Annadurai was an acclaimed writer in the Tamil language. He was the first politician from the Dravidian parties to use Tamil cinema extensively for political propaganda.
MGR served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987.
After the death of her husband Chief Minister MG Ramachandran, she became the Chief Minister on 23 January 1988 and worked for 23 days as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She was popularly known as VN Janaki in the Tamil film industry.
NTR served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms.
Jayalalithaa, popularly known as Amma. From 1991 to 2016, Jayalalithaa served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016.
Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011.