<Tr> <Th> Residence </Th> <Td> Gopalapuram, Chennai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924--7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011 . He was a long - standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten - time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party . Before entering politics he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter . He has also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple - volume memoir . He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar, meaning artist in Tamil . </P> <P> Karunanidhi died on 7 August 2018 at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai after prolonged, age - related illness . </P>

This person was a long-standing leader of the dravidian movement