Even Jayalalithaa had to discard her on-screen identity and transform into Amma,” she adds. “In that sense, MGR was the only one who did it so cleverly.
If that’s the case, Udhayanidhi’s choice of roles in cinema makes it evident that politics was not on his agenda. However, in all of his early interviews as an actor, Udhayanidhi had made it abundantly clear that entering politics was not a part of his plan.Ī journalist from Chennai says, “Leaders have used cinema to build their identity. Udhayanidhi, who debuted with Oru Kal Oru Kannadi in `2012, was appointed the DMK’s Youth Wing Secretary in 2019 and is at present contesting from the Chepauk constituency. His son Udhayanidhi’s journey in cinema, however, has followed a different trajectory. He won the 1989 Assembly elections from the Thousand Lights constituency and in 1996, Stalin became Chennai’s first directly elected mayor. However, despite the success of Kurinji Malar, Stalin remained focused on politics.
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Some reports also suggest that Stalin’s role in the serial that aired on DD channel extended his reach not just in the party but outside it too. It was possible that it was meant to create popularity,” Stalin Rajangam says. “They also held a success meet for the serial, something unheard of at the time. An adaptation of Na Parthasarathy’s novel, Stalin’s role as Aravindhan, a young poet with Dravidian ideals, created quite the impact among party cadres. While Stalin’s films did not take off, his serial Kurinji Malar, became popular within DMK cadres in the late '80s. Not much is known about this film’s storyline but a song ‘Aara Amara’ from this film where Stalin is seen holding the party flag seems quite popular. MK Stalin also acted in another Tamil film called Makkal Aanai Ittal co-starring Vijayakant. I’d say another film called Natpu (1986), directed by Ameerjan, also starring Karthik and Radha Ravi, did a better job with a similar story,” Stalin Rajangam says. There is an upper-caste saviour and the Dalit characters are stereotyped and shown to be people who do not realise their own potential. “It was a standard Dravidian narration but heavily dramatised. However, Ore Ratham was not a film ahead of its times, Stalin Rajangam says. MGR must have come to know about this a little later but he never spoke about it.” Evidently, Muthu’s style, on-screen mannerism, the kind of songs in his films, all mirrored MGR. Writer Stalin Rajangam observes, “In fact, MK Muthu was introduced during MGR’s period, when MGR was still a part of the DMK, with an intent of the former becoming MGR’s direct competitor. His older half-brother MK Muthu (Karunanidhi's first born) was launched in cinema earlier, with a plan in place.
He lost that election and before he could contest in his next in 1989, he had a brief stint in cinema. He contested in electoral politics for the first time in 1984 when he was 31. Stalin began his political journey as a school student, around 1968. One such story we thought of revisiting is that of DMK’s current Chief and Chief Minister face this Assembly elections, MK Stalin.
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There are some who tested waters in cinema before launching fully into politics while there are others who led full lives in cinema only to turn to politics well after their prime.