Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi

Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
Kiruthiga in 2017
Born	Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi (1978-07-03) 3 July 1978 (age 46), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai [1]
Occupations	Film director film producer
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Udhayanidhi Stalin ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2
Relatives	See Karunanidhi family
Years active	2011–present
Title	Magazine editor of Inbox 1305 Executive of Red Giant Movies

Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi (born 3 July 1978) is an Indian film director working in Tamil cinema. She is also the spouse of the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu Udhayanidhi Stalin. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

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 the 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] The next was the romantic comedy, Kadhalikka Neramillai , released on 14 January 2025. ^[15]

Personal life

Kiruthiga married Udhayanidhi Stalin in 2002. The couple have a son named Inbanithi who was born in 2004 and a daughter named Tanmaya was born in 2006. ^[16] Inban has signed for NEROCA FC football club which plays in the I-League. ^{[17] [18]}

Filmography

Year	Film	Notes
2013	Vanakkam Chennai	Directorial debut
2018	Kaali
2022	Paper Rocket	Zee5 web series
2025	Kadhalikka Neramillai

References

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12. "Successful female directors of Tamil cinema". Times Now. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
13. Anupama Subramanian (25 March 2018). "Life as a woman director is tough: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
14. "Jayam Ravi's Kadhalikka Neramillai gets a release date".
15. "Jayam Ravi and Nithya Menen's Kadhalikka Neramillai gets a release date".
16. "Udhayanidhi Stalin shares a cute picture with his son Inbanidhi! - Viral photo - News". IndiaGlitz.com. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
17. "Popular Indian football club signs Tamil Nadu CM Stalin's grandson Inban Udhayanidhi". The New Indian Express. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
18. "A goal away from politics for Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin's grandson Inban Udhayanidhi". The Times of India . 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.