Udhayanidhi Stalin rises from Movie Star to Deputy CM of Tamilnadu
Accordingly Udhayanidhi stalin, the son of tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. stalin, who has been appointed the deputy chief minister, is already in the league of leaders from South india who tasted success in cinema as well as in politics, after making a foray into public life. Udhayanidhi stalin, who is the minister for sports Development and youth Affairs, will take oath as deputy cm on sunday during the cabinet reshuffle, highly placed sources in the CMO said on Saturday.Meanwhile he is the third deputy chief minister of the state after his father M.K. stalin and AIADMK leader, O. Panneerselvam (OPS). He is the third generation leader from the first family of DMK to be in a crucial post in the tamil Nadu government. M. Karunanidhi, the DMK patriarch was the chief minister of the state for several terms and his son M.K. stalin became the chief minister of the state in 2021.Udhaynidhi stalin started his career as a movie producer and later became an actor. He entered the film industry as a producer and distributor with his production studio red Giant Movies making films including kuruvi (2008), aadhavan (2009), Manmadan Ambu (2010) and 7aum Arivu (2011). He subsequently made his debut as an actor in the romantic comedy, oru kal oru kannadi (2012) and since then continued producing and starring in his own films. He stopped his acting career in 2023 to focus on politics. The DMK family scion is currently the youth wing president of the DMK and has extensively campaigned across the state during the 2021 assembly elections and the 2024 lok sabha elections.