There have been several families who have had two or more members have been involved in Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

 in a variety of professions related to the industry. For actors who featured in predominantly Hindi films rather than Tamil films (i.e Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...

 or Kajol

Kajol

Kajol Devgn , better known as Kajol, is an Indian film actress appearing in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of India's most successful and talented female actors....

; see List of Hindi film clans). Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in South Indian cinema.

Aggarwal family

• Kajal Aggarwal
  Kajal Aggarwal
  Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...
  
  , leading film actress
• Nisha Aggarwal
  Nisha Aggarwal
  Nisha Aggarwal is an Indian film actress. She was born in Mumbai, India to Suman Agarwal and Vinay Agarwal, who has appeared in Telugu language films. Nisha is the younger sister of prominent Indian actress, Kajal Aggarwal. She is best known for featuring alongside Varun Sandesh in Emaindi Ee...
  
  , film actress; sister of Kajal

Ahathian family

• Ahathian
  Agathiyan
  Agathiyan is an acclaimed Tamil film director. He has won National Film Award for Best Directing as well as National Film Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for the Tamil film Kaadhal Kottai...
  
  , noted film director
  • Thiru Krishnamoorthy, film director; son-in-law of Ahathian
• Vijayalakshmi, actress; daughter of Ahathian

Ajith Kumar family

• Ajith Kumar
  Ajith Kumar
  Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
  
  , a leading actor who has appeared in 50 films, has won major awards and holds a large fan base; husband of Shalini
• Shalini, former actress who featured in critically acclaimed films and started as a child artiste; daughter of Sharaf Babu
  • Richard Rishi
    Richard Rishi
    Richard Rishi ; is a Tamil film actor. He has appeared in nearly a dozen films. He is the brother of actresses Shamili and Shalini who is married to Ajith Kumar.- Filmography :-References:...
    
    , an actor who has featured in several low budget films in Tamil and Telugu without considerable success; son of Sharaf Babu
• Shamili
  Shamili
  Shamili , better known as Baby Shamili, is a Indian actress, who has primarily acted as a child actor in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films...
  
  , actress who a National Award as a child artiste and has recently featured in her first role as female lead; daughter of Sharaf Babu

Akkineni family

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao
  Akkineni Nageswara Rao , also known as ANR, is a Telugu cinema actor from Gudivada, Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao has worked in several genres of films in his 70-year acting career, including mythological, social, and drama films...
  
  , veteran award-winning Telugu actor.
• Akkineni Nagarjuna
  Akkineni Nagarjuna
  Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...
  
  , legendary Telugu film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films; son of Nageswara Rao.
  • Amala
    Amala (actress)
    Amala Akkineni is an Indian film actress and Animal welfare activist. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films.-Biography:...
    
    , former leading actress who had appeared in successful films; wife of Nagarjuna
• Naga Chaitanya
  Naga Chaitanya
  Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...
  
  , leading Telugu actor who has appeared in a couple of films; son of Nagarjuna and Lakshmi (see Daggubati family)
• Akhil Akkineni, child artiste in a single film; son of Nagarjuna and Amala
• Sumanth
  Sumanth
  Sumanth is a Telugu film actor. He is the nephew of actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios, a prominent film studio/production house that was established in 1975 by his grandfather....
  
  , noted actor; grandson of Nageswara Rao.
• Sushanth
  Sushanth
  Sushanth is a Telugu film actor. He has appeared in Telugu films in leading roles. He is the nephew of Nagarjuna, whilst his cousins Sumanth and Naga Chaitanya are also actors.-Early career:...
  
  , upcoming actor; grandson of Nageswara Rao.

Azhagappan family

• A. L. Azhagappan, noted film producer
• Senthilkumar, actor; son of Azhagappan.
• A. L. Vijay
  A. L. Vijay
  A. L. Vijay is a Tamil film director. Earlier he worked as an assistant and close associate of director Priyadarshan. His father A. L. Azhagappan was the president of Tamilnadu Producers Council and appeared in the film Eesan. His brother, Udhaya, has also starred in Tamil films. Presently A. L...
  
  , Tamil film director; son of Azhagappan.
• Udhaya
  Udhaya
  Udhaya is a Tamil film which released on 28 March 2004 and was directed by Azhagam Perumal. This film has Vijay in the main lead. Simran played his love interest. The music for this film is by Academy Award winner music maestro A. R. Rahman.-Story:...
  
  , film actor; son of Azhagappan.

Balasubrahmanyam family

• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...
  
  , prominent award-winning playback singer and actor.
  • S. P. Sailaja
    S. P. Sailaja
    Sripathi Panditaradhyula Sailaja , is a versatile Indian singer. She lent her voice to Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. She has sung about 5000 songs to date.-Early life:She was born in Konetammapeta in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh...
    
    , playback singer; sister of Balasubrahmanyam
    • Subhalekha Sudhakar
      Subhalekha Sudhakar
      Subhalekha Sudhakar is an Indian film actor in Telugu cinema. He has acted in over 96 films. He is brother-in-law of legendary singer S. P. Balasubramaniam. He has acted in a few Tamil films as well. He made his acting debut in K. Viswanath's film Subhalekha. This gave him the screen name...
      
      , character actor; husband of Shailaja
• Charan Sripathi
  S. P. B. Charan
  Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries...
  
