From a Coolie on Chennai port to Building a Rs 2500 cr Empire

MG Muthu is the founder of the MGM group. In spite of his hardships and the lack of resources for education, he ensured he never gave up irrespective of any trouble that came his way.MG Muthu comes from a poor family and attending school was a dream for him. Starting off to work as a coolie on a ship harbor in 1957, he did loading and unloading of heavy bags from the ships. His father was in the same profession and soon enough, lifting up cargo became a part of his routine. With him and his father working as coolies, they could afford a little more food from the rich landowners.With an immense amount of hard work, lifting up huge sacks of cargo on his back on the port of Chennai (The then Madras), he did manage to save up some amount of money. With those savings, he ventured into a small scale logistics business. He always ensured that his customers never had anything to complain about. He started to deliver more than expected and did early deliveries of goods. He then scaled up to bigger clients and vendors. Very soon, what started as a small business turned out to be a huge empire, which he named it ‘The MGM Group’.MGM group is a leading logistics company in India today and MG Muthu is a well-known face in the corporate world. With this success, he had ventured into coal and mineral mining business, food chains and hospitality sector. Muthu also owns hotels, based in various countries.