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M. C. Gainey
M.C. Gainey (Mike Connor Gainey, born 1948, Jackson, Mississippi) is an American character actor known for tough roles: Tom Friendly on Lost, Bo Crowder on Justified, Swamp Thing in Con Air, Rosco P. Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), and Django Unchained.
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh (1935–2024) was an American character actor in over 200 film and TV roles, known for Loren Visser in Blood Simple, Blade Runner, The Jerk, and Knives Out, and for winning the first Film Independent Spirit Award for best male lead.
M. G. Ramachandran (மருதூர் கோபாலன் ராமச்சந்திரன்)
M. G. Ramachandran (MGR, மருதூர் கோபாலன் ராமச்சந்திரன்), 1917–1987, Tamil film star and founder of the AIADMK; first film actor in India to become a state Chief Minister, ruling Tamil Nadu 1977–1987.
M. G. Ramachandran filmography
M. G. Ramachandran filmography: the Tamil films of MGR (Makkal Thilagam), 1936 debut Sathi Leelavathi to 1978; about 133 films, 28 with Jayalalithaa, hits like Madurai Veeran and Ulagam Sutrum Valiban.
M. G. Soman (എം. ജി. സോമൻ)
M. G. Soman (എം. ജി. സോമൻ), full name M. G. Somasekharan Nair, was a Malayalam film actor (1941–1997) who debuted with Gayatri (1973), won Kerala State Best Actor (1976) and Second Best Actor (1975) awards, acted in about 400 films, and ended with Lelam's Anakkattil Eappachan.
M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (எம். குமரன் தா/பெ மகாலஷ்மி)
M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (எம். குமரன் சன் ஆஃப் மகாலட்சுமி), 2004 Tamil sports drama by Mohan Raja, remake of Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, starring Jayam Ravi, Asin, Nadhiya, Prakash Raj; kickboxer reconciles with estranged father in Malaysia.
M. Manikandan
M. Manikandan is an Indian Tamil cinema cinematographer, writer, and director from Usilampatti, Madurai, whose debut Kaaka Muttai (2014) won two 62nd National Film Awards and whose Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) won a 69th National Film Award.
M. N. Nambiar
M. N. Nambiar (Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar, 1919–2008) was a Kerala-born Tamil cinema actor famous as its defining screen villain for about fifty years, appearing in over a thousand films with MGR and Sivaji Ganesan, and known off screen as a Sabarimala pilgrimage leader called Nambiar Swami.
M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan (Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan), Indian-American filmmaker born 1970, director of The Sixth Sense, Signs, Split, and Trap, known for supernatural thrillers with late-plot twists and a career of hits, decline, and comeback.
M. R. Radha
M. R. Radha (Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan, 1907–1979), Tamil Nadigavel stage and film actor, Periyar follower, star of Ratha Kanneer, over 5,000 stage plays, 200+ films, shot MGR in 1967.
M. Rajesh
M. Rajesh (Rajesh Muthukumarasamy, born 1985, Nagercoil) is a Tamil film director and screenwriter, not the actor Rajesh, known for the hit comedies Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), and later Mr. Local and Brother (2024).
M. S. Bhaskar (எம். எஸ். பாஸ்கர்)
M. S. Bhaskar (எம். எஸ். பாஸ்கர்), born 1957, is a Tamil film, television, and dubbing actor; Pattabhi in Chinna Papa Periya Papa, and National Film Award Best Supporting Actor winner for Parking (2023).
M. Sasikumar (மகாலிங்கம் சசிகுமார்)
M. Sasikumar (Mahalingam Sasikumar), born 1975 in Madurai, is a Tamil film director, actor, and producer. His debut Subramaniapuram (2008) won Filmfare Best Film and Director; later roles include Petta, Ayothi, and Tourist Family.
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters, also called Mothers of Monsters, is a 2020 American found footage thriller directed by Tucia Lyman, in which Abbey Bell films her teenage son Jacob with hidden cameras, fearing he is planning a school shooting.
