- On 5 April 2019, Government of India renamed the Chennai Central in Chennai as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station to honour him.
- He was the AIADMK's founder and J. Jayalalithaa's mentor.
- On 19 March 1988, M.G.R. was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.
- He was the owner of Sathya Studios and Emgeeyar Pictures (willed to charity) which produced many of the films he acted in.
- M. G. Ramachandran also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987.
- The actor and politician M. R. Radha and M.G.R. had worked in 25 films together. On 12 January 1967, Radha and a producer visited M.G.R. to talk about a future film project. During the conversation, M. R. Radha stood up and shot M.G.R. in his left ear twice and then tried to shoot himself.
- Kali N. Rathnam, a pioneer of Tamil stage drama, and K.P. Kesavan were mentors of M.G.R. in his acting career.
- He personally offered relief in disasters and calamities like fire, flood, drought, and cyclones. He was the first donor during the war with China in 1962 (Sino-Indian War), donating Rs. 75,000 to the war fund.
- Influenced by Gandhian ideals, M.G.R. joined the Indian National Congress.
- He had gifted a golden sword weighing half a Kilogram to Mookambika temple in Kollur, Udupi district.
- He was the founder and editor of Thai weekly magazine and Anna daily newspaper in Tamil.
- After the death of his mentor, Annadurai, M.G.R. became the treasurer of DMK in 1969 after Muthuvel Karunanidhi became the Chief Minister.
- In the film Thalaivii (2021), MGR was portrayed by Arvind Swami.
- M.G.R. has been accused of being intolerant towards the media. In April 1987, the Editor of Ananda Vikatan S. Balasubramanian was sentenced to 3 months in jail by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for publishing a cartoon, depicting government ministers as bandits and lawmakers as pickpockets, though specific legislature was not specified. But due to media outcry, he was released and S. Balasubramanian later won a case against his arrest.
- Since he had been shot in his ear, M.G.R. lost hearing in his left ear and had ringing problems in the ear. These further surfaced in 1983 when he had kidney problems.
- M.G.R. became a member of the C. N. Annadurai-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK party) and rose through its ranks, using his popularity as a film star to build a political base. In 1972, three years after Annadurai's death, he left the DMK, then led by M. Karunanidhi to form his own party-the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
- In 1974 and in 1987 he received an Honorary doctorate from The World University Arizona (1974) and The University of Madras (1987) for his contribution to Tamil Cinema.
- M.G.R. is regarded as a cultural icon in Tamil Nadu and is regarded as one of the most influential actors of Tamil cinema.[.
- The central government issued a commemorative coin of rupee 100 and rupee 5 denomination to mark the centenary celebrations of him on 17 January 2017 in Chennai.
- In his youth, M.G.R. and his elder brother M. G. Chakrapani became members of a drama troupe to support their family. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film Sathi Leelavathi in a supporting role. By the late 1940s, he had graduated to lead roles.
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