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The Kingmaker

August 19, 2008
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi has always been a kingmaker. Be it in politics or films. In Kollywood, he shot into limelight with his brilliant screenplays such as Pasa Paraivakal, Needhikku Thandanai, Pudumai Pithan and Thirumbhipar, Kural Oviyamm Thenoandi Singham.

In politics, he went several steps further. A five-time chief minister, he has the unique record of never losing an election in his entire career.

A highly reputed scholar, Karunanidhi recently said that he receives innumerable offers to write scripts even now.

Image: DMK supremo Karunanidhi.
Photographs: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images

Also read: Profiling Karunanidhi
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