The movie-star to politics transition pretty much is run from late 60s and mid 80s. The two storied legends are MGR in Tamil Nadu and NTR in Andhra Pradesh. J.

The movie-star to politics transition pretty much is run from late 60s and mid 80s. The two storied legends are MGR in Tamil Nadu and NTR in Andhra Pradesh. J. Jayalalitha was protege of MGR and she took over after a internal struggle after MGR's death. The present day India does have its movie-star to Politican transition most of them are topped off at the most as MPs or MLAs, many tried but nobody ever reached the zenith like MGR, Jayalalitha and NTR. Movie stars in India esp. South tend to be super duper populists and when Movies were the only medium of entertainment (they still are primary) they wear their movie character out into the real world when they transform into Politicians. The results are mediocre, but this transition brought a Personality Cult or should I say exaggerated that mentality, pretty much each politician in India who is running for Chief Minster or Prime Minister runs as if they are the "Savior" who will turn the 70 years mis-rule on the head.