Top 10 Tamil Actors of the 1970s

This List shows the Top 10 Tamil Actors in the Decade 1970-1979 of Tamil Cinema (Kollywood). This List is based on the Hits, Flops & Popularity of the Actor during the Decade.
The Top Ten
1 M. G. Ramachandran Marudur Gopala Ramachandra Menon (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known as MGR, was an Indian Tamil actor. He was titled as "Puratchi Thalaivar"; Dominated Tamil Film Industry for three decades as a Super Star after M.K.Thaygaraja Bhagavathar. He was a reciptent of "Bharat Ratna" from ...read more.
2 Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Pillai Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian Tamil actor and producer. He was titled as "Nadigar Thilagam", In a career that spanned close to five decades, he had acted 288 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...read more.
3 Gemini Ganesan Ganapati Subramanian Sarma, better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian Tamil film actor, who acted in more than 200 films, in a career spanning over five decades. He was titled as "Kadhal Mannan". He was born in Princely State of Pudukkottai to Ramasamy Iyer and Gangammal in 1920. ...read more.
4 Jai Shankar
5 Ravichandran (Tamil Actor) Biroji Srinivasan Raman (B.S.Raman) better known by his stage name Ravichandran is an Indian Tamil Film Actor, who was born in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia; His native was Vangal Village in Karur. He was one of the Leading Actors during 1960s and 70s. He was titled as "Kalaignar Thilagam". He made his debut ...read more.
6 Nagesh Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) better known by his stage name Nagesh was an Indian Tamil actor. He acted in over 1,000 films from 1958 to 2008, mosty as comedian, lead roles, supporting actor and villain. He was born in Dharapuram, Tiruppur. He recieved National ...read more.
7 Muthuraman
8 Sivakumar (Tamil Actor) Palaniswamy, better known by his stage name Sivakumar (born 27 October 1941 in Madhampatti, Coimbatore) is an Indian Tamil Film Actor, who acted in over 190 movies in Tamil. He is also ambidextrous. Sivakumar is a devotee of Lord Murugan. He won Filmfare Awards South Best Actor for Rosaappo Ravikkai ...read more.
9 Kamal Haasan Parthasarathy better known by his stage name "Kamal Haasan" (born on 7 November 1954) is an Indian Tamil Film Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Playback singer, Choreographer, Lyricist, Philanthropist, Dancer and a Politician. He was born to D. Srinivasa Iyengar, (who was a Lawyer & Freedom Fighter) ...read more.
10 Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaekwad better known by his stage name Rajinikanth (born 12 December 1950) is an Indian Tamil film actor and is considered as Super Star of Kollywood after M. G. Ramachandran. After earning ₹26 crore (equivalent to ₹55 crore or US$8.2 million in 2016) for his role in Sivaji (2007), he ...read more.
The Contenders
11 Sreekanth
12 A. V. M. Rajan
13 Jai Ganesh
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