Napoleon

There is something compelling about a screen star who chooses to enter actual public service. Napoleon, born in Tiruchirappalli in 1963 and educated at St Joseph's College, built fame across Tamil cinema and reached beyond it into Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and even English films, then carried that reach into politics as a government minister. I find the dual career genuinely admirable; trading the safety of celebrity for the friction of governance takes nerve. Whether or not one shares his politics, the willingness to act in two arenas, fiction and reality, says a lot about his ambition and appetite for impact.

Name (English)

Napoleon

Name (Japanese)

ナポレオン

Reading

なぽれおん

Born

December 2, 1963 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rabbit

Origin

Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli district, India

Occupation

actor / politician

University

St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%20(actor)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3534639

Tags

• Tiruchirappalli district
• actor
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-18

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