Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | |
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![]() Kiruthiga in 2017 | |
Spouse of the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
Assumed role 28 September 2024 | |
Deputy CM | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
Preceded by | P. Vijayalakshmi |
Personal details | |
Born | Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi 3 July 1978 , Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | See Karunanidhi family |
Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai [1] |
Occupation | |
Years active | 2011–present |
Title | Magazine editor of Inbox 1305 Executive of Red Giant Movies |
Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi (born 3 July 1978) is a film director working in Tamil cinema. She is also the spouse of the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin. [2] [3] [4]
Kiruthiga started her career with the directorial debut Vanakkam Chennai . [5] [6] [7] The movie produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, starred Shiva and Priya Anand. In February 2017, she directed a music video "Sadhayai Meeri" [8] composed by Santhosh Narayanan which portrays the pains of transgender people. She later directed Kaali (2018), [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] and made the web series Paper Rocket for Zee5 in 2022. [14] Kadhalikka Neramillai , will hit theatres on 14 January 2025 as a Pongal release. [15]
Kiruthiga married Udhayanidhi Stalin in 2002 and the couple have a son named Inbanithi who was born in 2004 and a daughter named Tanmaya was born in 2006. [16] Their son Inban has signed for NEROCA FC football club which plays in the I-League. [17] [18]
Year | Film | Notes |
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2013 | Vanakkam Chennai | Directorial Debut |
2018 | Kaali | |
2022 | Paper Rocket | Zee5 web series |
2025 | Kadhalikka Neramillai | Released on 14.01.2025 [19] |
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