In pics: State of star politicians!
 

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The latest entrant is actor Vijayakanth, popularly known as 'Captain Prabhakaran'.

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J Jayalalitha
A women passes a portrait of Dr J Jayalalitha, President of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)IN Chennai. Most of the street walls of India are decorated with portraits of top political leaders ahead of the first phase of the legislative assembly elections.

Jayalalithaa Jayaram commonly referred to as J Jayalalitha was a popular film star in Tamil and Telugu cinema before entering politics. Chinnada Gombe, her first film in Kannada, was a major hit. Her first Telugu film Manushulu Mamathalu made her famous. In 1972, she was honoured by the Tamil Nadu State Government with the Kalaimamani award. She has also acted opposite Dharmendra in the Hindi Movie Izzat.

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Dr M Karunanidhi
An artist carries a cut-out image of M Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, at a workshop in the southern Indian city of Chennai on March 9, 2011. The Congress party struck a deal on Tuesday with the DMK in a row over seat-sharing in the Tamil Nadu elections, ending days of jitters over the stability of a government already hit by a series of crises.

Karunanidhi began his career as a screenwriter in the Tamil film industry. Through his wit and oratorical s****s he rapidly rose as a popular politician. He first began using Tamil cinema to propagate his political ideas through the movie Parasakthi.At the age of 20, Karunanidhi went to work for Jupiter Pictures as a scriptwriter. His first film, Rajakumaari, gained him much popularity. It was here that his s****s as a scriptwriter were honed. He wrote 75 screenplays.

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Vijayakanth
An artisan paints a portrait of Tamil actor Vijayakanth in Chennai. Vijayaraj, who is professionally known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is a well known actor and politician in Tamil Nadu. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) and an MLA representing Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu.

Vijayakanth has appeared in more than 150 movies. He is nicknamed 'Captain' after the 1991 movie Captain Prabhakaran, which was his 100th film.