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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Indian politician, film producer and former actor (born 1977)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">In this <a href="/wiki/Indian_name" title="Indian name">Indian name</a>, the name <i>Stalin</i> is a <a href="/wiki/Patronymic" title="Patronymic">patronymic</a>, and the person should be referred to by the <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">given name</a>, 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data-file-height="665" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Udhayanidhi in 2020</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">3rd <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />28 September 2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._N._Ravi" title="R. N. Ravi">R. N. Ravi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Council_of_Ministers" title="Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers">Cabinet Minister</a>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />14 December 2022</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. K. Stalin ministry">M. K. Stalin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Ministry and Departments</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Youth Welfare</li> <li>Sports Development</li> <li>Special Programme Implementation Department & Poverty Alleviation Programme</li> <li>Rural Indebtedness</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Meyyanathan_Siva_V" title="Meyyanathan Siva V">Siva. V Meyyanathan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly (India)">Member</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />11 May 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Speaker of the House</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._Appavu" title="M. Appavu">M. Appavu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/J._Anbazhagan" title="J. Anbazhagan">J. Anbazhagan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni" class="mw-redirect" title="Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni">Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth Wing</a> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_(title)" title="Secretary (title)">Secretary</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />4 July 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data">M. K. Stalin</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Durai_Murugan" title="Durai Murugan">Durai Murugan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._P._Saminathan" title="M. P. Saminathan">M. P. Saminathan</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1977-11-27</span>) </span>27 November 1977<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 47)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Madras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, India<br />(present-day Chennai)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> (2019-present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Kiruthiga_Udhayanidhi" title="Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi">Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2002)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a> (father)</li><li>Durga Stalin (mother)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data">See <i><a href="/wiki/Karunanidhi_family" title="Karunanidhi family">Karunanidhi family</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Alwarpet" title="Alwarpet">25/9, Chittaranjan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Loyola_College,_Chennai" title="Loyola College, Chennai">Loyola College, Chennai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Film_producer" title="Film producer">Film producer</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Actor" title="Actor">Actor</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">Politician</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Udhayanidhi Stalin</b> (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian politician, film producer and former actor who has been the 3rd and current <a href="/wiki/Deputy_chief_minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a> since 2024, serving under <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">his father</a> <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the youngest person in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> to have ever held the position. He has also been the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development in Tamil Nadu since December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Born and raised in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Madras</a> (now Chennai), Udhayanidhi attended the <a href="/wiki/Don_Bosco_Matriculation_Higher_Secondary_School,_Chennai" title="Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai">Don Bosco</a> school and later received a degree in commerce from <a href="/wiki/Loyola_College,_Chennai" title="Loyola College, Chennai">Loyola College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>. Prior to his career as a politician, Udhayanidhi has done social and community work with his grandfather <a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a> and father <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a> to many communities around <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>. </p><p>In 2019, Udhayanidhi made his entrance into politics by being appointed the <a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth wing</a> Secretary of <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> party under the guidance of his father Stalin. In 2021, he was elected a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a> with <a href="/wiki/M._Appavu" title="M. Appavu">M. Appavu</a> as the speaker. In 2022, he was once again appointed by his father to assume the role of Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development in his cabinet after which he became a <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Council_of_Ministers" title="Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers">Cabinet Minister</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Udhayanidhi was born on 27 November 1977 as the son of <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin">M. K. Stalin</a>, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and the grandson of one of the longest serving Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, <a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a>.He attended the <a href="/wiki/Don_Bosco_Matriculation_Higher_Secondary_School,_Chennai" title="Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai">Don