Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He is popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Artist) and Mutthamizh Arignar (Tamil Scholar) for his contributions to Tamil literature. He was also a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Karunanidhi is a unique politician and a multi faceted personality. KiranPrabha narrates the interesting episodes from Karunanidhi life journey. This is Part 4 of the series.

Topics covered in this episode are:

Political life 1951 - 1954

Ground level activities in DMK

Raising as super star among DMK cadre

Kallakudi agitation

Scripting for super hit movies like Manohara, Malai Kallan..

Story behind his dark glasses

More details to be covered in Part 5.