Meet the Ministers - Minister of State (MOS)
Shri D. Napoleon
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
| Particulars |
Description |
| Name |
D. NAPOLEON |
| Date of Birth |
02/12/1963 |
| Place of Birth |
Peruvalanallur, Lalgudi Taluk, Trichirapalli District, Tamilnadu. |
| Father's Name |
Shri P.R. Duraiswami |
| Mother's Name |
Smt. Saraswathy |
| Education |
- Completed Schooling at Government High school in Peruvalanallur, Lalgudi, Trichy.
- Graduation: B.A. History at St. Joseph's College, Trichy
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| Public Life |
- In 1991 , started his acting career making his debut in the Tamil film "PUDHU NELLU PUDHU NAATHU". Since then he has completed more than 90 films in all the South Indian languages namely Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
- Out of the 90 odd films in which Napoleon had acted, nearly 50 films had successfully completed 100 days and 5 Films were Silver Jubilee Super hit. On his 27th film "SIVALAPERI PANDI" he became a Hero in the Film Industry with a mass applause.
- Entered in to social and political life under the Chief Minister and DMK leader Dr. Kalaignar Karunanidhi and was elected as M.L.A. from Villivakkam Constituency in the year 2001.
- Presently he has been Elected as Member of Parliament from Perambalur Constituency and is now the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.
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| Sports Achievements |
- TAMIL NADU BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN.
- Award winner of Basketball tournaments in University level.
- Divisional level player of Athletics in Decathlon
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| Cinema Achievements |
South Indian Film Artists Association Vice - President for the period from 2000 to 2006 |
| Awards & Titles |
- Won Murasoli Trust "Kalaignar" award in the year 2008
- Also Won Close up Award and Thums up Award in the year 2000
- Won "KALAIMAMANI" award in the year 1998
- Won the Government's M.G.R. Award in the year 1998
- Won the Government's Best actor Special award for the film "ETTUPATTI RASA" In the year 1997
- Won the Best Actor Award State Level. He was conferred the title "MAVEERAN" (the great hero) by film fans
in the year 1994
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