Actors body to pay tribute to Karuna

Aug 11 (PTI) An actors body, the South Indian Artistes Association today said it would hold a memorial meet on August 13 to pay tributes to departed DMK chief M Karunanidhi. SIAA, hailing Karunanidhi as a doyen of Tamil film industry, said the meet will be held by 5 p.m at Kamarajar Arangam here. In a statement, SIAA President M Nasser exhorted all the members and office-bearers to take part in the event. Karunanidhi was a distinguished screen writer who began his career in Tamil film industry with the movie 'Rajakumari' (1947). The DMK patriarch had breathed his last at a hospital here on August 7 after fighting for life for 11 days. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)