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 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. Book in www.flipart.com


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