Karunanidhi’s first movie as a screenwriter was Rajakumari produced by Coimbatore based Jupiter Pictures directed by ASA Sami starring MG Ramachandran. Also Read - Tamannaah Bhatia in Rs 95K Beige Wrap Dress Looks Sensuous, Take a Look He has also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir. Before entering politics he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He held the position five times in the state. In 1969, Karunanidhi was sworn in as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time. He passed away at the age of 94 at Kauveri hospital on Augevening after he contracted urinary tract infection and developed a high fever. Karunanidhi, popularly known as Kalaignar was a DMK patriarch. His stage plays include 'Manimagudam', 'Ore Ratham', 'Thooku Medai,' 'Kagithapoo' and 'Silapathikarum.M. His novels include Romapuri Pandian, Thenpandi Singam, Nenjukku Needhi (his autobiography and commentary on contemporary politics), Sanga Thamizh, Kuraloviam, Ponnar Shankar, Thirukkural Urai. 'Mani Makudam', 'Marakka Mudiyuma', 'Avan Pithana', 'Pookkari' and 'Needhikku Thandanai' were among his several other movies.Ī noted Tamil author, Karunanidhi has over 100 works to his credit, including poems and novels. In addition to penning dialogues, he had also written stories for movies, including successful films like 'Marudanattu Ilavarasi', 'Mandiri Kumari (both 1950), Tirumbipar (1953) and Arasilangkumari (1961). 'Manohara' (1954), 'Malaikallan' (1954), 'Rangon Radha' (1956) were among the movies in which he was involved as a screenwriter. Little did he know that his dialogues in 'Parasakthi' (1952), which debutant 'Sivaji' Ganesan delivered with panache, would become a big hit and aid in catapulting his political career as well.īesides a host of plays like 'Manimagudam', he has penned screenplays and dialogues for over 50 movies and scripted the story for several of them. In 1947, Karunanidhi wrote the screenplay and dialogue for the blockbuster 'Rajakumari', the debut movie of M G Ramachandran, who later became his arch political rival and founded AIADMK.Īlso read: 'Where did you go without telling me?' Son Stalin writes emotional letter to 'Appa' Karunanidhi A voracious reader and prolific writer, Karunanidhi took a keen interest in Tamil literature, poetry and drama and even as a 20-year-old had enacted a reformist drama "Pazhaniappan.'Īs a teenager, he ran a handwritten magazine "Manava Nesan" in 1941.
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