Udhayanidhi Stalin
Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer, politician and former actor who prominently worked in Tamil cinema. He was appointed as Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Special act implementation Department of Tamil Nadu in the ministry by his father the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M. K. Stalin in December 2022. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency.
Udhayanidhi Stalin | |
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Udhayanidhi in 2021 | |
| Minister for Youth Welfare & Sports Development and Special Programme Implementation (Tamil Nadu) | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | Siva. V Meyyanathan |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 May 2021 | |
| Speaker | |
| Preceded by | J. Anbazhagan |
| Constituency | Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni |
| Youth wing Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2019 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| General Secretary | |
| Preceded by | M. P. Saminathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1977 Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | See Karunanidhi family |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
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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 ceased his acting career in 2023 to focus on politics.