Pala. Karuppiah

Pala. Karuppiah
Pala. Karuppiah
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2011–2016
Constituency	Harbour
Personal details
Born	Chinna Karuppiah; 2 April 1943 (age 81); Karaikudi
Other political; affiliations	Congress,Janata Dal, MDMK, AIADMK (2010-2016) DMK(2016-2019) Makkal Needhi Maiam (2021) Tamilnadu Thanurimai Kalagam (2023)
Occupation	Actor, Writer and Cinema Producer

Pala. Karuppiah (born Chinna Karuppiah on 2 April 1943) is an Indian politician, film producer, actor and author. He was an MLA in the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Harbour constituency in the Chennai District.^[2] As an actor, he is best known for his role in Sarkar.

Film career[edit]

Karuppiah started his film career with Thiruvannamalai (2008). He rose to fame for his role in Sarkar (2018) as Masilamani, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of the antagonists. He has gone on to play political and character roles in films such as Action (2019) and Sembi (2022).

Political career[edit]

On 28 January 2016 Pala was expelled from AIADMK by party general secretary J. Jayalalithaa after being accused of indulging in activities contrary to party ideology and bringing it into disrepute.^[3] A day later, he resigned from his assembly constituency.^[4] His house was attacked by unknown assailants following it. He later met the media and accused the AIADMK government of corruption.^[5]

Filmography[edit]

Actor[edit]

List of Pala. Karuppiah film credits as actor
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	Thiruvannamalai	Local Politician
2010	Angadi Theru	Annachi
2018	Sarkar	M. Masilamani, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
2019	Action	Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
2021	MGR Magan	K. R. Thangavel
2021	Friendship	Judge
2022	Sembi	Adhiyamaan, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
2023	Kannai Nambathey	Mu. Aalavanthaan, Health Minister	^[6]
2023	License

Producer[edit]

Indru Nee Nalai Naan (1983)
Andha Oru Nimidam (1985)
Theertha Karaiyinile (1987)
Poruthathu Pothum (1988)
Vaa Vaa Vasanthamey (1992) (also director)
Naadi Thudikkuthadi (TBA)

Bibliography[edit]

Pattinathaar Oru Paarvai
Arasiyal Sadhirattangal
Kaalam Kizhittha Kodugal
Kannadhaasan
Kaalathin Velippaadu
Ellaigal Neettha Rama Kaadhai
Karunanidhi Enna Kadavulaa.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Thiru. Pala. Karuppiah (AIADMK) 18. Harbour Chennai District". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Pala. Karuppiah expelled from AIADMK". The Hindu. 28 January 2016.
^ Red Pix, 24x7 (20 July 2016). "After Getting Insulted in AIADMK Pala. Karuppiah Takes Refuge In Karunanidhi Camp". Red Pix 24x7. Retrieved 20 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Pala. Karuppiah's house attacked". The Hindu. 31 January 2016.
^ "Kannai Nambathey Movie Review: Kannai Nambathey falters despite a thrilling setup". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[palaassembly-1] "Thiru. Pala. Karuppiah (AIADMK) 18. Harbour Chennai District". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

[2] "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[3] "Pala. Karuppiah expelled from AIADMK". The Hindu. 28 January 2016.

[palahindu-4] Red Pix, 24x7 (20 July 2016). "After Getting Insulted in AIADMK Pala. Karuppiah Takes Refuge In Karunanidhi Camp". Red Pix 24x7. Retrieved 20 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] "Pala. Karuppiah's house attacked". The Hindu. 31 January 2016.

[toi.kannai-nambathey.review-6] "Kannai Nambathey Movie Review: Kannai Nambathey falters despite a thrilling setup". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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