7 South Indian Actors Who Turned Into Politicians

Zee Media Bureau
Jun 08, 2023

M.G. Ramachandran

Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran was an Indian actor, politician who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987.

J. Jayalalithaa

Jayaram Jayalalithaa was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016.

NT Rama Rao

Naadendla Bhaskara Rao,a veteran politician joined Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founded by Rama Rao, on 29 March 1982 in Hyderabad.

Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth dissolved his party Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) on 12 July 2021 and also said that he has no plans to enter politics in the future.

Kamal Haasan

He formed the centrist party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu.

Chiranjeevi

In 2008, Chiranjeevi founded the Praja Rajyam Party and contested in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh election.

Ramya

She served as the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka.

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