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<div>{{Short description|Indian politician}}<br />
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{{Infobox Officeholder<br />
| name = Pala. Karuppiah<br />
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| office = [[Member of parliament|Member]] of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = 2011<br />
| term_end = 2016<br />
| constituency = [[Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)|Harbour]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1943|4|2}}<br />
| birth_place = Karaikudi<ref name="palaassembly">{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/018.htm|title=Thiru. Pala. Karuppiah (AIADMK) 18. Harbour Chennai District|publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}</ref><br />
| birth_name = Chinna Karuppiah<br />
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| party = [[Makkal Needhi Maiam]]<br />
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| occupation = Actor, Writer and Cinema Producer<ref name="palaassembly"/><br />
| otherparty = Janata Dal, MDMK, <br />
AIADMK (2010-2016)<br />
DMK(2016-2019)<br />
Makkal Needhi Maiam (2021)<br />
}}<br />
'''Pala. Karuppiah''' or ''' Chinna Karuppiah''' is an Indian politician, film producer, actor and author. He was a member of Legislative assembly in the [[Fourteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)|Harbour constituency]] in the [[Chennai District]].<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-04-26}}</ref> He is an actor in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]]s, starting with ''[[Angadi Theru]]''. He is also an author who wrote ''Pattinathaar Oru Paarvai'', ''Arasiyal Sadhirattangal'', ''Kaalam Kizhittha Kodugal'', ''Kannadhaasan'', ''Kaalathin Velippaadu'', ''Ellaigal Neettha Rama Kaadhai'' and ''Karunanidhi Enna Kadavulaa''.<br />
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On 28 January 2016 Pala was expelled from [[AIADMK]] by party general secretary [[J. Jayalalithaa]] after being accused of indulging in activities contrary to party ideology and bringing it into disrepute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/pala-karuppiah-sacked/article8160389.ece|title=Pala. Karuppiah expelled from AIADMK|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 January 2016}}</ref> A day later he resigned from [[Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)|his assembly constituency]].<ref name="palahindu">{{cite web|url=http://redpix.tv/getting-insulted-aiadmk-pala-karuppiah-takes-refuge-karunanidhi-camp/}}</ref> His house was attacked by unknown assailants following it. He later met the media and accused the AIADMK government of corruption.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/pala-karuppiahs-house-attacked/article8170214.ece|title=Pala. Karuppiah's house attacked|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
;Actor<br />
*''[[Thiruvannamalai (film)|Thiruvannamalai]]'' (2008) - Local Politician<br />
*''[[Angadi Theru]]'' (2010) - Annachi<br />
*''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2018) - [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] <br />
*''[[Action (2019 film)|Action]]'' (2019) - [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] <br />
*''[[MGR Magan]]'' (2021) - K. R. Thangavel<br />
*''[[Friendship (2021 film)|Friendship]]'' (2021) - Judge<br />
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;Producer<br />
*''[[Indru Nee Nalai Naan]]'' (1983)<br />
*''[[Andha Oru Nimidam]]'' (1985)<br />
*''[[Theertha Karaiyinile]]'' (1987)<br />
*''[[Poruthathu Pothum]]'' (1988)<br />
*''Vaa Vaa Vasanthamey'' (1992) (also director)<br />
*''Naadi Thudikkuthadi'' (TBA)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011-2016)|state=collapsed}}<br />
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[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil film producers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Sivaganga district]]<br />
[[Category:1943 births]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Makkal Needhi Maiam politicians]]<br />
[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]<br />
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