M. K. Muthu is an Indian actor, singer and politician. Muthu is the eldest son of late former
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
chief minister
M. Karunanidhi and his first wife Padmavathi, sister of actor-singer
Chidambaram S. Jayaraman.
According to the internal evidence provided by Karunanidhi, in the 1st volume of his autobiography, Muthu's birth probably took place on January 14, 1948, Muthu's mother Padmavathi had died at the age of 20, soon after giving birth to Muthu, due to accelerated tuberculosis fever.
Muthu started acting in 1970 and appeared in films such as ''
Pillaiyo Pillai'', ''Samayalkaran'', ''Anayavilaku'', ''Ingeyum Manidhargal'' and ''
Pookkari
''Pookkari'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by Anjugam Pictures. It stars M. K. Muthu, Manjula, Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Jayachitra, Jayakumari and Ambareesh (credited as Amarnath). The film was ...
''. He also sang a few songs in these films. In 2008, he sang a song for the film ''
Mattuthavani'' under music director
Deva. Most of his movies paired with actress
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Vennira Aadai Nirmala (born as A. B. Shanthi in Kumbakonam) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She was a prominent lead actress from 1960s and 70s. She is credited as Ushakumari in Malayalam film indust ...
are hit.
Career
Karunanidhi initially had wanted Muthu to be his political heir in the early 1970s, but later launched him into films as a counter to M G Ramachandran, founder of the AIADMK. But Muthu's career in films never really took off.
Muthu later had difference of opinions with Karunanidhi and he went on to join his father's rival party AIADMK. However father and son patched up in 2009 after Muthu fell ill.
Filmography
Sources
* Hardgrave, Robert L. "Politics and the Film in Tamilnadu: The Stars and the DMK." ''Asian Survey'', Vol. 13, No. 3 (Mar., 1973), pp. 288–305
''Divided dynasties ''
The Telegraph, Sunday, 20 May 2007
''M.K Muthu returns to tinselville''
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
1947 births
Karunanidhi family
Living people
Indian actor-politicians
Male actors in Tamil cinema