Chennai, July 19 -- MK Muthu, eldest son of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi from his first
wife, thrust into politics and filmdom by his ambitious father to counter his rival and iconic actor
MG Ramachandran (MGR), passed away at his residence in Injambakkam in suburban Chennai
today.
He was 77.
He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
According to family sources, he was unwell for some years and the end came at around 8 am.
With the rise of MGR in the ranks of the Dravidian movement and particularly in the DMK, Karunanidhi pushed Muthu into politics and films, grooming as his heir.
He acted in a few films opposite the reigning heroines of that time, sporting a hairstyle and mannerism akin to that of MGR.
But the look...