[Manu Needhi]]'' (2000) and ''[[Rajadhi Raja (2009 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' (2009).  
Ramachandran made his acting debut in ''[[Kalathur Kannamma]]'' (1960) as a child artiste. He featured alongside [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], and worked with fellow debutant [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref name="bio1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/weeks-after-wifes-death-tamil-actor-director-g-ramachandran-succumbs-covid-19-837059|title=Weeks After Wife's Death, Tamil Actor-Director G Ramachandran Succumbs to Covid-19|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=2 June 2021|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref> Ramachandran worked as actor in films including ''[[Nattupura Pattu]]'' (1996), ''[[Ettupatti Rasa]]'' (1997), ''[[Veera Thalattu]]'' (1998), ''[[Manu Needhi]]'' (2000) and ''[[Rajadhi Raja (2009 film)|Rajadhi Raja]]'' (2009).  


In the early 2000s, Ramachandran worked as a film producer and funded Tamil films including ''[[Manu Needhi]]'' (2000) and ''[[Sound Party]]'' (2004) under his production banner, GR Gold Films.<ref name="bio1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/actor-producer-g-ramachandran-passed-away-gr-gold-films-tamil-news-287899|title=RIP! Actor Producer G. Ramachandran passes away few days after his wife's death - Tamil News|date=2 June 2021|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Manu%20Neethi.htm|title=Manu Neethi}}</ref> The production of ''Sound Party'' was delayed after actress [[Prathyusha]], who also worked on his first film, committed suicide in February 2002. The film remained unsold and unable to gain a distributor for an extended period of time after the venture had been completed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/SOUND%20PARTY.htm|title=New Page 1}}</ref> In May 2004, he began working on his first directorial venture, ''Nalla Koottani'', which was later dropped.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050204092245/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/07052004-3.shtml</ref> He then produced ''[[Kasu Irukkanum]]'' (2007) and ''[[Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi]]'' (2009), which starred Ramachandran's son, given the stagename of Vishwa, in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2008/vinitha-enga-rasi-nalla-raasi-220508.html|title=Vinitha re-enters Tamil Cinema|first=Settu|last=Shankar|date=22 May 2008|website=filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/will-enga-raasi-be-nalla-raasi/articleshow/3476577.cms|title=Will Enga Raasi be Nalla Raasi? - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
In the early 2000s, Ramachandran worked as a film producer and funded Tamil films including ''[[Manu Needhi]]'' (2000) and ''[[Sound Party]]'' (2004) under his production banner, GR Gold Films.<ref name="bio1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/actor-producer-g-ramachandran-passed-away-gr-gold-films-tamil-news-287899|title=RIP! Actor Producer G. Ramachandran passes away few days after his wife's death - Tamil News|date=2 June 2021|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Manu%20Neethi.htm|title=Manu Neethi}}</ref> The production of ''Sound Party'' was delayed after actress [[Prathyusha]], who also worked on his first film, committed suicide in February 2002. The film remained unsold and unable to gain a distributor for an extended period of time after the venture had been completed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/SOUND%20PARTY.htm|title=New Page 1}}</ref> In May 2004, he began working on his first directorial venture, ''Nalla Koottani'', which was later dropped.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050204092245/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/07052004-3.shtml</ref> He then produced ''[[Kasu Irukkanum]]'' (2007) and ''[[Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi]]'' (2009), which starred Ramachandran's son, given the stagename of Vishwa, in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2008/vinitha-enga-rasi-nalla-raasi-220508.html|title=Vinitha re-enters Tamil Cinema|first=Settu|last=Shankar|date=22 May 2008|website=filmibeat.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/will-enga-raasi-be-nalla-raasi/articleshow/3476577.cms|title=Will Enga Raasi be Nalla Raasi? - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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