Udhayanidhi Stalin quits acting

Udhayanidhi Stalin signed off from Tamil cinema with Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan, which is going strong in theatres now. Produced by Red Giant Movies, the movie has made over Rs 23 crore since its release on June 29.

Udhayanidhi Stalin signed off from Tamil cinema with Mari Selvaraj's Maamannan, which is going strong in theatres now. Produced by Red Giant Movies, the movie has made over Rs 23 crore since its release on June 29.

At a Maamannan pre-release event, Udhayanidhi said, "For the next three years, I definitely won't be acting. After that, I do not know. But I have promised him (Mari Selvaraj) that if I act in another film, it will be under his direction."

While the DMK minister may have quit Tamil cinema – for now – Red Giant Movies, the production and distribution company Udhayanidhi launched in 2008, will continue to function without his presence.

He had told the media that he had resigned from Red Giant Movies, and there were reports that the company is now run under his wife Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's name.