He (Kamal Haasan) has decided to launch the party from there since the office-bearers of the fan club were particular about Madurai. Though the British rule and cinema shifted the focus to Chennai, Madurai indicated the changing trend in Tamil Nadu politics in modern times. Shanmugam, the acting guru of Mr. Kamal Haasan, in his autobiography. Long before cinema captured the imagination of Tamil people, it was Madurai, the land of Tamil Sangam, that served as the hub of theatre. The victory of AIADMK candidate Maya Thevar in Dindigul Lok Sabha constituency in the composite Madurai district heralded the arrival of MGR in Tamil Nadu politics in a big way in 1973.
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