Memories of matinee idol MGR and the two lions and a bear cub that he maintained
Among the belongings of the actor-turned politician displayed at his memorial house at T. Nagar in Chennai is a taxidermied lion, named Raja. It was bought, along with another cub Rani, in Calcutta by MGR Pictures for some scenes in Nadodi Mannan. Raja died unexpectedly, and Rani was donated to the Chennai Corporation Zoo
Among the belongings of the actor-turned politician displayed at his memorial house at T. Nagar in Chennai is a taxidermied lion, named Raja. It was bought, along with another cub Rani, in Calcutta by MGR Pictures for some scenes in Nadodi Mannan. Raja died unexpectedly, and Rani was donated to the Chennai Corporation Zoo