Bosco</a> school and has a degree in commerce from <a href="/wiki/Loyola_College,_Chennai" title="Loyola College, Chennai">Loyola College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of his relatives have been actively involved in politics, and Tamil cinema since the 1950s. His cousins <a href="/wiki/Arulnithi" title="Arulnithi">Arulnithi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dayanidhi_Azhagiri" title="Dayanidhi Azhagiri">Dayanidhi Azhagiri</a> are also an actor and a producer, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_career">Film career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Film career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Udhayanidhi's first film as a producer with <a href="/wiki/Red_Giant_Movies" title="Red Giant Movies">Red Giant Movies</a> was <i><a href="/wiki/Kuruvi" title="Kuruvi">Kuruvi</a></i> (2008), starring <a href="/wiki/Vijay_(actor)" title="Vijay (actor)">Vijay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also produced two films directed by <a href="/wiki/K._S._Ravikumar" title="K. S. Ravikumar">K. S. Ravikumar</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Aadhavan" title="Aadhavan">Aadhavan</a></i> (2009) and <i><a href="/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu" title="Manmadan Ambu">Manmadan Ambu</a></i> (2010).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He produced <a href="/wiki/AR_Murugadoss" title="AR Murugadoss">AR Murugadoss</a>'s science fiction film <i><a href="/wiki/7aum_Arivu" class="mw-redirect" title="7aum Arivu">7aum Arivu</a></i> (2011), while also working as a distributor, achieving success through his four 2010 releases: <a href="/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon" title="Gautham Vasudev Menon">Gautham Vasudev Menon</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Vinnaithaandi_Varuvaayaa" title="Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa">Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/A._L._Vijay" title="A. L. Vijay">A. L. Vijay</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Madrasapattinam" title="Madrasapattinam">Madrasapattinam</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/M._Rajesh" title="M. Rajesh">M. Rajesh</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Boss_Engira_Bhaskaran" title="Boss Engira Bhaskaran">Boss Engira Bhaskaran</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Prabhu_Solomon" title="Prabhu Solomon">Prabhu Solomon</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Mynaa" title="Mynaa">Mynaa</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg/220px-Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg/330px-Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg/440px-Udhayanidhi_Stalin_at_60th_South_Filmfare_Awards_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="878" /></a><figcaption>Udhayanidhi at the 60th South Filmfare Awards in 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2012, he debuted as a lead actor in <a href="/wiki/M._Rajesh" title="M. Rajesh">M. Rajesh</a>'s romantic comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Kal_Oru_Kannadi" title="Oru Kal Oru Kannadi">Oru Kal Oru Kannadi</a></i> (2012), co-starring with <a href="/wiki/Hansika_Motwani" title="Hansika Motwani">Hansika Motwani</a> and <a href="/wiki/N._Santhanam" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Santhanam">Santhanam</a>. Stalin received positive reviews for his performance of an unemployed youth. <i>Behindwoods</i> noted: "Udhay's portrayal of Saravanan is neat and enjoyable. He scored well in his debut supported Santhanam well in the film", while <a href="/wiki/Sify" title="Sify">Sify</a>.com added: "Udhay's debut is promising and hats off to him to underplay his role".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stalin won the <a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Female_Debut_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South">Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut</a> for his performance.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of <i>Oru Kal Oru Kannadi</i> prompted Stalin to continue acting and he appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Idhu_Kathirvelan_Kadhal" title="Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal">Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal</a></i> (2014) and <i><a href="/wiki/Nanbenda" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanbenda">Nanbenda</a></i> (2015), both films featuring him opposite <a href="/wiki/Nayanthara" title="Nayanthara">Nayanthara</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked on <i><a href="/wiki/Gethu" title="Gethu">Gethu</a></i> (2016), with <a href="/wiki/Amy_Jackson" title="Amy Jackson">Amy Jackson</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and then performed in the courtroom drama <i><a href="/wiki/Manithan_(2016_film)" title="Manithan (2016 film)">Manithan</a></i> (2016), with <a href="/wiki/Hansika_Motwani" title="Hansika Motwani">Hansika Motwani</a>, a remake of the Hindi film <i><a href="/wiki/Jolly_LLB" title="Jolly LLB">Jolly LLB</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, he has worked in the comedy entertainer <i><a href="/wiki/Saravanan_Irukka_Bayamaen" title="Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen">Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen</a></i> from director <a href="/wiki/Ezhil" class="mw-redirect" title="Ezhil">Ezhil</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Podhuvaga_Emmanasu_Thangam" title="Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam">Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and action thriller, <i><a href="/wiki/Ippadai_Vellum" title="Ippadai Vellum">Ippadai Vellum</a></i>. Stalin has delivered a decent performance with his share of subtleness.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next project was the drama <i><a href="/wiki/Nimir" title="Nimir">Nimir</a></i> (2018), a remake of Malayalam film <i><a href="/wiki/Maheshinte_Prathikaaram" title="Maheshinte Prathikaaram">Maheshinte Prathikaaram</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/Priyadarshan" title="Priyadarshan">Priyadarshan</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then following the romantic drama, <i><a href="/wiki/Kanne_Kalaimaane" title="Kanne Kalaimaane">Kanne Kalaimaane</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, he appeared in <a href="/wiki/Mysskin" title="Mysskin">Mysskin</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Psycho_(2020_film)" title="Psycho (2020 film)">Psycho</a></i> which is a dive into the psyche of a serial killer.