  , playback singer, film producer and actor; son of Balasubrahmanyam
• Pallavi, playback singer; daughter of Balasubrahmanyam

Bhagyaraj family

• K. Bhagyaraj, prominent director, screenplay writer and actor.
• Poornima
  Poornima Jayaram
  Poornima Jayaram is an Indian film actress of Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. She was a mainstream actress of the 80's. Her pairing with Shankar in Malayalam was a hit. She is married to Tamil director, actor, producer and script-writer Bhagyaraj and has a son Shantanu Bhagyaraj, who is...
  
  , former leading actress; wife of Bhagyaraj
• Saranya Bhagyaraj
  Saranya Bhagyaraj
  Saranya Bhagyaraj is an Indian film actress who appeared in Tamil and Malayalam films. She is the daughter of actor K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima Jayaram and is best known for her role in Parijatham. Her brother is notable actor Shanthnu Bhagyaraj-Filmography:...
  
  , actress who has appeared in a couple of films; daughter of Bhagyaraj
• Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
  Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
  Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...
  
  , upcoming film actor; son of Bhagyaraj

Bharathiraja family

• Bharathiraja
  Bharathiraja
  P. Bharathiraja , is a critically acclaimed South Indian filmmaker.He displayed a story-teller's potential from an early age. Bharathiraja is known for his realistic and sensitive portrayal of village-life in his movies....
  
  , prominent director, screenplay writer and actor.
• Manoj Bharathiraja
  Manoj Bharathiraja
  Manoj K. Bharathi is a Tamil film actor. He has starred in several films. He is most noted as son of director Bharathiraja.-Career:...
  
  , director and former film actor; son of Bharathirajaa
  • Nandhana, actress; wife of Manoj

Cethirakath family

• Arya
  Arya (actor)
  Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
  
  , leading film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films
• Sathya
  Sathya (actor)
  Sathya is a Tamil film actor who will debut in the Tamil film, Kadhal 2 Kalyanam in the lead role. His elder brother is the prominent actor, Arya. Sathya has numbers of films to release.-Personal life:...
  
  , an upcoming actor; brother of Arya

Chandrasekhar family

• S. A. Chandrasekhar
  S. A. Chandrasekhar
  S.A. Chandrasekhar is an Indian film director, producer and writer. He is the father of Kollywood actor Vijay.-Personal life:He is married to Shoba, who is a singer.His son Joseph Vijay is one of the leading kollywood actors and his daughter Vidhya passed away at the age of two.Jaya is his...
  
  , a director of over sixty films in Tamil and Telugu
• Shobha Chandrasekhar, a singer who has recorded film and non-film albums; wife of Chandrasekhar
  • S. N. Surendar, a dubbing artiste in films; brother of Shobha
  • Hari Prashanth, a child actor; son of Surendar
• Vijay
  Joseph Vijay
  Vijay is an Indian film actor and playback singer, who is based in the cinema of Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar. After performing uncredited roles as a child actor in films produced by his father, he made his debut in a lead role in the 1992 film...
  
  , a leading actor who has appeared in 50 films, with a large fan base; son of Chandrasekhar
• Jason Sanjay, a child artiste who has made a guest appearance in one song; son of Vijay
  • Vikranth
    Vikranth
    Vikranth is an Indian film actor. He was first introduced in the film Karka Kasadara directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. He is known for being the cousin of film star Vijay and nephew of S. A. Chandrasekhar....
    
    , an actor who has featured in several films in Tamil without considerable success; nephew of Chandrasekhar
    • Manasa, television actress; wife of Vikranth

Chiranjeevi family

• Chiranjeevi
  Chiranjeevi
  Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...
  
  , legendary Telugu film actor and politician
  • Allu Rama Lingaiah
    Allu Rama Lingaiah
    Allu Rama Lingaiah , commonly known as Allu, was an Indian Telugu language comedic actor from Palakollou, India who appeared in over one thousand Tollywood films.- Film career :...
    
    , former prominent film comedian (d. 2004); father-in-law of Chiranjeevi
  • Allu Aravind, noted film producer; brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi
    • Allu Bobby, film producer; son of Arvind
    • Allu Arjun
      Allu Arjun
      Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
      
      , a leading actor, with a large fan base; son of Arvind
    • Allu Sirish, film producer; son of Arvind
• Ram Charan Tej, leading award-winning film actor; son of Chiranjeevi
• Pawan Kalyan
  Pawan Kalyan
  Pawan Kalyan ; is an Indian film Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Action choreographer in Telugu cinema...
  
  , leading film actor with large fan base; brother of Chiranjeevi
  • Renu Desai, former film actress; wife of Pawan Kalyan
• Nagendra Babu
  Nagendra Babu
  Nagendra Babu Konidela is a Telugu film actor and producer. He acts mainly in supporting character roles and villain roles, though he has also played the hero in some films. He recently acted in 143, Anji, Shock , Sri Ramadasu , Chandamama and Orange...
  
  , film actor and producer; brother of Chiranjeevi
  • Sai Dharam Tej, film actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi
  • Viswa Tej, film actor; cousin of Chiranjeevi

Choudary family

• R. B. Choudary, noted film producer
• Githan Ramesh
  Githan Ramesh
  Ramesh Choudary, also known by his stage name Jithan Ramesh, is a Tamil and Telugu film actor from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the son of film producer R. B. Choudary and brother of actor Jeeva. He made his debut in the film Jithan and, as of 2010, he became a producer for the film Vaanam.-...
  
