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Document: The Party and the Artists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2021

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Theatre and Politics
Copyright
Copyright © 1971 The Drama Review

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References

1 The Tamil words used are Kuttadhikal and Nadakamadhikal. Kuttadi is an idiomatic term of opprobrium designating a person who could not be gainfully employed in any pursuit other than acting.

2 Annadural—or Anna as he was affectionately known—led the first DMK administration in the state of Madras; when he died in 1969, Karunanithi succeeded him as Chief Minister.

From Nedunchelian, E., Ti-Mu-Ka [DMK] (Madras: Tamilnad Book Depot, 1961), pp. 121–33. Translation © 1971 by Karthigesu Sivathamby. All rights reservedGoogle Scholar