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MGR. The man who famously sang Naan Unga Veetu Pillai on screen and became the favourite son of most households in Tamil Nadu in real life too.
The amount of thought that went into building his larger-than-life persona was staggering. How does Vijay's screen image stack up in comparison? MGR's biographer R Kannan shares his insights with songs, stories and even a Sivaji Ganesan observation.