was diagnosed with kidney failure as a result of diabetes. Except for a four-month interregnum in 1980, when his government was overthrown by the Union government, he remained as chief minister till his death in 1987, leading the AIADMK to two more electoral wins in 19. He became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the first film actor to become a chief minister in India. steered an AIADMK-led alliance to victory in the 1977 election, routing the DMK in the process. Karunanidhi to form his own party-the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
In 1972, three years after Annadurai's death, he left the DMK, then led by M. Annadurai-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK party) and rose through its ranks, using his popularity as a film star to build a political base. By the late 1940s, he had graduated to lead roles. After a few years of acting in plays, he made his film debut in the 1936 film Sathi Leelavathi in a supporting role. Chakrapani became members of a drama troupe to support their family. was awarded India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, posthumously. He was the founder of AIADMK and mentor of J. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist and filmmaker who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 till his death in 1987.