  , actor who has featured in a string of unsuccessful films; son of Choudary
• Jiiva, successful actor whose work has been critically acclaimed; son of Choudary

Daggubati family

• D. Rama Naidu, veteran noted film producer
• D. Suresh Babu, leading film producer; son of Rama Naidu
• Rana Daggubati
  Rana Daggubati
  Rana Daggubati is an Indian actor. Better known as Rana, he was born on 14 December 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer D. Suresh Babu, the latter being the elder son of D. Ramanaidu. Venkatesh is D. Ramanaidu's younger son. Rana is also nephew of another Tollywood actor...
  
  , upcoming actor; son of Suresh Babu
• Daggubati Venkatesh
  Daggubati Venkatesh
  Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
  
  , leading Telugu film actor who has appeared in several successful films; son of Rama Naidu
• Naga Chaitanya
  Naga Chaitanya
  Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...
  
  , leading Telugu actor who has appeared in a couple of films; grandson of Rama Naidu (see Akkineni family)

Deva family

• Deva
  Deva (music director)
  Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...
  
  , music director who has worked in hundreds of films.
• Sangeetha Bhaskar, singer; daughter of Deva.
  • Parthi Bhaskar, film director; son-in-law of Deva. (see Ilaiyaraaja)
• Srikanth Deva
  Srikanth Deva
  Srikanth Deva is a music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie Doubles in 2000. He is the son of Tamil music director Deva.-Biography:...
  
  , music director; Deva's son
  • Febi, playback singer; Srikanth Deva's wife
• Sabesh
  Sabesh-Murali
  Sabesh-Murali is an Indian musical duo, consisting of two Tamil music directors and playback singers who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composers....
  
  , part of the music director duo Sabesh-Murali; Deva's brother
• Karthik Sabesh, actor; Sabesh's son
• Murali
  Sabesh-Murali
  Sabesh-Murali is an Indian musical duo, consisting of two Tamil music directors and playback singers who have jointly composed for many Tamil films in Chennai, India. Sabesh and Murali are siblings who began their careers working under their brother, the music director Deva, as assistant composers....
  
  , part of the music director duo Sabesh-Murali; Deva's brother
• Bobo Shashi
  Bobo Shashi
  -Biography and career:Shashikanth BoBo Shashi was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a musically affluent family. His father Murali, is a famous composer who composes along with his bother Sabesh...
  
  , music director for a couple of films; Murali's son
• Jai
  Jai (actor)
  Jai is a Tamil film actor. He is best known for his performances and appearances in the films Chennai 600028, Subramaniapuram and Engeyum Eppodhum. He is the nephew of music director Deva. Srikanth Deva is his cousin....
  
  , noted film actor who has featured in several successful films; Deva's nephew.

Gemini Ganesan family

• Gemini Ganesan
  Gemini Ganesan
  Ramaswami Ganesan , popularly known as Gemini Ganesan , was an Indian actor. He was nicknamed "Kadhal Mannan" of Tamil cinema for the romantic roles he played in movies....
  
  , legendary film actor (d. 2005).
  • Pushpavalli
    Pushpavalli
    Pentapadu Pushpavalli better known as Pushpavalli is a Tamil and Telugu film actress. She was married to Gemini Ganesan and is Rekha's mother. She starred in many films with Ganesan, mostly as his heroine. Her film work includes title roles in Miss Malini , an adaptation of R.K. Narayan's novel Mr...
    
    , prominent former actress; Ganesan's wife
  • Savitri, prominent former actress (d. 1981); Ganesan's wife
• Rekha, noted Bollywood actress; Ganesan's daughter
• Ji Ji; Ganesan's daughter

Haasan family

• Charuhasan, an award-winning actor who now appears in supporting roles.
• Suhasini
  Suhasini Mani Ratnam
  Suhasini Maniratnam is an Indian actress. She made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe for which she won the Best Actress award. Suhasini has won a National Film Award for Best Actress for Sindhu Bhairavi in 1986...
  
  , a former leading actress, director and television host; daughter of Charuhasan
  • Mani Ratnam
    Mani Ratnam
    Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...
    
    , legendary director who has directed over twenty critically acclaimed films winning several awards; husband of Suhasini
    • G. Venkateswaran
      G. Venkateswaran
      G. Venkateswaran , popularly known as G.V., was a film producer. He was the older brother of acclaimed director and screenwriter Mani Ratnam and G. Srinivasan. GV was the promoter of G.V...
      
      , former film producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam
    • G. Srinivasan
      G. Srinivasan
      G. Srinivasan was a film producer who founded the independent production company Madras Talkies, with his elder brother, the director and screenwriter Mani Ratnam....
      
      , former film producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam
• Chandrahasan
  Chandrahasan
  Chandrahasan was a 1936 Tamil language film starring Master V. N. Sundaram, P. B. Rangachari, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, P. C. Seetharaman, C. S. Saradambal, J. Susheela Devi, M. R. Subramania Mudaliar, K. S. Subramania Iyer, S. Kalyanasundaram Iyer, D. Sundaram Iyer, Master Ramudu, Miss Rajam and P....
  
