After becoming minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin quits acting; Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth lead wishes

Udhayanidhi also announced his decision to discontinue acting in movies. “I was supposed to act in Kamal sir’s production. When I told him this, he was the first one to wish me. I am not doing that film. My last film will be, as Mari Selvaraj wished, Maamannan,” he told the media.

Udhayanidhi Stalin has a fairly rewarding career as an actor. He made his screen debut with the romantic comedy Oru Kal Oru Kannadi in 2012. Earlier in an interview, Udhayanidhi revealed that he wanted to stop acting after the success of that film. However, when he was presented with good scripts, he was encouraged to keep his acting gig going. He also managed Tamil cinema’s popular production company Red Giant Movies.

Red Giant Movies is bankrolling a slew of big-budget movies, including Kamal Haasan’s Indian 2. Kamal shares a very cordial relationship with Udhayanidhi. Their professional relationship grew stronger when Udhayanidhi became the main distributor of Kamal’s blockbuster Vikram. Later, Kamal announced that he will be bankrolling Udhayanidhi’s next film under his production banner Raaj Kamal Films Internationa. The project, as confirmed by Udhayanidhi, now stands shelved.

வாழ்த்துகிறேன் தம்பி @Udhaystalin . அமைச்சர் ஆகியிருக்கிறீர்கள். அதைப் பதவியென எண்ணாமல், பொறுப்பென்று ஏற்பீர்கள் எனவும், மூன்று தலைமுறை அனுபவமும் உங்களுக்கு உதவும் எனவும் நம்புகிறேன். எதிர்பார்ப்புகள் உள்ளன. நிறைவேற்றுவதில் உங்கள் வெற்றி உள்ளது.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) December 14, 2022

தமிழக அமைச்சராகப் பதவியேற்றிருக்கும் அன்புத் தம்பி உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் அவர்களுக்கு என்னுடைய மனமார்ந்த வாழ்த்துகள்.@Udhaystalin

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) December 14, 2022

“Congratulations to Udhayanidhi for becoming a minister. I believe you won’t consider it as just a position but a responsibility. I believe that the experience of three generations will help you. Your success lies in fulfilling the expectations,” tweeted Kamal.

Superstar Rajinikanth also tweeted his best wishes to Udhayanidhi. “My heartfelt congratulations to Udhayanidhi who has been sworn-in as a minister of Tamil Nadu,” he wrote.

Mari Selvaraj is helming Maamannan. The film also stars Fahadh Faasil, Vadivelu, and Keerthy Suresh.