The following is a list of unproduced M. G. Ramachandran projects in alphabetical order. During his career, Indian actor-filmmaker

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had worked on a number of projects which never progressed beyond the pre-production stage under his acting commitments or direction. Some of these projects fell into development hell or were officially cancelled.

''Adhirooba Amaravathi''

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Anna Nee En Deivam ''Anna Nee En Deivam'' () is a shelved Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Jayaar Movies. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Latha (actress), Latha, Sangeeta (Telugu actress), Sangeeta, M. N. Nam ...
''

''Andru Sinthiya Ratham''

The film, directed by C. V. Sridhar, began shooting in the 1960s, but was shelved when Ramachandran walked out after only a few days of shooting.

''Bhavani''

The film was written by A. K. Velan and was to be directed by Masthan. Ramachandran's brother Chakrapani produced this film, which got shelved after some progress, but Chakrapani later revived this film as ''

Arasa Kattalai ''Arasa Kattalai'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, written and directed by M. G. Chakrapani, starring M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi, with Jayalalithaa, M. N. Nambiar and S. A. Ashokan in supporting roles. ...

'' with Ramachandran returning.

''Chaaya''

The film was to be produced under the Pakshiraja banner, but failed to commence shoot.

''Inaindha Kaigal''

''Maadi Veettu Ezhai''

In 1966, Ramachandran and

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came together for a film titled ''Maadi Veettu Ezhai'', to be produced and directed by the latter. Although the film began shooting, it was shelved due to differences between the two.

''Makkal En Pakkam''

The film was abandoned after Ramachandran quit the film industry to enter politics.

''Nadodiyin Magan''

The film was to have been a sequel to Ramachandran's ''

Nadodi Mannan ''Nadodi Mannan'' () is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. G. Ramachandran in his debut as a filmmaker. He stars in dual roles alongside P. Bhanumathi, M. N. Rajam and B. Saroja Devi. P. S. Veerappa, M. N. N ...

'' (1958), but never came to fruition.

''Parama Pitha''

The film was to be based on the life of

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. Shooting began, but ceased permanently after Ramachandran backed out. The film was to be shot in full length

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and release in year 1961.

''Ponniyin Selvan''

In 1958, Ramachandran announced ''Ponniyin Selvan'', a film adaptation of

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's novel of the same name. Ramachandran bought the film rights to the novel for , and would produce, direct and star in the adaptation, which would feature an

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including

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, Padmini,

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M. N. Nambiar Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema, known mostly for his villain roles in an eight decade long career. He has also appeared in a few Malayalam films. ...

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and

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. Before shooting could begin, Ramachandran met with an accident, and the wound took six months to heal; Ramachandran was unable to continue with the film despite renewing the rights four years later.

''Thoongathe Thambi Thoongathe''

''Uthama Puthiran''

The film would have featured Ramachandran in dual roles, but was shelved after Venus Pictures announced a film with the

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starring Sivaji Ganesan.

References

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