Napoleon (actor)
Napoleon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kumaresan Duraisamy 2 December 1963 |
| Education | St. Joseph's College, Trichy |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse |
Jayasudha (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Government of India | |
| In office 13 June 2009 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Manmohan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Selja Kumari |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1980-2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014) |
| Website | actornepoleon |
Kumaresan Duraisamy (born 2 December 1963), known professionally by his stage name Napoleon, is an American Indian actor, entrepreneur and former Indian politician. He was the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment in Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet. He has acted predominately in Tamil films apart from some Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and English movies.