Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi (born 3 July 1978) is the spouse of the

deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu The deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu is the deputy to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who is the head of the government of Tamil Nadu. The deputy chief minister is the council of ministers of Tamil Nadu's second-highest-ranking member. A ...

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian politician, film producer and former actor who has been the 3rd and current deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since 2024, serving under Chief Ministe ...

and film director.

Career

Kiruthiga started her career with the directorial debut ''

Vanakkam Chennai ''Vanakkam Chennai'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, in her debut. Produced by her husband Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies, the film stars Shiva and Priya Anand, whi ...

''. The movie, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, starred Shiva and Priya Anand. In February 2017, she directed the music video "Sadhayai Meeri", composed by

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, which portrays the pains of transgender people. She later directed '' Kaali'' (2018), and made the web series '' Paper Rocket'' for

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in 2022. The next was the romantic comedy, ''

Kadhalikka Neramillai ''Kadhalikka Neramillai'' () is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also conceived and co-wrote its script with Chitralaya Gopu. The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Bala ...

'', released on 14 January 2025.

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. Inban has signed for

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football club which plays in the

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Filmography

References

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