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

Film producer and director ‘Sandow’ M.M.A. Chinnappa Devar forged a lifelong friendship with M.G. Ramachandran. They made films in Chennai and shot to fame. After MGR started playing significant roles, he recommended Devar for the films he worked, like Madurai Veeran where the sword fight sequences between the two became a big hit

11 months ago·India

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