Treasurer Website The Nadigar Sangam (English: Actors' association), officially known as the South Indian Artistes' Association (SIAA), is a for,, and actors in the Indian state of, based in. Formed in 1952, the group has a charitable trust fund to provide pension to retired actors, voiced support for actors caught in controversy, and have collectively protested socio-political issues. Elections in the Nadigar Sangam, which is made up of over 3000 members, are held once every three years to determine the president of the group., who had been elected unopposed three times since 2006 when former president stepped down, was ousted after an election on 18 October 2015. Contents • • • • • • • History [ ] Formation and early history [ ] Film director, who had helped Sri Sathyamurthy start the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, was approached by actors R. Somasundaram, T. Sivathanu, N. Kannappa and Sattampillai Venkatraman to create a representative organisation in for professional actors from, since many filming studios of Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema industries were also based in Madras (now ) at the time.

Subsequently in August 1952, they launched the Junior Actors Association (Thunai Nadigar Sangam) for junior artistes. Thereafter, expressed his desire to join this group and insisted that there should be no difference amongst actors on the basis of seniority, and hence, it came to be called the Nadigar Sangam. As films from all the four southern languages were shot in during that period, it was later renamed Thenn Indhiya Nadigar Sangam (South Indian Artistes Association). On 15 November 1952, it was registered as a society with rules and bylaws in place. Subrahmanyam and MGR donated money to help run this association, and began recruiting members. The founder-president was T.

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Sundaram, while the vice-presidents were MGR,, S. Sundaram and K. The secretaries were T. Sivathanu and R. Somasundaram, while R.

Manohar was appointed as the treasurer. The first member on its rolls, as of 1955, was N. Kannappa, and the next was M. In November 1955, a magazine, Nadigan Kural (The Voice of the Artiste) was started by MGR, who served as its first editor.

Over the following years, the society began to function and in February 1954, the first elections were held. The Sanga, organised railway concession for drama artistes and paved way for the introduction of bus services to the studios, through the bus, 12B (Santhome to Kodambakkam) in 1955.

A fund-raiser for cyclone relief was organised in December 1955 and at the event, plays and light music performances were organised. The team purchased over 2,000 square feet (190 m 2) of land on Habibulla Road in, an affluent neighbourhood in Madras (now ).

Upon Ramachandran's appointment as in 1977, he approved the Nadigar Sangam's construction of a new building, comprising a preview theatre, a gym and an office space. Subsequently upon opening of the Sankardas Swamigal auditorium, Sivaji Ganesan became its president and Major Sunderrajan, its secretary. By generating income through the building, Sivaji administered regular payment to poor artistes in the organisation.

On 5 May 1987, a public charitable trust called the Nadigar Sangam Charitable Trust was registered, with founders of the trust being,, and. The trust was established to provide educational, medical and other forms of monetary assistance to needy members of the Nadigar Sangam. Debt, fundraising events and protests [ ] During the late 1990s, pressure began to grow on incumbent leader after allegations of financial wrongdoing. In October 1997, the film industry had a protest against the leadership. Was elected unopposed as the President of the Nadigar Sangam in August 2000, while was appointed as the General Secretary. Although members had called for a new committee to replace the existing group, several experienced members stayed on in roles.

Vijayakanth's initial task was to clear up debt totalling over ₹2 crore. Vijayakanth retained presidency of the Nadigar Sangam after defeating Devi by 972 to 124 votes in December 2002. Sarathkumar continued as the General Secretary, while, Radharavi and were made Vice Presidents. Vijayakanth organised 'Star Night' stage shows in and to fundraise for the Nadigar Sangam's accumulated debt, which was at approximately ₹4.5. Later on in the year, the Sangam staged a 5000 people-strong an anti-Karnataka demonstration in Neyveli, demanding stoppage of power supply to that state, as a result of the. Again in 2004, another star show was conducted in and for fundraising. Following the launch of his political party, Vijayakanth opted to stand down as the President of the Nadigar Sangam and called for elections.

Both and were expected to run for presidency, but following his loss at the, the latter pulled out. And had also considered running for the presidential post, but opted against doing so. Eventually, Sarathkumar was elected unopposed, while was elected as General Secretary and and as vice-presidents.

In May 2008, the group organised a one-day hunger strike opposing the government's of the and the abuse of Tamils in the state of. In September 2008, Sarathkumar called upon a one-day hunger strike, protesting the deaths of several Tamils in and the ongoing. It was among the first of a series of that occurred the following year across the world. Sarathkumar was elected unopposed in June 2009, with joining the incumbent team as a treasurer. Free Software For Students. On 7 October 2009, Sarathkumar launched a rally against the -based newspaper for publishing a news article claiming Indian pornographic actress Bhuvaneshwari had exposed several Tamil actresses involved in illegal sex-work. The actresses listed on the newspaper, with their photos, were, Seetha, Nalini, Anju,, and.

