Mu. Karunanidhi

M. Karunanidhi
3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Chepauk
In office 13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	O. Panneerselvam
Constituency	Chepauk
In office 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Preceded by	Janaki Ramachandran
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Harbour
In office 15 March 1971 – 31 January 1976
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Constituency	Saidapet
In office 10 February 1969 – 4 January 1971
Preceded by	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting)
Succeeded by	President's rule
Constituency	Saidapet
Personal details
Born	Daksinamoorthy Thirukuvalai, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tamil Nadu, India)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political affiliations	Justice Party
Spouse(s)	Padmavathi (deceased) Dayalu Rajathi
Children	M. K. Muthu M. K. Alagiri M. K. Stalin M. K. Tamilarasu M. K. Selvi M. K. Kanimozhi
Residence	Gopalapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Signature
Website	Official website

Muthuvel Karunanidhi is the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time in 1969. On 13 May 2006, he became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the fifth time. He is also known for his writing works in the Tamil film industry. During the Thooku Medai play, MR. Radha gave him the title of "கலைஞர்"(kalaignar), which he is still called by his supporters till date.

Born in Thirukkuvalai village in Nagapattinam district, he was born as a son of Muthuvelu and Anju. His original name is Dakshinamurthy and he has Telugu ancestry. Karunanidhi was more interested in drama, poetry, and literature during his school season. Karunanidhi, who was inspired by the speaker Azhagirisamy, considered the pillar of the Justice Party, completely engaged in social movements at his 14th age. With the help of some of his students in the field of youth, the "youth revitalized the organization". The organization helped young people develop their inspiration and writing. After some time, the state was formed as a state-level "All Students Club." This was the first student division of the Dravidian movement. Karunanidhi also engaged the student community in social work with other members. DMK The party's official newspaper, Murasoli, started developing a newspaper for its members. The first major opposition to Karunanidhi's support for Tamil politics involved in the Kallukudi demonstration (1953). The original name of this industrial city is Kallagudi. Dalmiya, which set up a cement plant is from North India and changed the original name Kallakkudi to Dalmiyapuram. DMK opposed the name change as it was seen as North Indian oppression of Tamil Nadu. Karunanidhi and his comrades posted papers on the name "Dalmiyaapuram" in the railway station name board and block the passage of the trains. Two people died in the demonstration by the police action and Karunanidhi was arrested.

Karunanidhi began his career as a screenwriter in the Tamil film industry. Through his wit and oratorical skills he rapidly rose as a popular politician. He was famous for writing historical and social (reformist) stories which propagated the socialist and rationalist ideals of the Dravidian movement to which he belonged. He first began using Tamil cinema to propagate his political ideas through the movie Parasakthi.Parasakthi was a turning point in Tamil cinema, as it espoused the ideologies of the Dravidian movement and also introduced two prominent actors of Tamil filmdom, Sivaji Ganesan and S. S. Rajendran. The movie was initially banned but was eventually released in 1952. It was a huge box office hit, but its release was marred with controversies. The movie was opposed by orthodox Hindus since it contained elements that criticized Brahmanism. Two other movies written by Karunanidhi that contained such messages were Panam and Thangarathnam. These movies contained themes such as widow remarriage, abolition of untouchability, self-respect marriages, abolition of zamindari and abolition of religious hypocrisy. As his movies and plays with strong social messages became popular, they suffered from increased censorship; two of his plays in the 1950s were banned.

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