The year 1952 witnessed the birth of the Nadigar Sangam, which was founded by MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, M.R.Radha and a few others. The artists contributed money and bought 99 cents of land in Habibullah Road, T Nagar, Chennai. In 1977, when MGR became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Nadigar Sangam constructed a new building in the premises, a preview theatre, a gym and an office space. The South Indian Film Artistes’ Association (SIFAA) popularly called as Nadigar Sangam will have its elections on the 18th October. This year around, former High Court judge, Justice E. Padmanabhan, will preside over the election, as per the Madras High Court orders. Two teams are contesting the elections headed each by Sarathkumar and Nasser for various posts in the Sangam.