Overview

• Mu. Ka. Muthu was the eldest son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and the half-brother of current Chief Minister M. K. Stalin.
• He died at age 77 on July 19 at his Injambakkam residence after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments.
• The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam suspended all official events for the day and his body was laid out at the Karunanidhi family home in Gopalapuram for public homage.
• Chief Minister Stalin paid tribute in person and described his brother’s passing as “a thunderbolt” in an emotional post on X.
• Muthu launched his film career with 1970’s Pillaiyo Pillai and later joined the AIADMK before reconciling with the DMK in 2009.