Mu. Ka. Muthu, Eldest Son of Karunanidhi, Passes Away

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• Mu. Ka. Muthu, eldest son of late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and half-brother of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, passed away on July 19, 2025, in chennai at the age of 77 after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
• Born to Karunanidhi’s first wife Padmavathi, Mr. Muthu was trained in music and initially promoted as an actor by his family amid tensions between DMK and film stars associated with the party like Sivaji Ganesan and M.G. Ramachandran (MGR).
• His acting career included works such as Pillaiyo Pillai, Pookari, Samayalkaran, among others; though, his resemblance to MGR reportedly created misunderstandings within the film industry and politics alike.
• While he achieved recognition for memorable songs like “Kaadhalin Pon Veethiyil,” “Meenattam Kankonda Meenatchi,” among others from movies he starred in as a hero, both his political ambitions with AIADMK and film career faded over time.
• Financial assistance was extended to him by Jayalalithaa during the 1990s after earlier attempts to join AIADMK failed upon rejection from its leader MGR.
• He reunited with Karunanidhi publicly during a milestone event in 2008 but or else lived away from public limelight.
• His body has been taken to Gopalapuram for final respects.