  , noted film producer, mostly of his brother, Kamal Haasan's movies
• Anu Haasan
  Anu Haasan
  Anu Hasan is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed film Indira and has since appeared in a few Tamil films, playing supporting roles. She currently hosts the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay...
  
  , an actress in supporting roles and a prominent television host; daughter of Chandrahasan
• Nalini Raghu, a classical dancer who has choreographed sequences for a few films
• Gautam Kanthadai, an actor who has appeared in a guest role in his uncle's film; son of Nalini Raghu
• Kamal Haasan
  Kamal Haasan
  Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
  
  , legendary leading actor who has record number of awards with significant critical acclaim and commercial success. Has featured in the industry for over 50 years.
  • Vani Ganapathy, former actress and dancer; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan
  • Sarika
    Sarika
    Sarika was born on 3 June 1962 into a Maharashtrian family in New Delhi, India, and became an acclaimed National Award winning Indian actress.-Career:...
    
    , award-winning actress who has predominatly appeared in Hindi films; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan
  • Gauthami
    Gouthami Tadimalla
    Gouthami is an Indian actress. She has acted in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films.-Film career:...
    
    , former leading actress and now costume designer; domestic partner of Kamal Hassan
    • Subbalakshmi, sung playback in a film; daughter of Gauthami
• Shruti Haasan
  Shruti Haasan
  Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress, singer and music composer who has worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. Her parents are noted actors, Kamal Haasan and Sarika. As a child artiste, she sang in films and appeared in a guest role, before making her adult acting debut in the 2009 action drama,...
  
  , leading actress and singer who has appeared in notable films; daughter of Kamal Haasan
• Akshara Haasan, has choreographed and sung in a film; daughter of Kamal Haasan

Ilaiyaraaja family

• Ilaiyaraaja
  Ilaiyaraaja
  Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
  
  , legendary award-winning music composer
• Karthik Raja
  Karthik Raja
  Karthik Raja is a Tamil musician from Chennai, India. He made his debut as music composer in the Tamil film Alexander.-Personal life:Karthik Raja is the eldest son of musician Ilaiyaraaja and Jeeva. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Kollywood music directors and...
  
  , music composer; son of Ilaiyaraaja
• Yatheeswaran, child playback singer; son of Karthik Raja
• Yuvanshankar Raja, prominent music composer; son of Ilaiyaraaja
• Bhavatharini
  Bhavatharini
  Bhavatharani is an Indian Tamil singer and music director. She is the daughter of film composer Ilaiyaraaja and her brothers are the noted film composers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja and has mostly sung songs under her father and her brothers' direction...
  
  , award-winning playback singer; daughter of Ilaiyaraaja
• Gangai Amaran
  Gangai Amaran
  Gangai Amaran is a Music director, Lyricist, Script writer, Actor and Film director in Tamil films. He is the younger brother of noted music director Ilayaraaja and father of actors Venkat Prabhu and Premji Amaren.-As script writer:...
  
  , music composer and host; brother of Ilaiyaraaja
• Venkat Prabhu
  Venkat Prabhu
  Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...
  
  , prominent film director and actor; son of Gangai Amaran
• Premji Amaran, noted comedy actor; son of Gangai Amaran
• R. D. Bhaskar, film producer; brother of Ilaiyaraaja
• Parthi Bhaskar, film director; son of Bhaskar
  • Sangeetha Bhaskar, singer; wife of Parthi Bhaskar. (see Deva family)
• Vasuki Bhaskar
  Vasuki Bhaskar
  Vasuki Bhaskar is an Indian fashion and costume designer, working in the Tamil film industry. She is the daughter of film producer R.D. Bhaskar and has worked in his cousin Venkat Prabhu's films.-career:...
  
  , costume designer; daughter of Bhaskar
• Hari Bhaskar, playback singer and actor; son of Bhaskar

Jayadev family

• Devayani, former leading actress, now television artiste; daughter of Jayadev.
  • Rajakumaran, film director; husband of Devayani
• Nakul
  Nakul (actor)
  Nakul , also known as Nagulan, is a Tamil film actor and playback singer. Brother of former film actress Devayani, he debuted as a lead actor in the 2003 film Boys directed by S...
  
  , film actor; brother of Devayani
• Mayur, upcoming film actor; brother of Devayani

Karunanidhi family

• M. Karunanidhi
  M. Karunanidhi
  Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...
  
  , veteran scriptwriter and story writer
• M. K. Muthu, actor who had appeared in unsuccessful films; son of Karunanidhi
• Arivunidhi, playback singer; son of Muthu
• Dhayanidhi Alagiri, film producer and distributor; grandson of Karunanidhi
  • Anusha Dhayanidhi, playback singer; wife of Dhayanidhi Alagiri
• M. K. Stalin, former actor; son of Karunanidhi
• Udhayanidhi Stalin
  Udhayanidhi Stalin
  Udhayanidhi Stalin is a Tamil cinema producer. He is the owner of Red Giant Movies banner.His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Stalin, the former deputy Chief Minister and former Home Minister of Tamil Nadu...
  
  , actor, film producer and distributor; grandson of Karunanidhi
• Arulnithi
  Arulnithi
  Arulnithi Tamilarasu is an Indian Tamil actor, who is best known for playing the lead role in Vamsam, directed by Pandiraj.-Acting career:Arulnithi was offered the lead role in Pandiraj's Vamsam after his cousin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, had opted out...
  
