A 79-year-old member walks into court.
He says the rules are clear.
Three-year term. Election after. No exceptions.
On the other side? Three of Tamil cinema's biggest names — Nasser, Vishal Krishna, and Karthi.
And a courtroom drama that's been quietly brewing inside Kollywood's most powerful actors' body.
The South Indian Artistes Association — aka Nadigar Sangam — represents nearly 2,900 actors.
In March 2022, members elected:
Their term? Three years. Clock ran out on March 19, 2025.
But they didn't leave.
One word: convention centre.
A dream project the association has been chasing for years. Karthi alone donated ₹1 crore toward the building back in 2019.
Now it's in its final push — and the office-bearers want to see it through.
So at the 68th AGM on September 8, 2024, a member named S.R. Sekar moved a resolution.
Let them stay till 2028. Finish the project.
👉 311 members co-signed. Passed unanimously.
Then on October 14, 2025, the Tamil Nadu government sealed it with a G.O. — extending their tenure officially till March 19, 2028.
Bonus: it saves the Sangam an estimated ₹40 lakh in election costs.
V. Nambirajan, 79, a member since 2015, filed a civil suit.
His argument: the bylaws say three years means three years.
But here's where it gets spicy.
The Sangam's counsel told the court Nambirajan has never attended a single AGM — not in 2024, not in any year since he joined.
And he challenged only the AGM resolution… not the government order that actually extended the tenure.
Translation from the Sangam's side: he's a proxy litigant, pushed by disgruntled insiders trying to stall the convention centre.
Justice A.D. Maria Clete asked the question that may decide everything:
Even if the AGM resolution is struck down… what does the plaintiff actually gain when the G.O. still stands?
If the answer is nothing — the suit collapses before it begins.
Orders drop July 1, 2026. Just 3 days away.
The stakes:
Kollywood doesn't usually do its drama in courtrooms.
This week, it does.
That's all for now!
