R. M. Veerappan
| R.M. Veerappan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1926 Vallathira Kottai, Pudukottai and Aranthangi, Tamil Nadu |
| Other names | RMV, Rama Veerappan |
| Occupation | Politician, Producer |
| Political party | AIADMK, MGR Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | Rajammal |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | Ramasamy Senaithalaivar (father), Deivanai (mother) |
R. M. Veerappan is an Indian politician, an early Dravidian Leader, and a movie producer and screen writer from the state of Tamil Nadu. He is the founder and leader of the MGR Kazhagam party. and former minister in the Tamil Nadu state of India. He has been Cabinet Minister for 5 terms of varying tenure and Leader of the House Legislative Assembly one term and Leader of ADMK party of Legislative Council.
He is referred to as RMV or Rama Veerappan.
R. M. Veerappan was born on September 9, 1926, in Vallathira Kottai, which lies between Pudukottai and Aranthangi in Tamil Nadu. His father, Ramasamy Chettiyar, Also Known As, Ramasamy Senaithalaivar was an agriculturist and a trader, and his mother, Deivanai, had Sri Lankan ancestral roots. He belongs to Senaithalaivar Community. He was the youngest of his parents' seven children.
He first appeared on stage in 1939 as a hunter in "Valli Thirumanam". Later, in September 1939, he joined the TKS brothers drama company. In 1942, he moved back to Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu and started a newspaper agency.
RMV was introduced to Periyar in Karaikudi by Rama Subbiah. He soon began to follow his Dravidian ideologies. He moved to Erode with Periyar and was there with him for some time. He met many other Dravidian leaders. He subsequently joined K R Ramaswamy's Krishnan Drama Company as supervisor. During this period, he became an admirer of Arignar Anna and also friends with Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan. The company was closed in 1950 and R. M. V. went to Madras.
In 1953 he met MGR and joined his drama company as Manager, later becoming an Executive Director of the Company Em.Gee.Yar Pictures. "Nadodi Mannan" was the first film under this banner which was released on August 22, 1958. The company later filmed “Adimai Penn” and “Ulagam sutrum Valiban".
RMV later started his own production house and the banner’s debut movie titled “Deiva Thai,” with MGR in the lead role, was released in 1964. Director K Balachander made his debut into the Tamil film industry by writing the dialogues for this movie. Following that, MGR and RMV appeared together in many movies under this banner, such as “Naan Anayittal”, “Kaavalkaran”, ‘Kannan En Kadhalan” and “Idhaya Kani”. “Rickshawkaran”, produced by Sathya Movies, helped MGR achieve the National award for his performance. In addition to this, the production house made films including Kadhal Parisu, Kakki Chattai, Ranuva Veeran, Moondru Mugam, Thanga magan, Oor Kavalan, Panakaran, Baasha, Mandhira Punnagai, and Puthiya Vaanam. Among his movies, Basha, was remarkable and set box office records in all major South Indian languages.
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