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama directed by Neeraj Pandey, with Sushant Singh Rajput starring as cricketer M.S. Dhoni.
M*A*S*H (film)
M*A*S*H (1970 film), also known simply as MASH, Robert Altman's Korean War black comedy starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould; Palme d'Or winner, Oscar-winning Ring Lardner Jr. screenplay, second-highest-grossing film of 1970, source of the TV series.
M3GAN
M3GAN (2023) is a Blumhouse-Universal sci-fi horror comedy directed by Gerard Johnstone, written by Akela Cooper and James Wan, about an AI doll (Amie Donald, voiced by Jenna Davis) that turns murderous; it earned $30.2M domestically on a $12M budget and nearly $182M worldwide.
M3GAN 2.0
M3GAN 2.0 is a 2025 American science-fiction action comedy film, directed by Gerard Johnstone, in which the AI android M3GAN is rebuilt to fight a military-grade android.
Ma (2019 film)
Ma (2019 film) is an American psychological horror film directed by Tate Taylor. It stars Octavia Spencer as Sue Ann, a woman who traps teenagers in her Ohio basement.
Ma Mère
Ma mère (2004), Christophe Honoré's second feature, adapts Georges Bataille's unfinished posthumous novel; Isabelle Huppert and Louis Garrel star as a mother and son in the Canary Islands.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 Netflix drama directed by George C. Wolfe, adapted by Ruben Santiago-Hudson from August Wilson's 1982 play, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final role, set in 1927 Chicago.
Maa (2025 film)
Maa (माँ) is a 2025 Hindi mythological horror film directed by Vishal Furia, starring Kajol as a mother who becomes goddess Kali against a demon's curse; released 27 June 2025, streamed on Netflix, 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Maa Behen
Maa Behen is a 2026 Hindi-language Netflix crime-comedy directed by Suresh Triveni, starring Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, and debutant Dharna Durga as a mother and daughters covering up a dead body found in their kitchen, released June 4, 2026.
Maa Inti Bangaaram
Maa Inti Bangaaram (మా ఇంటి బంగారం), 2026 Telugu action-comedy drama directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy, starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu; first female-led solo Telugu film to cross Rs. 100 crore worldwide.
Maa Nanna Superhero
Maa Nanna Superhero (మా నాన్న సూపర్ హీరో) is a 2024 Telugu father-son drama directed by Abhilash Kankara, starring Sudheer Babu, Sayaji Shinde, and Sai Chand; released 11 October 2024, later on ZEE5.
Maa Oori Polimera 2
Maa Oori Polimera 2 (మా ఊరి పొలిమేర 2), or Polimera 2, is a 2023 Telugu horror thriller sequel directed by Anil Vishwanath, starring Satyam Rajesh, released theatrically November 3, 2023, and streaming on Aha from December 2023.
Maachis
Maachis (माचिस, "Matches") is Gulzar's 1996 Hindi political thriller on Punjab's Sikh insurgency, starring Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, and Om Puri, with debut composer Vishal Bhardwaj; it won National and Filmfare awards and earned about ₹6.19 crore.
Maadhavi Latha
Maadhavi Latha (మాధవీ లత) is an Indian actress and Telangana BJP politician, debut lead of Nachavule (2008), 2024 BJP Hyderabad Lok Sabha candidate who lost to Asaduddin Owaisi, and 2026 Telangana state shooting championship gold medalist.
Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam
Maalai Naerathu Mayakkam (மாலை நேரத்து மயக்கம்), also spelled Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam, is a 2016 Tamil romantic drama directed by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan, written by K. Selvaraghavan, starring Balakrishna Kola and Wamiqa Gabbi, released 1 January 2016. Distinct from Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam and Mayakkam Enna.
Maalik (मालिक) (2025 film)
Maalik (मालिक) is a 2025 Hindi gangster action thriller directed by Pulkit, starring Rajkummar Rao as Deepak, a farmer's son who becomes Allahabad's feared gangster Maalik; released 11 July 2025, later on Prime Video.