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Chinnappa Devar: Coimbatore’s dream merchant, who turned out nearly 60 films

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M.M.A. Chinnappa Devar started Veeramaruthi Gym in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, in 1935. He taught silambam, weightlifting, sword fight, wrestling and surulkathi fight that earned him the title Sandow. M.G. Ramachandran later became a dashing and revered hero in Tamil films. MGR acted in 16 films in the 1960s produced by Devar.

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The Hindu broke the news in India on Friday, October 13, 2023.
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