M. G. Muthu

Manuel Gnana Muthu (1935 – 23 May 2018)[1] was the founder and first chairman of the MGM Group of Companies.[2]

Biography

Manuel Gnana Muthu was born in Thisayanvilai, a small village in Tirunelveli district of present-day Tamil Nadu into a family belonging to the Nadar caste who converted to Christianity.[3] He was born into a poor family and started his career in 1952, working in the port of Chennai in a very low position. He went on to start the MGM Group of Companies with an interest in logistics, hospitality and the popular MGM Dizzee World theme park in Chennai.[4] He has written an account of his life in a book titled Rags To Riches: Chevalier Seva Ratna Dr. M. G. Muthu: An Autobiography, published in 1999.[5]

References

  1. ^ Prasanna, VK (24 May 2018). "MGM Group founder MG Muthu passed away". Good Returns (in Tamil). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ "MGM theme park inaugurated". The Hindu. 17 May 2003. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003.
  3. ^ "MGM Dizzee World website". Archived from the original on 11 January 2007.
  4. ^ "MGM Group to acquire Aruna Hotel". The Hindu Business Line. 16 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009.
  5. ^ Muthu, M. G. (1999). Rags to Riches. Variant Communications.


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