Sri MGR Year 98, 3rd July, Friday
Below is two articles one about MGR and Devar friendship. Chinnappa Devar produced “Thaikupin Tharam” in 1956 with the lead as MGR. The movie was super hit. He continued to produce movies with MGR as a hero. Devar films is the only production to have produced 16 MGR movies including one colour movie Nalla Neram.
Click to enlarge the article published in Dinamalar dated January 17th 2015, Vellore edition.
The list Devar films movie starred by our Puratchi Thalaivar MGR is given below:
| No. | Movie Name | Date of Release |
| 01 | Thaiku Pin Tharam | 21.09.1956 |
| 02 | Thai Sollai Thatathey | 07.11.1961 |
| 03 | Thayai katha Thanaiyan | 13.04.1962 |
| 04 | Kudumba Thalaivan | 15.08.1962 |
| 05 | Dharmam Thalaikakum | 22.02.1963 |
| 06 | Neethiku pin pasam | 15.08.1963 |
| 07 | Vettaikaran | 14.01.1964 |
| 08 | Thozhilali | 25.09.1964 |
| 09 | Kannithai | 10.09.1965 |
| 10 | Muharasi | 18.02.1966 |
| 11 | Thanipiravi | 16.09.1966 |
| 12 | Thaiku Thalai Magan | 13.01.1967 |
| 13 | Vivasahi | 01.11.1967 |
| 14 | Ther Thiruvizha | 23.02.1968 |
| 15 | Kadhal Vaghanam | 21.10.1968 |
| 16 | Nalla Neram | 10.03.1972 |
MGR’s bodyguard K.P.Ramakrishnan narrates (compiled by R.Govindaraj) about how in 1967 Devar helped our Thalaivar when he was recuperating from M.R.Radha shooting incident.
Another article is about MGR’s helping for the release of Bharathiraja’s Vedam Puthithu.