Pala. Karuppiah (born Chinna Karuppiah on 2 April 1943) is an Indian politician, film producer, actor and author. He was an
MLA in the
14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the
Harbour constituency in the
Chennai District
Chennai district, formerly known as Madras district, is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the smallest and the most densely populated district in the state. The district is coterminous with the city of Chennai, ...
. As an actor, he is best known for his role in ''
Sarkar''.
Film career
Karuppiah started his film career with ''
Thiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvanna ...
'' (2008). He rose to fame for his role in ''
Sarkar'' (2018) as Masilamani, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of the antagonists. He has gone on to play political and character roles in films such as ''
Action
Action may refer to:
* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
'' (2019) and ''
Sembi
''Sembi'' (செம்பி) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language adventure drama film directed by Prabhu Solomon. The film stars Nila, Kovai Sarala, and Ashwin Kumar Lakshmikanthan, along with Thambi Ramaiah, Nanjil Sampath, and Pala. Karuppia ...
'' (2022).
Political career
On 28 January 2016 Pala was expelled from
AIADMK
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK) is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former chief m ...
by party general secretary
J. Jayalalithaa after being accused of indulging in activities contrary to party ideology and bringing it into disrepute. A day later, he resigned from
his assembly constituency.
His house was attacked by unknown assailants following it. He later met the media and accused the AIADMK government of corruption.
Filmography
Actor
Producer
*''
Indru Nee Nalai Naan'' (1983)
*''
Andha Oru Nimidam
''Andha Oru Nimidam'' () is a 1985 Tamil-language thriller film directed and written by Major Sundarrajan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Urvashi while Jayamalini, Thengai Srinivasan and Pandari Bai play supporting roles. It was released on 3 ...
'' (1985)
*''
Theertha Karaiyinile
''Theertha Karaiyinile'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Manivannan. The film stars Mohan (actor), Mohan and Rupini. It was released on 11 September 1987. The film was remad ...
'' (1987)
*''
Poruthathu Pothum'' (1988)
*''Vaa Vaa Vasanthamey'' (1992) (also director)
*''Naadi Thudikkuthadi'' (TBA)
Bibliography
*''Pattinathaar Oru Paarvai''
*''Arasiyal Sadhirattangal''
*''Kaalam Kizhittha Kodugal''
*''Kannadhaasan''
*''Kaalathin Velippaadu''
*''Ellaigal Neettha Rama Kaadhai''
*''Karunanidhi Enna Kadavulaa''.
References
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Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016
Living people
Politicians from Chennai
Tamil film producers
People from Sivaganga district
1943 births
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Makkal Needhi Maiam politicians
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians