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	'''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~~>~~		'''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 ==		== 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~~>~~		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 ==		== 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~~>~~		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>

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{{Infobox person
| name= Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi
|image=File:GK Reddy being presented the prizes by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi at the Senior citizens sports meet.jpg
|caption= Kiruthiga giving an award at a Senior citizens' sports meet in 2017
| birth_name =
| occupation = Film director
| years_active = 2013–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]|2002}}
| relatives = See ''[[Karunanidhi family]]''
| children = 2
| othername =
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/mar/20/i-am-more-confident-as-a-director-now-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-1789536.html | title=I am more confident as a director now: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=20 March 2018 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref>
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'''Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi''' is an Indian Tamil director.She is the editor of a literary magazine called Inbox 1305.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Causes/306/on-her-own.html | title=Not one to rest on family laurels | publisher=The Weekendleader | date=4 November 2010 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kollywood Director Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi Biography, News, Photos, Videos|url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/director/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi|website=nettv4u}}</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}}</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=www.behindwoods.com}}</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/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/vijay-antony-and-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-team-up-for-kaali/story-SLssUqKArCzgJFVMVKa7BJ.html |title=Vijay Antony and Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi team up for Kaali|publisher=Hindustan Times |accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref> The movie produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, starred Shiva and Priya Anand in the lead roles. In February 2017, she directed a music video "Sadhayai Meeri" <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-santhosh-narayanan-vivek-sadhayai-meeri-song-about-transgenders-review-tamil-news-179117 |title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi Santhosh Narayanan VIvek Sadhayai meeri song about transgenders review|publisher=Indiaglitz|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref> composed by [[Santhosh Narayanan]] which portrays the pains of transgender people. She directed the film ''[[Vanakkam Chennai]]'' (2013) for [[Red Giant Movies]] and ''[[Kaali (2018 film)|Kaali]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-to-announce-her-next-project-soon-deets-inside/articleshow/82402994.cms | title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi to announce her next project soon; deets inside | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=5 May 2021 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-announces-new-film-starring-kalidas-jayaram-and-tanya-ravichandran | title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi announces new film starring Kalidas Jayaram and Tanya Ravichandran | publisher=The NewsMinute | date=7 June 2021 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-speaks-about-kaali-and-vijay-antony/article22816598.ece | title=Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi is back with 'Kaali' | publisher=The Hindu | date=21 February 2021 | accessdate=3 September 2021 | author=Vishal Menon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/article/kiruthiga-udhayanidhi-to-sudha-kongara-successful-female-directors-of-tamil-cinema/750480 | title=Successful female directors of Tamil cinema | publisher=Times Now | date=28 April 2021 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/250318/life-as-a-woman-director-is-tough-kiruthiga-udhayanidhi.html | title=Life as a woman director is tough: Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi | publisher=Deccan Chronicle | work=Anupama Subramanian | date=25 March 2018 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kiruthiga married [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] in 2002 and the couple have a son and a daughter. Her son Inban Udhayanidhi has signed for [[NEROCA FC]] football club which plays in the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/aug/28/popular-indian-football-club-signs-tamil-nadu-cm-stalin-grandson-inban-udhayanidhi-2351047.html | title=Popular Indian football club signs Tamil Nadu CM Stalin's grandson Inban Udhayanidhi | publisher=The New Indian Express | date=28 August 2021 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/a-goal-away-from-politics-for-tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalins-grandson-inban/articleshow/85677033.cms | title=A goal away from politics for Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s grandson Inban Udhayanidhi | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | date=27 August 2021 | accessdate=3 September 2021}}</ref>

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