  , upcoming actor; grandson of Karunanidhi
• Gunanidhi Amirtham, film producer; grandson of Karunanidhi
  • Murasoli Maran
    Murasoli Maran
    Murasoli Maran was a prominent Tamil politician in India, and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party which is headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in...
    
    , former film director; brother-in-law of Karunanidhi
  • Kalanidhi Maran
    Kalanidhi Maran
    Kalanithi Maran is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Network, which is the most profitable Television network in Asia.In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which was the most profitable airlines in India...
    
    , noted film producer of the most successful Tamil film; nephew of Karunanidhi

Kaushal family

• Bhanupriya Kaushal
  Bhanupriya
  Bhanu Priya is an Indian actress. She was a former leading actress of the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries from 1980 to 1993...
  
  , former leading actress and acclaimed dancer
• Shantipriya
  Shantipriya (actress)
  ShantiPriya is an Indian actress. She had done Telugu, Tamil and Bollywood films in the 1990s. She is the sister of the popular actress Bhanupriya.-Career:...
  
  , former actress; sister of Bhanupriya
• Gopalakrishnan, an actor who has appeared in a single film; brother of Bhanupriya
  • Vindhya, former actress; wife of Gopalakrishnan

Krish family

• Krish
  Krish (singer)
  Vijay Balakrishnan popularly known by his stage name, Krish, is a Tamil playback singer. Other than working with reputable Indian film composers, including Harris Jayaraj, A. R...
  
  , theatre actor and singer
• Sangeetha
  Sangeetha
  Sangeetha Arvind-Krish is an Indian film actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-90s, she is probably best known for her performances in the films Khadgam, Pithamagan, Uyir and Dhanam.-Early life:...
  
  , noted film actress; wife of Krish
  • K. R. Balan, noted producer; grandfather of Sangeetha
  • Parimal, actor; brother of Sangeetha

Krishna family

• Krishna
  Krishna (actor)
  Warning: It is not an impartial presentation and it seems to be written by an Aficionado without any citations. Superfluous and presumptious.Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna , commonly referred to as Krishna, is a Telugu film actor...
  
  , noted Telugu film actor
• Vijaya Nirmala
  Vijaya Nirmala
  Vijaya Nirmala is a South Indian actress and director. In 2002, the Guinness Book of Records named her as the female director who had made the highest number of films. She has directed 47 movies.-Career:...
  
  , film actress; wife of Krishna
  • Naresh
    Naresh (actor)
    Vijaya Naresh is an Indian movie actor who portrayed lead comic roles in Tollywood in 1980s and 1990s and appears occasionally in supporting roles in 2000s. He's recently married a politician's niece, which is his third marriage.- Early life :He is the son of actress Vijaya Nirmala...
    
    , film actor; step son of Krishna
• Hanumantha Rao
  Hanumantha Rao
  Hanumatha Rao or Hanumantharao is one of the Indian names. It is based on the faithfulness for the devotees towards the Hindu god Hanuman.* C.H. Hanumantha Rao is an Indian economist and writer...
  
  , film producer; brother of Krishna
  • Posani Sudheer, actor; cousin of Mahesh Babu
• Adiseshagiri Rao, film producer; brother of Krishna
• Ramesh Babu, film producer; son of Krishna
• Manjula Ghattamaneni
  Manjula Ghattamaneni
  Manjula Swaroop , better known as Manjula, is an Indian film producer & Actress from Telugu Cinema. She is the daughter and third child of renowned actor Krishna Ghattamaneni and sibling of actor Mahesh Babu. She is married to producer & actor Sanjay Swaroop and has a daughter with him....
  
  , film producer and actress; daughter of Krishna
• Mahesh Babu
  Mahesh Babu
  Mahesh Babu born Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni on 9 August 1975 is an Indian film actor from Telugu Cinema. Born to Legendary Telugu actor Superstar Krishna, Mahesh Babu faced the camera at the age of four as a child artist in the movie Needa...
  
  , leading film actor; son of Krishna
  • Namrata Shirodkar
    Namrata Shirodkar
    - Early life and family :Born on 22 January 1972 in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian. She used to live in Khar, a suburb in Mumbai. Her sister is the actress Shilpa Shirodkar...
    
    , former film actress; wife of Mahesh Babu
    • Shilpa Shirodkar
      Shilpa Shirodkar
      Shilpa Shirodkar is an Indian actress who enjoyed a period of popularity in the 1990s.-Early life:Shirodkar is the elder sister of actress and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar. Shilpa and Namrata started their careers together, but Shilpa started with films and Namrata with modeling; and by the...
      
      , former film actress; sister of Namrata
    • Meenakshi Shirodkar, former film actress; grandmother of Namrata

Kulasekaran family

• Vishnuvardhan
  Vishnuvardhan (director)
  Vishnuvardhan Kulasekaran, often credited simply as Vishnuvardhan, is an Indian film director. A one-time associate of Santosh Sivan he made his directorial debut in 2003 with Kurumbu, which did not fare well at the box office...
  
