Kerala elections | Silver screen stardust in focus this poll season
The Hindu
A jinx was finally broken in the general elections of 2014. Actor Innocent’s spectacular victory at Chalakudy was perhaps the first in Kerala for a film star with no political legacy to boast of.
Even when other southern States such as Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh elected popular stars as Chief Ministers, Malayalis preferred to view cinema and politics separately. They loved their stars yes, but perhaps not enough to make them MPs or MLAs just for their stardom.
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