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, he play as IPS officer in <i><a href="/wiki/Nenjuku_Needhi" title="Nenjuku Needhi">Nenjuku Needhi</a></i>, remake of the Hindi film <i><a href="/wiki/Article_15_(film)" title="Article 15 (film)">Article 15</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, Udhayanidhi starred in <a href="/wiki/Magizh_Thirumeni" title="Magizh Thirumeni">Magizh Thirumeni</a>'s thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Kalaga_Thalaivan" title="Kalaga Thalaivan">Kalaga Thalaivan</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Udhayanidhi made his final film appearance in <i><a href="/wiki/Maamannan" title="Maamannan">Maamannan</a></i> (2023).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2021_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly_Elections">2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Udhayanidhi Stalin contested and won in the Chepauk – Thiruvallikeni Assembly Constituency in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Udhayanidhi Stalin introduced a robotic sewer cleaner in his constituency of Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni for the first time in Tamil Nadu on 21 June 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Udhayanidhi Stalin was nominated as a member of <a href="/wiki/Anna_University" title="Anna University">Anna University</a>'s Syndicate for a period of three years. The announcement was made by Speaker M. Appavu in the Assembly on 13 September 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_Youth_Welfare_and_Sports_Development_(2022—present)"><span id="Minister_of_Youth_Welfare_and_Sports_Development_.282022.E2.80.94present.29"></span>Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development (2022—present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development (2022—present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Udhayanidhi Stalin was sworn in as minister in Youth Welfare and Sports Development, in his father's cabinet in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> on 14 December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu_(2024—present)"><span id="Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu_.282024.E2.80.94present.29"></span>Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (2024—present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (2024—present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Udhayanidhi was nominated as deputy chief minister in 9.00 p.m on 28 September 2024. He is the youngest person in the state's history to hold the position as deputy chief minister.<sup id="cite_ref-Udhayanidhi_Stalin_elevated_as_deputy_CM_by_M.K._Stalin,_Senthilbalaji_makes_a_comeback_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Udhayanidhi_Stalin_elevated_as_deputy_CM_by_M.K._Stalin,_Senthilbalaji_makes_a_comeback-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_performance">Electoral performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electoral performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This section is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni_Assembly_constituency" title="Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency">Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; font-size:85%;">(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni_Assembly_constituency&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni_Assembly_constituency&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption><a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni" class="mw-redirect" title="Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni">Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#FF0D0D; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Udhayanidhi Stalin </a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>93,285 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>68.92 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+21.60 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #FFFF00; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi" title="Pattali Makkal Katchi">PMK</a> </td> <td class="fn">Kassali </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">23,930 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">17.68 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #B31818; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Naam_Tamilar_Katchi" title="Naam Tamilar Katchi">NTK</a> </td> <td class="fn">Jayasimmaraja S. M. </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">9,193 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">6.79 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+5.53 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F08080; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Indhiya_Jananayaga_Katchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi">IJK</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mohammed Idris K. </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">4,096 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">3.03 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em"><i>New</i> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #F8F9FA; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/NOTA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOTA">NOTA</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/None_of_the_above" title="None of the above">None of the above</a> </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">2,061 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">1.52 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−0.91 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">Margin of victory </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">69,355 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">51.24 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">+41.38 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Voter_turnout" title="Voter turnout">Turnout</a> </th> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">135,344 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">57.82 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−4.