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{{Short description|Indian film director and film producer (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
| image = Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi at Award Function.jpg
| caption = Kiruthiga in 2017
| birth_name = Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|07|03}},
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[film producer]]}}
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes
| title = Magazine editor of ''Inbox 1305''<br>Executive of [[Red Giant Movies]]
| years_active = 2011–present}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]|2002}}
| relatives = See ''[[Karunanidhi family]]''
| children = 2
| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| othername =
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2018 |title=I am more confident as a director now: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/20/i-am-more-confident-as-a-director-now-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-1789536.html |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902232408/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/20/i-am-more-confident-as-a-director-now-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-1789536.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

'''Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi''' (born 3 July 1978) is an Indian film director working in [[Tamil cinema]]. She is also the spouse of the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2010 |title=Not one to rest on family laurels |url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Causes/306/on-her-own.html |access-date=3 September 2021 |publisher=The Weekendleader |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902234218/https://www.theweekendleader.com/Causes/306/on-her-own.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kollywood Director Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi |website=nettv4u |access-date=2 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902235114/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inbox 1305 celebrates its first anniversary |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2009/aug/11/inbox-1305-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-76502.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=2 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902235112/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2009/aug/11/inbox-1305-celebrates-its-first-anniversary-76502.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Kiruthiga started her career with the directorial debut ''[[Vanakkam Chennai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanakkam Chennai Movie Review Vanakkam Chennai, வணக்கம் சென்னை விமர்சனம் |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vanakkam-chennai/vanakkam-chennai-review.html |website=behindwoods.com |access-date=2 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902235114/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/vanakkam-chennai/vanakkam-chennai-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2018 |title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's Kaali: What Works, What Doesn't |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/kaali-kiruthiga-review-udhayanidhi-vijay-anthony/ |access-date=2 September 2021 |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902235113/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/tamil-features/kaali-kiruthiga-review-udhayanidhi-vijay-anthony/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vijay Antony and Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi team up for Kaali |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-antony-and-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-team-up-for-kaali/story-SLssUqKArCzgJFVMVKa7BJ.html |access-date=29 October 2017 |website=Hindustan Times |date=April 2017 |archive-date=29 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029173905/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-antony-and-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-team-up-for-kaali/story-SLssUqKArCzgJFVMVKa7BJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The movie, produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, starred Shiva and Priya Anand. In February 2017, she directed the music video "Sadhayai Meeri",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi Santhosh Narayanan VIvek Sadhayai meeri song about transgenders review |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-santhosh-narayanan-vivek-sadhayai-meeri-song-about-transgenders-review-tamil-news-179117 |access-date=29 October 2017 |website=IndiaGlitz |archive-date=29 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029174503/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-santhosh-narayanan-vivek-sadhayai-meeri-song-about-transgenders-review-tamil-news-179117 |url-status=live }}</ref> composed by [[Santhosh Narayanan]], which portrays the pains of transgender people. She later directed ''[[Kaali (2018 film)|Kaali]]'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 May 2021 |title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi to announce her next project soon; deets inside |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-to-announce-her-next-project-soon-deets-inside/articleshow/82402994.cms |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902232421/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-to-announce-her-next-project-soon-deets-inside/articleshow/82402994.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2021 |title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi announces new film starring Kalidas Jayaram and Tanya Ravichandran |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-announces-new-film-starring-kalidas-jayaram-and-tanya-ravichandran |access-date=3 September 2021 |publisher=The NewsMinute |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902232421/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-announces-new-film-starring-kalidas-jayaram-and-tanya-ravichandran |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vishal Menon |date=21 February 2021 |title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi is back with 'Kaali' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-speaks-about-kaali-and-vijay-antony/article22816598.ece |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=The Hindu |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902232408/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-speaks-about-kaali-and-vijay-antony/article22816598.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2021 |title=Successful female directors of Tamil cinema |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/article/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-to-sudha-kongara-successful-female-directors-of-tamil-cinema/750480 |access-date=3 September 2021 |publisher=Times Now |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902232408/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/article/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-to-sudha-kongara-successful-female-directors-of-tamil-cinema/750480 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anupama Subramanian |date=25 March 2018 |title=Life as a woman director is tough: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/250318/life-as-a-woman-director-is-tough-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi.html |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=Deccan Chronicle |archive-date=2 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902233027/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/250318/life-as-a-woman-director-is-tough-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and made the web series ''[[Paper Rocket]]'' for [[Zee5]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/southcinema/jayam-ravis-kadhalikka-neramillai-gets-a-release-date/ar-AA1wNTvj?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1|title = Jayam Ravi's Kadhalikka Neramillai gets a release date | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref> The next was the romantic comedy, ''[[Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025 film)|Kadhalikka Neramillai]]'', released on 14 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Jan/01/jayam-ravis-kadhalikka-neramillai-gets-a-release-date|title = Jayam Ravi and Nithya Menen's Kadhalikka Neramillai gets a release date | website=[[Cinema Express]] | date=January 2025 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kiruthiga married Udhayanidhi Stalin in 2002. The couple have a son named Inban who was born in 2004 and a daughter named Tanmaya was born in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-30 |title=Udhayanidhi Stalin shares a cute picture with his son Inbanidhi! - Viral photo - News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/udhayanidhi-stalin-shares-wife-son-inbanidhi-cute-latestviral-photo-maamannan-update--news-319045 |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204200741/https://www.indiaglitz.com/udhayanidhi-stalin-shares-wife-son-inbanidhi-cute-latestviral-photo-maamannan-update--news-319045 |url-status=live }}</ref> Inban has signed for [[NEROCA FC]] football club which plays in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2021 |title=Popular Indian football club signs Tamil Nadu CM Stalin's grandson Inban Udhayanidhi |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/aug/28/popular-indian-football-club-signs-tamil-nadu-cm-stalin-grandson-inban-udhayanidhi-2351047.html |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903001428/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/aug/28/popular-indian-football-club-signs-tamil-nadu-cm-stalin-grandson-inban-udhayanidhi-2351047.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2021 |title=A goal away from politics for Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin's grandson Inban Udhayanidhi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/a-goal-away-from-politics-for-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalins-grandson-inban/articleshow/85677033.cms |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=3 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903001428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/a-goal-away-from-politics-for-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalins-grandson-inban/articleshow/85677033.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Vanakkam Chennai]]'' ||Directorial debut
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Kaali (2018 film)|Kaali]]'' ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Paper Rocket]]'' ||[[Zee5]] web series
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025 film)|Kadhalikka Neramillai]]'' ||
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Film directors from Chennai]]
[[Category:Indian atheists]]
[[Category:Indian women film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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