Munirathna Naidu, known

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as Munirathna is an Indian film producer-turned-politician from

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who served as the Minister of Horticulture and Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics of Karnataka from 4 August 2021. Member of the

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, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from

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in the years 2013, 2018, 2020, and 2023. Notable films produced by Munirathna include '' Aunty Preethse'', ''

Raktha Kanneeru ''Raktha Kanneeru'' () is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language Masala film directed by Sadhu Kokila, starring Upendra and Ramya Krishna. The film was produced by Munirathna and was later dubbed in Telugu. The screenplay and dialogues of the film wer ...

'', ''

Anatharu ''Anatharu'' () is a 2007 Indian Kannada action drama film directed by Sadhu Kokila. The film stars Upendra, Darshan, Radhika, and Sanghavi. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' Pithamagan''. Cast Soundtrack Soundtrack was composed by Sadh ...

'', '' Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' and ''

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Controversies

In December 2014, Lokayukta police recovered 1016

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files related to Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency from Munirathna's house in

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. In March 2018, Munirathna was named in a 1500 crore

fake bill chargesheet by the

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. In the chargesheet, Munirathna, who was working as a civil contractor in 2008–09, was found "colluding with BBMP officials and swindling

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by executing poor quality road work." Days before the

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in May 2018,

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booked a criminal case against Munirathna after the Election Commission found around 10,000 fake voter ID cards in an apartment in

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. As a result of this scandal the election in the Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency was postponed to 28 May, with Munirathna emerging victorious. Muniratna was arrested for issuing a death threat, sent to police custody. There have been serious charges of RAPE of two women against him. He is being charged as sexual offender and investigation is underway.13

Filmography

*'' Aunty Preethse'' (2001) *''

'' (2003) *''

'' (2007) *'' Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' (2012) *'' Munirathna Kurukshetra'' (2019)

References

{{authority control Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Living people Kannada film producers Indian film producers Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka 1964 births Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023 Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028