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #FF0D0D"> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> <b>hold</b> </td> <th style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Swing_(politics)" title="Swing (politics)">Swing</a> </th> <td style="text-align:right;">+21.60 </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comments_on_Sushma_Swaraj_and_Arun_Jaitley">Comments on Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Comments on Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During an election rally at <a href="/wiki/Dharapuram" title="Dharapuram">Dharapuram</a> in 2021, Udhyanidhi alleged that both <a href="/wiki/Sushma_Swaraj" title="Sushma Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arun_Jaitley" title="Arun Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</a> died due to stress from Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a>, responding to comments made by the Prime Minister at Dharapuram, where Modi had said that Udhyanidhi had reached the top post in the party, sidelining many leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both Bansuri Swaraj, the daughter of Sushma Swaraj, and Sonali Jaitley Bakshi, the daughter of Arun Jaitley, called the comments false.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following this, the <a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_India" title="Election Commission of India">Election Commission of India</a> (EC) issued a notice of election violation to Udhayanidhi and asked him to respond.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Remarks_on_Sanatana_Dharma">Remarks on <i>Sanatana Dharma</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Remarks on Sanatana Dharma"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 2, 2023, while addressing a conference organized by the Tamil Nadu, M.K.Stalin made a controversial statement likening <a href="/wiki/San%C4%81tana_Dharma" title="Sanātana Dharma">Sanatana Dharma</a> to diseases like <a href="/wiki/Malaria" title="Malaria">malaria</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dengue" class="mw-redirect" title="Dengue">dengue</a>. He emphasized that Sanatana Dharma should not merely be opposed but must be eradicated, claiming that it opposes <a href="/wiki/Social_justice" title="Social justice">social justice</a> and equality. This remark was met with widespread outrage across the nation, with many interpreting it as a <a href="/wiki/Incitement_to_genocide" title="Incitement to genocide">call for genocide</a>. Political leaders from the <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Developmental_Inclusive_Alliance" title="Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance">INDIA bloc</a>, notably the <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">Chief Minister of West Bengal</a> <a href="/wiki/Mamata_Banerjee" title="Mamata Banerjee">Mamata Banerjee</a>, publicly distanced themselves from Stalin's remarks, expressing their disapproval.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following this, senior <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_India" title="Supreme Court of India">Supreme Court</a> lawyer Vineet Jindal reported the remarks to the Delhi Police calling them "provocative, inciting and defamatory."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha also filed a complaint with the Muzaffarpur Magistrate Court.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin said he was standing by his stance despite the <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a>'s criticism of the police for not taking action against him. He claims he hasn't said anything wrong and is ready to face legal consequences, stating that his ideology aligns with that of <a href="/wiki/B.R._Ambedkar" class="mw-redirect" title="B.R. Ambedkar">B.R. Ambedkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Periyar" title="Periyar">Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (Periyar)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Thirumavalavan" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirumavalavan">Thirumavalavan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A letter signed by 262 notable citizens and sent to Chief Justice <a href="/wiki/Dhananjaya_Y._Chandrachud" title="Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud">DY Chandrachud</a> pressed for the Supreme Court to take up the case on its own.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Supreme Court subsequently began an investigation into the remarks.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 4, 2024 during the hearing of a plea, the Supreme Court of India rebuked Udhayanidhi Stalin over his reported comments and questioned why he had approached the court to consolidate the FIRs filed against him after allegedly misusing his right to freedom of speech and expression. The court also noted that, as a minister, Stalin should have exercised caution in his statements and been mindful of the potential consequences.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Udhayanidhi married <a href="/wiki/Kiruthiga_Udhayanidhi" title="Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi">Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi</a> in 2002. The couple has a son named Inba and a daughter named Tanmaya. Kiruthiga, who heads the lifestyle magazine <i>Inbox 1305</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has also directed the films <i><a href="/wiki/Vanakkam_Chennai" title="Vanakkam Chennai">Vanakkam Chennai</a></i> (2013) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kaali_(2018_film)" title="Kaali (2018 film)">Kaali</a></i> (2018).<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, their son signed for <a href="/wiki/NEROCA_FC" title="NEROCA FC">NEROCA FC</a> football club which plays in the <a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Udhayanidhi describes himself as an atheist.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background: #FFD; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="partial table-partial">† </td> <td>Denotes films that have not yet been released </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_actor">As actor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: As actor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>List of Udhayanidhi Stalin film credits as actor </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:LightSteelBlue; text-align:center;"> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Role </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aadhavan" title="Aadhavan">Aadhavan</a></i></td> <td>Servant</td> <td>Guest appearance; Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2012</td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Kal_Oru_Kannadi" title="Oru Kal Oru Kannadi">Oru Kal Oru Kannadi</a></i></td> <td rowspan="2">Saravanan</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won—<a href="/wiki/2nd_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards" title="2nd South Indian International Movie Awards">SIIMA Award for Best Male Debutant</a><br />Won—<a href="/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Debut_%E2%80%93_South" title="Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South">Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South</a><br />Won—<a href="/wiki/Norway_Tamil_Film_Festival_Awards" title="Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards">Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Newcomer Actor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanakkam_Chennai" title="Vanakkam Chennai">Vanakkam Chennai</a></i></td> <td>Flat Tenant</td> <td>Guest appearance; Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Idhu_Kathirvelan_Kadhal" title="Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal">Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal</a></i></td> <td>Kathirvelan</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nannbenda" title="Nannbenda">Nannbenda</a></i></td> <td>Sathya</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2016</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gethu" title="Gethu">Gethu</a></i></td> <td>Sethu</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manithan_(2016_film)" title="Manithan (2016 film)">Manithan</a></i></td> <td>Sakthivel</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Saravanan_Irukka_Bayamaen" title="Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen">Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen</a></i></td> <td>Saravanan</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Podhuvaga_Emmanasu_Thangam" title="Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam">Podhuvaga Emmanasu Thangam</a></i></td> <td>Ganesh</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ippadai_Vellum" title="Ippadai Vellum">Ippadai Vellum</a></i></td> <td>Madhusoodhanan</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nimir" title="Nimir">Nimir</a></i></td> <td>Selvam</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kanne_Kalaimaane" title="Kanne Kalaimaane">Kanne Kalaimaane</a></i></td> <td>Kamala Kannan</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Psycho_(2020_film)" title="Psycho (2020 film)">Psycho</a></i></td> <td>Gautham</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2022</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nenjuku_Needhi" title="Nenjuku Needhi">Nenjuku Needhi</a></i></td> <td>S. Vijayaraghavan</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kalaga_Thalaivan" title="Kalaga Thalaivan">Kalaga Thalaivan</a></i></td> <td>Thirumaaran</td> <td>Also producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2023</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kannai_Nambathey" title="Kannai Nambathey">Kannai Nambathey</a></i></td> <td>Arun</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maamannan" title="Maamannan">Maamannan</a></i></td> <td>Athiveeran (Veera)</td> <td>Also producer; final film role<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_producer">As producer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: As producer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption><span class="nowrap">List of Udhayanidhi Stalin film credits as producer</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kuruvi" title="Kuruvi">Kuruvi</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aadhavan" title="Aadhavan">Aadhavan</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manmadan_Ambu" title="Manmadan Ambu">Manmadan Ambu</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2011</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/7aum_Arivu" class="mw-redirect" title="7aum Arivu">7aum Arivu</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Neerparavai" title="Neerparavai">Neerparavai</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vanakkam_Chennai" title="Vanakkam Chennai">Vanakkam Chennai</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2024</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Indian_2" title="Indian 2">Indian 2</a></i></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">2025</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kadhalikka_Neramillai_(2025_film)" title="Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025 film)">Kadhalikka Neramillai</a></i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_distributor">As distributor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Udhayanidhi_Stalin&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: As distributor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>List of Udhayanidhi Stalin film credits as distributor </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Film </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vinnaithaandi_Varuvaayaa" title="Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa">Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Madrasapattinam" title="Madrasapattinam">Madrasapattinam</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boss_Engira_Bhaskaran" title="Boss Engira Bhaskaran">Boss Engira Bhaskaran</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mynaa" title="Mynaa">Mynaa</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bakrid" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakrid">Bakrid</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Aranmanai_3" title="Aranmanai 3">Aranmanai 3</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Radhe_Shyam" title="Radhe Shyam">Radhe Shyam</a></i> </td> <td>Tamil version </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kaathuvaakula_Rendu_Kaadhal" title="Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal">Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Beast_(2022_Indian_film)" title="Beast (2022 Indian film)">Beast</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Don_(2022_film)" title="Don (2022 film)">Don</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vikram_(2022_film)" title="Vikram (2022 film)">Vikram</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cobra_(2022_film)" title="Cobra (2022 film)">Cobra</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_(2022_film)" title="Captain (2022 film)">Captain</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Vendhu_Thanindhathu_Kaadu" title="Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu">Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponniyin_Selvan:_I" title="Ponniyin Selvan: I">Ponniyin Selvan: I</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Today_(2022_film)" title="Love Today (2022 film)">Love Today</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thunivu" title="Thunivu">Thunivu</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Varisu" title="Varisu">Varisu</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ponniyin_Selvan:_II" title="Ponniyin Selvan: II">Ponniyin Selvan: II</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Maaveeran_(2023_film)" title="Maaveeran (2023 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