Dayanidhi Azhagiri


Dhayanidhi Azhagiri is an Indian Tamil cinema producer and distributor. He is the owner of the Cloud Nine Movies banner. His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Alagiri, the former Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Personal life

He studied at the College of Engineering, Guindy. Dayanidhi married Chennai-based Advocate Anusha on 18 November 2010.
They have a son named Rudra Dev

Controversy

A case has been filed against Dayanidhi in connection with an estimated Rs.16,000 crore mining scam. His bank accounts have been frozen, a look out notice has been issued against him and he is also being looked for by the Immigration Department. He has been absconding.
A district court in Madurai has issued a non bailable warrant against Dayanidhi in connection with the illegal granite quarrying scam. All his relatives have claimed ignorance about his whereabouts. TN police is contemplating to declare him as a proclaimed offender.

Filmography

YearTitleActorsLanguageRoleNotes
2008Vaaranam AayiramSuriya, Simran, Ramya, Sameera ReddyTamilDistributor
2010Thamizh PadamShiva, Disha PandeyTamilProducer
2010PaiyaaKarthi, Tamannaah Bhatia, Milind SomanTamilDistributor
2010Naan Mahaan AllaKarthi, Kajal AggarwalTamilDistributor
2010Rattha SarrithiramSuriya, Vivek Oberoi, PriyamaniTamilDistributorTamil version of Rakta Charitra
2011Thoonga NagaramVimal, Bharani, Nishanth, AnjaliTamilProducer
2011VaanamSilambarasan, Bharath, Anushka, Sonia Agarwal, Prakash Raj, SaranyaTamilDistributor
2011Azhagarsamiyin KudhiraiAppuKutty, Saranya Mohan, SooriTamilDistributor
2011MankathaAjith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun SarjaTamilProducerWinner ITFA Best Movie Award
2013Udhayam NH4Siddharth, Ashrita ShettyTamilProducer
2013ThagaraaruArulnithi, Poorna,TamilProducer
2014VadacurryJai, Swati ReddyTamilProducerUnder Meeka Entertainment

Awards

;International Tamil Film Awards