MK Muthu, Eldest Son Of Kalaignar Karunanidhi, CM Stalin’s Brother, Dies At 77 | India Information
MK Muthu, the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, handed away on Saturday morning as a result of age-related illnesses. He was 77. Muthu, who had been unwell for the previous a number of days, breathed his final round 8 a.m. at his residence in Chennai.
He was the elder brother of Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin. Following the demise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) cancelled all official occasions scheduled for the day.
#WATCH | Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin reaches the residence of actor M.Okay. Muthu, who handed away this morning as a result of age-related well being points. pic.twitter.com/3voGl8QDZb
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His physique can be saved for public homage on the Gopalapuram residence of his father, Karunanidhi.
Born to Karunanidhi and his first spouse, Padmavathi, Muthu was a multi-faceted persona who made important contributions to Tamil cinema and music earlier than getting into politics.
He made his appearing debut in 1972 with Pillaiyo Pillai, the place he performed a twin position, and later starred in movies similar to Pookkari, Anayaa Vilakku, and Ellam Avale.
His on-screen charisma and bodily resemblance to M.G. Ramachandran, the legendary actor and former Chief Minister, earned him appreciable recognition. Along with his appearing profession, Muthu additionally lent his voice as a playback singer.
His track Uyarndha Idathila Pirandhavan Naan from the movie Anayaa Vilakku, shot on the Anna Nagar Clock Tower in Chennai, stays a cult traditional amongst Tamil movie music lovers. Muthu’s affiliation with the Dravidian motion started early, deeply influenced by his father Karunanidhi’s political legacy.
Although his foray into politics was temporary, he continued to stay part of the Dravidian ideological area all through his life.
Chief Minister Stalin paid tribute to his elder brother in individual and in addition expressed his grief by an emotional put up on social media.
“The information of the passing of my beloved elder brother, MK Muthu, the eldest son of our household’s pillar Kalaignar, has struck me like lightning. He liked me as a lot as our dad and mom did. I’m deeply pained by the lack of somebody so near my coronary heart,” CM Stalin wrote on his official ‘X’ deal with.
He recalled that Karunanidhi had named Muthu after their grandfather Muthuveeran.
“Like our father, Muthu contributed to the Dravidian motion by theatre from a younger age. He had a singular type in appearing, dialogue supply, and physique language. It was this ardour that drew him into cinema within the Nineteen Seventies,” CM Stalin added.
