M. Karunanidhi

Writing

M. Karunanidhi

Born — Died

1924-06-03 — 2018-08-07

Place of birth

Thirukuvalai, Madras Presidency, British India

Known for

Writing

Credits

32 titles

Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and the President of the DMK a political party and 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

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Kannamma, a sensible girl from a poor neighbourhood loves mechanic Durai. When she gets adopted by a rich older man due to a strange twist of fate, Kannamma finds herself in a golden cage, unable to see her beloved. Does she rebel or accept her fate?

Kannamma

1972

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Paadatha Thenikkal

1988

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Thendral Sudum

1989

King and Queen poster
9.0

An impoverished woman named Rani (Padmini) escapes from her abusive and predatory drama company owner, Babu (S.S. Rajendran), after being robbed and finding herself unconscious in the car of wealthy stage actor Raja (Sivaji Ganesan). Mistaken by Raja for a rich runaway named Leela, Rani plays along and joins his new theater troupe, leading the two to fall in love. However, the vengeful Babu attempts to sabotage their romance by poisoning Raja during a live stage enactment of Socrates, setting up a dramatic climax where the lovers must overcome this deadly plot to finally unite

King and Queen

1956

Malaikallan poster
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A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love with each other.

Malaikallan

1954

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Karky works in a shipyard owned by Rajanayagam, a feudalistic industrialist who imprisons his workers in the factory compound and refuses to allow them to have any link with the outside world. How Karky unites the workers and leads them to freedom is what the movie is about.

Ilaingan

2011

Manthiri Kumari poster
10.0

The king of Mullai nadu appoints Veera Mohan as the General of the army. Raja guru, the head priest and Parthiban, his son are enraged by this decision. This turns Parthiban into a bandit.

Manthiri Kumari

1950

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Vandikkaran Magan

1978

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A man, who goes from rags to riches, forgets his humble past. However, his daughter's loyalty towards her poor and sick husband proves an eye-opener for him.

Devaki

1951

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A fantasy film based on a folk-tale from the Mahabharata.

Abhimanyu

1948

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Paasa Mazhai

1989

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Set against the backdrop of World War II, three brothers are separated by war while their sister Kalyani faces immense struggles after being widowed and left destitute. As each sibling endures hardship and societal injustice, their paths cross in unexpected ways, culminating in a dramatic courtroom trial that exposes the harsh realities of their world and sets the stage for a powerful family reunion.

Parasakthi

1952

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Kadhiravan and his friend, Mohan, fight against the atrocities of a corrupt politician. Mohan gets killed and Kadhiravan plots revenge against the politician and his men.

Makkal Aanaiyittal

1988

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Palaivana Rojakkal is about the struggle between corrupt politicians and angry heroes.

Palaivana Rojakkal

1986

Paasa Paravaigal poster
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Lakshmi, a lawyer, defends her husband, Sukumar, in court when his sister, Uma, suspects him of murdering her husband, Shankar.

Paasa Paravaigal

1988

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A 1987 Indian Tamil action drama film.

Puyal Paadum Pattu

1987

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In this film, Meera Jasmine dons the role of an IPS officer for the first time in her career. The film is about women's fight for justice. Uday Kiran plays the male lead role in the film. Karthika is doing a prominent role in the film, as a Police Officer. Actor Richard is playing the role of an IFS officer in the film. Yesteryear actress Rohini is playing the role of a Judge and Vivek will provide comedy sequences.Box office India opened this movie as a hit of the year

Pen Singam

2010

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Mahesh is an educated young man whose father is an extremely orthodox person and a strong believer of the caste system. Kamakshi, his sister, bears a child from her lover and tries to hide the truth.

Ore Ratham

1987

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Panam (English: Money) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by N. S. Krishnan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

Panam

1952

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Thayilla Pillai

1961

Iruvar Ullam poster
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The story revolves around Selvam, an easygoing youngster who befriends many girls without the intention of marrying any of them.

Iruvar Ullam

1963

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Kaanchi Thalaivan

1963

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Kaanchi Thalaivan

1963

Mannin Maindhan poster
7.0

Rivalry between two gangsters is at its peak when the henchman of one of them falls for the daughter of the other. It remains to be seen as to who wins the battle between love and hatred.

Mannin Maindhan

2005

Poompuhar poster
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After losing his entire wealth to a courtesan, Kovalan returns to his wife, Kannagi. She offers him her last piece of jewellery to help him but he is falsely accused of theft and beheaded by the king.

Poompuhar

1964

Rangoon Radha poster
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Dharmalinga Mudaliyaar is a rogue who appears as a nobleman to the outside world. In order to get a hold of his wife's property and marry his sister-in-law, he hatches an evil plan.

Rangoon Radha

1956

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Sethupathy and his brother Sevathayya are fond of their only sister Maragadham living in Melur village.Vairaghya Bhoopathy who is the chief of the neighboring village Aalur and the two families are rival for generations. But Maragadham falls for Nallarasu who is the brother of Bhoopathy.Then comes Alakalan who a schemer who wants to marry Maragadham. Both the brothers humiliate him and send him back.

Pasa

2006

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Nyaya Tharasu

1989

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Pillaiyo Pillai

1972

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Manohara produced by M. Somasundaram. The Sivaji Ganesan-L. V. Prasad production was distinct, becoming a cult classic. Karunanidhi virtually rewrote Mudaliar’s play, introducing interesting changes like the climactic sequence for which he drew inspiration from “Samson and Delilah”, especially the part where the blind Samson pushes the pillars down. Mu. Karunanidhi’s writing was superb with a contemporary touch. His dialogue had punch, satire, wit and humour. Sivaji Ganesan was excellent in his dialogue delivery and P. Kannamba who played the queen mother was equally brilliant. Her line, ‘Poruthathu podhum, pongi ezhu, maganey’, became quite famous.

Manohara

1954