Madhuvanti Arun

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Madhuvanthi Arun
Personal details
Born (1977-11-06) 6 November 1977 (age 46)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (2020–present)
SpouseV. Arunkumar (divorced)
Children1
Parent
Alma mater Loyola College, Chennai
Profession
  • Actress
  • politician
  • television presenter

Madhuvanthi Arun (born 6 November 1977) is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of veteran Tamil actor Y. G. Mahendran. [1] [2] [3] She is also a choreographer and theater director. [4] [5] [6] [7] As of mid-2020, she is a executive committee member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (Tamil Nadu State Unit). [8]

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Personal life

Madhuvanthi was born on 6 November 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu into a Tamil Brahmin family. She is the daughter of actor and playwright Y. G. Mahendra and granddaughter of veteran playwright Y. G. Parthasarathy and educationist Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy. Her relatives include filmmaker K. Balaji, actress Vyjayanthimala and producer Latha Rajinikanth.

She is on the board of trustees of the Calibre Educational Foundation. [9] In January 2009, she was one of fifteen women named “Women of the Year” in The Ritz Fashion Magazine. [10]

In 2016, she made her debut in the Tamil film industry as an actress.[ citation needed ] She was married to V. Arunkumar, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri but now divorced. [11] [12] They have a son together. [1] As a result of sinus issues, Madhuvanti keeps her hair short. [13]

Madhuvanthi considers herself a proud to be born Brahmin. [14] [15] She also believes that everyone must be proud of their castes, just as she is. [16] Madhuvanthi wishes for Tamil people to learn Hindi. She said, "If a person wanted to get Pani Puri from a vendor, one has to know Hindi to ask them. Therefore, Hindi is very necessary". [17]

Politics

Bharatiya Janata Party

Madhuvanthi was appointed as a State executive committee member of the Tamil Nadu BJP on 3 July 2020. [8]

Controversies

Madhuvanthi took a loan of 1 crore Rs in 2016 to buy her house at Hinduja Leyland Finance. She allegedly failed to pay Rs 1.21 lakh along with interest on the loan. Subsequently, the Metropolitan court ordered sealing of Madhuvanthi's house in a case filed by the financial institution. Accordingly, the financial institution officials, who accompanied Thenampet police to Madhuvanthi's house, sealed her on house 13 October 2021. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Madhuvanthi faced online backlash on 5 April 2020, when she claimed that turning all lights off for 9 minutes on 9 pm will kill all instances of the coronavirus with double-power during Modi's "nine-minutes lighting ceremony". Many people asked to government to take action against her for spreading misinformation. [22] [23]

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2016 Dharma Durai Police officer
2017 Kadamban
Shivalinga CID Chief
2020 Dharala Prabhu Prema
Mamakiki Madhu's motherReleased on ZEE5
2024 PT Sir Aadhirai

Television

YearTitleRoleChannel
2018 Vani Rani Chandrika Sun TV

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  2. ↑ "I am an edutainer". 17 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Y.Gee Mahendran's daughter arrested in the US? - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Madras Music Mela 2001 – Dance reviews. Carnatica.net (26 December 2001). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Dancing into our hearts. The Times of India. (2 October 2008). Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  6. ↑ [usurped]
  7. ↑ "Interesting clips from the epic". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. 1 2 "V P Duraisamy appointed vice-president of BJP TN unit". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Madhuvanthi Arun's novel move for children – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  10. ↑ Women Of The Year Award. Extramirchi.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  11. ↑ "dinakaran". 12 January 2001. Archived from the original on 12 January 2001.
  12. ↑ ராஜன், அய்யனார் (29 April 2020). "``ஆமாங்க... மியூச்சுவலா டைவர்ஸ் கேட்ருக்கோம்... இது பர்சனல்! - மதுவந்தி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  13. ↑ NewsGlitz Tamil (9 December 2022). INTERVIEW-ல் கண்ணீர்விட்ட மதுவந்தி : Madhuvanthi First Exclusive Personal Interview | Rajini (in Tamil). Event occurs at 33. Retrieved 25 April 2023– via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "பிராமணராக பிறந்த மதுவந்திக்கு திமிரு... ஆணவம்... பொங்கியெழுந்த பியூஸ் மானுஷ்..!". Archived from the original on 26 April 2021.
  15. ↑ நீங்களே பிராமணர் கிடையாது மேடம்!-YG.மதுவந்தி |Brahmin Vs Non Brahmin| YG Madhuvandthi | THADAM EP17 , retrieved 25 May 2021
  16. ↑ "பிராமணராக பிறந்த மதுவந்திக்கு திமிரு... ஆணவம்... பொங்கியெழுந்த பியூஸ் மானுஷ்..! Madhuvanti". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "பீட்ஸா சாப்பிட இத்தாலி தெரியனுமா?.. மதுமதியை வச்சு செய்யும் நெட்டிசன்கள்". 12 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "கடனை திருப்பி செலுத்தாமல் இழுத்தடித்த பாஜக பிரமுகர் மதுவந்தி… வீட்டை பூட்டி சீல் வைத்த அதிகாரிகள்!".
  19. ↑ "மதுவந்தியின் வீட்டுக்குப் பூட்டு… 1 கோடி ரூபாய் வீட்டுக்கடனைக் கட்டவில்லையா… 'ஃபேக் நீயூஸா'?!".
  20. ↑ "Please உங்க காலில் கூட விழறேன்...அதிகாரிகளிடம் கெஞ்சிய மதுவந்தி... வைரலாகும் வீடியோ!". 14 October 2021.
  21. ↑ "கடனை திருப்பிச் செலுத்தாததால் ஒய்.ஜி.மகேந்திரனின் மகள் மதுவந்தியின் வீட்டுக்கு சீல்".
  22. ↑ ""இன்று இரவு இதுதான் கிரகங்களின் நிலை" : வாட்ஸ் அப் வதந்தி பரப்பிய மதுவந்தி கைது செய்யப்படுவாரா ?". Kalaignar Seithigal. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  23. ↑ Jeyya, Siby. "Actress Madhuvanthi gets trolled for a misleading video". APHerald [Andhra Pradesh Herald]. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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