General secretary filed a defamation complaint to Chennai Police, resulting in the arrest of the newspaper's editor. Journalists, including editor, condemned Lenin's arrest as only being done to appease film stars and demanded his release. Lenin was later released on bail. In 2010, Sarathkumar and his wife, who were respectively the star and co-producer of the film, held a press conference condemning the act of giving films unauthorized distribution on the Internet, after it was discovered that an unedited full-length version of the film had been uploaded online.

Building controversy and 2015 election [ ] In 2010, the Nadigar Sangam announced the idea to demolish its existing building in, and construct a new one. On 6 August 2010, allowed a long-term lease of the land, which was approximately 18 grounds and worth ₹150 at the time, to. A 29-year, 11-month land lease agreement was signed by Sarathkumar on 25 November 2010 to (now known as SPI Cinemas), who planned commercial developments, including a multiplex and office space. Demolition of the building began in March 2011. Sarathkumar was elected unopposed for a third consecutive term in June 2012. Radharavi, and continued as General Secretary, Vice President and Treasurer respectively, while K.

Kaalai replaced as a Vice President. On 30 November 2012, a case was filed at the by film actor Poochi Murugan and P. Kaja Mohideen against Sarathkumar and Ravi to stop the land lease to SPI Cinemas. Murugan alleged that the initial leasing of land by Ravi was done illegally and unilaterally without consulting the nine-member board of trustees or seeking approval from the rest of the association before deciding to lease. Murugan also claimed that the land rent set for SPI Cinemas was far less than market value and alleged that both Sarathkumar and Ravi were involved in a due to the fact that the two were brothers-in-law, accusing them of trying to take full control of the trust. In 2013, a few members including and questioned the intent behind demolishing the building and leasing the land to a private company. Sarathkumar justified his acts claiming that leasing the land would generate income for the association, which would be used to assist members in need.

Vishal insisted that the lease to SPI Cinemas be cancelled and that the association should construct its own building. Comedy actor was expelled from the Nadigar Sangam over allegations of speaking negatively about the association, after he questioned the intent behind the land lease and building demolition. In November 2014, Vishal submitted a complaint against Radha Ravi and Kaalai, who both remarked that anyone speaking out against Sarathkumar are dogs. Vishal alleged that leasing the land to construct a multiplex was money-motivated.

Sarathkumar later accused Vishal of stating negative remarks about the Nadigar Sangam and that the association 'will take action against him and he may also be removed from the Nadigar Sangam' to which Vishal later denied and stated, 'Questioning why the construction of the building hasn't started yet is not wrong according to me, and I will continue to do that. I just want all younger actors to join this good cause, and that too, I had clearly said, 'under the leadership of Sarathkumar only'.' In June 2015, Vishal announced his intention to contest in the upcoming elections with a team against Sarathkumar if the lease agreement to SPI Cinemas was not retracted. Sarathkumar was backed by Radha Ravi, who was seeking another term for secretary.

Along with the two were S. Kannan who contested for treasurer, while and ran for vice presidents. Their opposition, collectively named the Pandavar team after the from the, was led by Vishal running for secretary, Nassar running for president, running for treasurer, and both and running for vice presidents. Originally set for 15 June 2015, the election was issued an interim stay by the Madras High Court and pushed to 18 October 2015 after members of the Pandavar team requested that the election venue should be held at a private location with a former chief of justice observing the election process. Between June and October 2015, both teams campaigned vehemently against each other across Tamil Nadu and encouraged actors to vote. While both teams vowed to commence the construction of the new building, Sarathkumar promised increased pension from the state government, houses for those with over 20 year memberships, and workshops for aspiring actors. Vishal and the Pandavar team advocated for change in administration and democracy in the association.

Their campaigns eventually came to be noted in the media as a battle between older generation actors (referring to Sarathkumar's team) and younger generation actors (referring to the Pandavar team), although both teams had supporters of all age groups. Actors,,,,,, and openly expressed their support to the Pandavar team while,,,,, and were among the group of actors supporting Sarathkumar. Silambarasan labelled Vishal as 'someone new coming in and breaking the film fraternity.' Following Haasan's support to the Pandavar team, Sarathkumar accused him of being ungrateful after he had helped Haasan during the release controversy of (2015).

During a campaign speech on 17 October 2015, Sarathkumar mocked Haasan and berated Sivakumar, which led to negative criticism of Sarathkumar over social media. The election took place at St. Ebbas Girls' Higher Secondary School in, on 18 October 2015 peacefully amid a strong police presence, despite a brief altercation between Vishal and Sarathkumar. Eventually, the five contestants of the Pandavar team were victorious. Vishal was victorious for the General Secretary position over Radha Ravi by 307 votes, while Nassar beat Sarathkumar to become President by 113 votes. Administrative teams [ ] Years President Committee Ref.

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