The fears of the same happening to Arulnidhi are, however, remote considering the vice-like grip that the first family of Tamil Nadu has come to acquire over the entertainment industry in the state.Ĭonsider these: Karunanidhi's extended family, which is making a relatively late entry into the movie business, already has a near monopoly in the satellite TV business and rules the airwaves.
Muthu, Arulnidhi's uncle and Karunanidhi's son from the first of his three wives, who in the 70s acted in a handful of movies, all of which bombed. At the movie's music launch last month, the DMK patriarch advised the youngster: 'I want to see you make a successful career through your hard work and not because of your family background.' Neither had worked for the last member of the family to face the arclights, M.K. 7-9-2010 இந்தியா டூடே இதழில் வெளிவந்த செய்தி.Īrulnidhi Thamizharasu's debut movie in Tamil is titled Vamsam, which literally means 'lineage', and there could hardly have been a more apt title considering that the young hero is the grandson of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi.