  , prominent director and former child actor; son of Kulasekaran
• Krishna Sekhar
  Krishna Sekhar
  Krishna Kulasekaran is an Indian film actor. He is the brother of noted film director, Vishnuvardhan.-Filmography:-References:...
  
  , actor; son of Kulasekaran

Kumar family

• Karthik Kumar
  Karthik Kumar
  Karthik Kumar is a noted theatre and Kollywood actor. He is popularly known as 'Evam' Karthik, due to his theater connections.He studied chemical engineering in sri venkateshwara college of engineering,chennai.He is married to playback singer Suchitra Ramadurai.-Filmography:-External links:...
  
  , theatre actor who has appeared in leading and supporting roles
• Suchitra
  Suchitra
  Suchitra Karthik Kumar is an Indian Tamil Radio Jockey and Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu playback singer. Born and brought up in Kerala, she had her school education in Bhavans Vidya Mandir Giri Nagar, Kochi. She is a graduate from the Kerala University...
  
  , noted playback singer and television host; wife of Karthik Kumar

Mohan family

• Mohan, prominent film editor and producer
• M. Raja
  M. Raja
  Raja Mohan is an Indian film director, primarily working in the Tamil film industry. As of 2011, he has directed seven films, all of them being a remake even velayutham. Notably all his five directorials in Tamil starred his brother Jayam Ravi and were produced by his father, editor Mohan under his...
  
  , successful film director who has specialised in remakes; son of Mohan
• Jayam Ravi
  Jayam Ravi
  Jayam Ravi is an Indian film actor. Ravi has appeared in films including Jayam, M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi, Unakkum Enakkum, Santhosh Subramaniam and Thillalangadi all of which have been directed by his brother, M...
  
  , a leading actor who has enjoyed significant success as an actor; son of Mohan
  • Sujatha Vijayakumar, television serial producer; father-in-law of Jayam Ravi

Mohan Babu family

• Mohan Babu
  Mohan babu
  Mohan Babu is an actor & producer in Telugu Cinema. He is a former Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha and Educationist from Andhra Pradesh...
  
  , noted Telugu film actor
• Lakshmi Manchu
  Lakshmi Manchu
  Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu is an Indian film actress, producer and a television host. She is the only daughter of actor Mohan Babu and his first wife late Vidya Devi. She graduated with a Bachelors in Theater Oklahoma City University. She has acted in the American Television series Las Vegas and...
  
  , film actress and TV host; daughter of Mohan Babu
• Vishnu Manchu, film actor; son of Mohan Babu
• Manoj Manchu
  Manoj Manchu
  Manoj is an Indian actor. He is the younger son of Mohan Babu. He did his bachelors degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.Manoj is familiar to Telugu audience right from his childhood. He played many roles as a child artist in his own banner movies when his father Mohan Babu is shown...
  
  , upcoming film actor; son of Mohan Babu

Muthuraman family

• R. Muthuraman
  R. Muthuraman
  R. Muthuraman was an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 60's and 70's and was fondly called Navarasa Thilakam. He has paired with all the leading heroines of his time and acted in over a hundred films. Muthuraman's son Karthik Muthuraman is...
  
  , former prominent actor (d. 1982)
• Karthik
  Karthik Muthuraman
  Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
  
  , successful film award-winning actor; son of Muthuraman
• Gautham Karthik, upcoming actor; son of Karthik
  • Ragini, former actress; wife of Karthik

Nagesh family

• Nagesh
  Nagesh (actor)
  Nagesh , was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema....
  
  , legendary film actor who appeared in comic roles (d. 2009)
• Anand Babu
  Anand Babu
  Anand Babu is an Indian film actor, who has appeared in leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Despite, appearing in several leading roles in the early 1990s, he is most widely known for being the son of legendary actor, Nagesh as well as due to his dancing exploits.-Personal...
  
  , actor and dancer; son of Nagesh

Nair family

• Radha
  Radha (actress)
  Udaya Chandrika, better known by her screen name Radha is an Indian actress popular in the 80s and early 90s. She has acted in numerous movies with top actors of the South Indian cinema such as Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan , Sathyaraj, Prabhu, Vijayakanth, Chiranjeevi, Karthik, Suresh, Mohan,...
  
  , former noted film actress; daughter of Rajasekaran Nair
• Karthika Nair
  Karthika Nair
  Karthika Nair |Josh]] opposite Naga Chaitanya. She rose to fame starring in her second and her first successful tamil film Ko opposite Jeeva.-After birth:...
  
  , upcoming actress; daughter of Radha
• Thulasi Nair, upcoming actress; daughter of Radha
• Ambika
  Ambika (actress)
  Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios"....
  
  , former noted film actress; daughter of Rajasekaran Nair
• Suresh Nair, film director; son of Rajasekaran Nair

Nair (Travancore) family

• Padmini
  Padmini (actress)
  Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films...
  
  , former noted film actress; part of the Travancore Sisters
  Travancore sisters
  Travancore Sisters refers to the trio of Padmini, Lalitha and Ragini who were actors, dancers and performers in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films....
  
  
• Lalitha
  Lalitha (actress)
  Lalitha was a South Indian actress and danseuse. She was the eldest of the "Travancore Sisters" - Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini. She started her acting career in the 1938 Tamil film Adithan Kanavu and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.She...
  
