Napoleon
Published: January 30, 2015
Napoleon is a Tamil film actor, politician and the founder and chairman of the Jeevan Technologies. His real name is Kumaresan Duraisamy. He was the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Cabinet. During his early ages, he acted in nearly 100 movies in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language and Kannada films. He was born on 2 December 1963 the fifth of six children. His family was occupied in agriculture. He graduated from St. Joseph’s College, Trichy. His Father is Duraisamy Reddiar and Mother Saraswathi Ammal.
He entered the Tamil film industry in 1991 with P. Bharathiraja’s rural film Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu, playing the antagonist role. Other roles followed, including in Yejamaan (1993) Seevalaperi Pandi, Devasuram, Ravanaprabhu, Vattaram, Pokkiri and Dasavatharam. His role as Mundakkal Shekharan in the blockbuster action film Devasuram is widely regarded as his best performance to-date. He reprised the role in the Ravanaprabhu, a sequel to Devasuram. Among the forthcoming Tamil and Telugu films in which he features are Saleem, Oye!, Pallikondapuram and Azhagarmalai.
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Name | Napoleon |
Real Name | Kumaresan Duraisamy |
DOB | 02/12/1963 |
Place of Birth | Trichy, Tamil Nadu |
Complexion | Fair |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Black |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Hindu |
School | Government High School in Peruvalanallur, Lalgudi, Trichy |
College | St. Joseph’s College, Trichy |
Height | 6’3” |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
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Occupation | Film Actor,Politician |
Active from | 1991 |
Debut movie | Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (Tamil) |
Known For | Kizhakku Cheemayile.Yejaman,Seevalaperi Pandi |
Awards | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize (1997) – Ettupatti Rasa |
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Home Town | Chennai |
Parents | Duraisamy – Saraswathi Ammal |
Spouse | Jayasudha Nepoleon |
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Children | Dhanoosh,Kunal |
Siblings | Kirubakaran,Thilagar,Mangaiarkarasi,Devi,Eswari |
Relative | K. N. Nehru (Uncle) |
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