Napoleon (actor)

Napoleon
Born
Kumaresan Duraisamy

(1963-12-02) 2 December 1963 (age 60)
EducationSt. Joseph's College, Trichy
Occupations
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Jayasudha
(m. 1993)
Children2
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India
In office
13 June 2009 – 20 March 2013
Preceded byManmohan Singh
Succeeded bySelja Kumari
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2014-present)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1980-2014)
Websiteactornepoleon.com

Kumaresan Duraisamy (born 2 December 1963), known professionally by his stage name Napoleon, is an Indian actor, entrepreneur and former politician.[1] He was the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet. He has acted predominately in Tamil films apart from some Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and English movies.[2]

  1. ^ Manoj, CG (29 May 2009). "After MLA napoleon ready for real power". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW | Actor Napoleon on his Hollywood debut film 'Devil's Night: Dawn of the Nain Rouge'". The New Indian Express. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.