  , upcoming actress; part of the Travancore sisters
• Ragini
  Ragini (actress)
  Ragini was a South Indian danseuse and actress. She was the youngest of the famed Travancore Sisters: Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini. With sister Padmini, she started her acting career in the mid 1950s and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu...
  
  , former noted film actress and dancer; part of the Travancore sisters
• Shobana, noted film actor, dancer and choreographer; niece of the Travancore sisters
• Vineeth
  Vineeth
  Vineeth is an Indian film actor and classical dancer who has acted in several well received films in his native Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. He studied in Good Shepherd Public School, Ooty, and at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Thalassery.Vineeth is nephew of the famous Travancore...
  
  , noted film actor and choreographer; nephew of the Travancore sisters
• Sukumari
  Sukumari
  Sukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...
  
  , veteran film actress; cousin of the Travancore sisters

Nandamuri family

• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, former prominent actor and politician (d. 1996)
• Mohanakrishna, cinematographer; son of NTR
• Balakrishna, veteran film actor; son of NTR
• Harikrishna
  Nandamuri Harikrishna
  Nandamuri Harikrishna , is a Politician who has also acted in Telugu movies.He is the son of the founder of Telugu Desam Party, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. In 2008 he was a candidate of the Telugu Desam Party for election to Rajya Sabha. Janaki Ram, Kalyan Ram and Jr. NTR are his sons and Suhasini...
  
  , film actor; son of NTR
• Ramakrishna, film producer; son of NTR
  • Kalyan Chakravarthy, actor; nephew of NTR
  • Hareen Chakravarthy, actor; nephew of NTR
• Kalyan Ram
  Kalyan Ram
  Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is a Telugu actor and producer. He is one of the grandsons of the late Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, who was an actor, a statesman, founder of the Telugu Desam Party, and the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is the son of Nandamuri Harikrishna and Lakshmi. He has one...
  
  , film actor; son of Harikrishna
• Jr. NTR, leading film actor; son of Harikrishna
• Taraka Ratna
  Taraka Ratna
  Nandamuri Taraka Ratna is an Indian film actor in Telugu cinema, born as "Obulesu". He is the grandson of Veteran Telugu actor N.T. Rama Rao. He was born on January 8, 1983 to Nandamuri Mohanakrishna.-Filmography:-External links:...
  
  , film actor; grandson of NTR
• Chaitanya Krishna, actor; grandson of NTR
  • Nara Rohit
    Nara Rohit
    Nara Rohit is a Tollywood actor. He made his acting debut with Baanam. He is the Nephew of Nara Chandrababu Naidu and son of Nara Ramurthy Naidu.. He said in an interview that he was a major fan of NTR, liked Mahesh Babu's diction and Prabha's action.....
    
    , film actor; nephew of NTR's daughter

Naval family

• Simran, noted film actress; daughter of Ashok Naval
• Jyoti, actress; sister of Simran
• Monal, former actress; cousin of Simran (d. 2002)

Parthiban family

• Parthiban
  Parthiban
  Parthiepan is a Tamil film actor, director, film producer and writer. Parthiepan is known for having directed critically acclaimed films like Pudhiya Paadhai and Housefull and for his performances in films like Bharathi Kannamma, Vetri Kodi Kattu, Azhagi and Aayirathil Oruvan.-Career:He came from a...
  
  , leading award-winning actor, producer and director
  • Seetha
    Seetha (actress)
    Seetha is a Tamil film actress. When she began her career in the 1980s, she would usually act in lead roles of films. She was also the wife of actor Parthiban and mother of P. S. Keerthana. She divorced Parthiban for unknown reasons and is now acting in Television Serials and in supporting...
    
    , actress; ex-wife of Parthiban
• P. S. Keerthana, former child actress; daughter of Parthiban

Prakash Raj family

• Prakash Raj
  Prakash Raj
  Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
  
  , leading award-winning character actor, producer and director
  • Lalitha Kumari, actress; ex-wife of Prakash Raj
    • C. L. Anandan, actor; father of Lalitha Kumari
    • Disco Shanthi, actress; sister of Lalitha Kumari
  • Pony Verma, choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj
• Prasad Raj, actor; brother of Prakash Raj

Pinnisetty family

• Ravi Raja Pinisetty, noted film director
• Sathya, film director; son of Ravi Raja
• Aadhi
  Aadhi (actor)
  Aadhi is an Indian film actor, who has mainly appeared in Tamil films. He debuted in the 2006 Telugu film Oka Vichitram and made his big break with S. Shankar's 2009 film Eeram...
  
  , upcoming actor; son of Ravi Raja

Radha family

• M. R. Radha, former leading film actor (d. 1979)
• M. R. R. Vasu, former actor; son of Radha
• Vasu Vikram, a supporting actor; son of Vasu
• Radharavi, noted character actor and leading film fraternity representative; son of Radha
• Hari Radharavi, an upcoming actor; son of Radharavi
• Radhika, leading actress in yesteryear films and in television serials and noted producer; daughter of M. R. Radha
  • Pratap Pothen, former noted actor and director; ex-husband of Radhika
  • Sarath Kumar
    Sarath Kumar
    Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
    
    , leading award-winning actor, representative of the film fraternity and politician; husband of Radhika
    • Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, upcoming film actress and theatre artist; daughter of Sarath Kumar from another marriage
• Nirosha
  Nirosha
  Nirosha is a Tamil, Telugu film actress. She started her career with the Tamil movie Agni Natchathiram in 1988. Nirosha is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha . She has an elder sister named Radhika who is also a famous actress. She has married actor Ramki and lives in...
  
  , former actress; daughter of M. R. Radha
  • Ramki, former actor; husband of Nirosha

Rahman family

• A. R. Rahman
  A. R. Rahman
  Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
  
  , legendary award-winning music composer and singer
• R. K. Shekhar
  R. K. Shekhar
  Rajagopala Kulasekara Shekhar was a Tamil Indian music composer, who worked for Malayalam and Tamil movies. He composed music for 52 films, and was the music conductor for more than 100 films. He is best known as the father of music composer A. R. Rahman....
  
  , musician; Rahman's father
• Khadija Rahman, playback singer; daughter of Rahman
• Alim Rahman, playback singer; son of Rahman
  • Rahman
    Rahman (actor)
    Rahman is an Indian film actor who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films...
    
    , noted film actor; brother-in-law of Rahman
• A. R. Reihana
  A. R. Reihana
  Reihana is a playback singer and film composer for films in India. However she is more widely known as sister to, A. R. Rahman and mother of G. V. Prakash Kumar. She collaborated with Rahman on a song for the score of the award winning Kannathil Muthamittal in 2002. The most recent song she has...
  
  , music composer and playback singer; sister of Rahman
• G. V. Prakash Kumar
  G. V. Prakash Kumar
  G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has mainly scored music for Tamil, while also doing three Telugu films and a Hindi film...
  
  , prominent music composer; son of Reihana
• Fathima, director of KM Music Conservatory; sister of Rahman
• Ishrath, playback singer; sister of Rahman
  • Saindhavi
    Saindhavi
    Saindhavi is a Carnatic music singer and a South Indian film playback singer.-Personal life:Saindhavi is engaged to G. V. Prakash and will get married in December 2011. They studied together in Chettinad Vidyashram.-Discography:...
    
    , playback singer; fiance of Prakash

Rajendar family

• T. Rajendar
  T. Rajendar
  Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar is a Tamil film actor and director as well as a film score composer, screenwriter, singer, comedian, dancer and playback singer. He is also a politician in Tamil Nadu, India....
  
  , former leading film actor
• Usha Rajendar, former film actress, singer and producer; wife of Rajendar
• Silambarasan, a successful film actor who has also directed films; son of Rajendar
• Ilakiya, a former child artiste; daughter of Rajendar
• Kuralarasan, child artiste in several films; son of Rajendar

Rajinikanth family

• Rajinikanth, legendary actor often dubbed as the "superstar", has the largest fan base in Indian cinema.
• Latha Rajinikanth
  Latha Rajinikanth
  Latha Rajinikanth is an Indian philanthropist, film producer, playback singer, and the wife of actor Rajinikanth. She is the founder and correspondent of The Ashram, a Chennai-based school, and is the chairperson of her daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth’s production company, Ocher Studios.-Early life...
  
  , former television actress; wife of Rajinikanth
  • Ravi Raghavendra, theatre actor; brother of Latha
    • Anirudh Ravichander
      Anirudh Ravichander
      Anirudh Ravichander is an Indian film composer in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut as a Music Director for the upcoming Tamil film, 3 directed by Aishwarya Dhanush. He is an alumnus of Loyola College, Chennai and Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan group of schools. He has been inspired by the...
      
      , music composer; son of Ravi
  • Y. Gee. Mahendra
    Y. Gee. Mahendra
    Yechan Gunja Mahendran , popularly known as Y. G. Mahendran or Y. Gee. Mahendra, is an Indian dramatist, actor, singer playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G...
    
    , a noted theatre actor and supporting actor in films; brother-in-law of Latha (see Vyjayanthimala family)
  • Harshavardhan, an actor who has appeared in a single film; son of Mahendra
• Aishwarya Rajinikanth, playback singer, director and celebrity judge; daughter of Rajinikanth
  • Dhanush
    Dhanush
    Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
    
    , leading actor who won critical acclaim for his performances; husband of Aishwarya
    • Kasthuri Raja
      Kasthuri Raja
      Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director based in Chennai, India. He is the father of well known personalities, Selvaraghavan and Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G.-Direction:-References:...
      
      , former noted director; father of Dhanush
    • Vimalageetha, film producer mostly of her brother's films; sister of Dhanush
    • Selvaraghavan
      Selvaraghavan
      -Personal life:Selvaraghavan is the son of film director Kasthuri Raja, elder brother of actor Dhanush and has two sisters, who are both doctors. On 15 December 2006, he married actress Sonia Agarwal, with whom he had previously worked with on three films...
      
      , leading film director who has won critical and commercial acclaim; brother of Dhanush
      • Sonia Agarwal
        Sonia Agarwal
        Sonia Agarwal is an Indian film actress and model. Having predominantly acted in Tamil films, she is probably best known for her performances as Divya...
        
        , actress in several films winning acclaim for her roles; ex-wife of Selvaraghavan
    • Varun, actor; cousin of Dhanush
• Soundarya Rajinikanth
  Soundarya Rajinikanth
  Soundarya Rajinikanth Ashwin is a film graphic designer, producer and director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India who has contributed in several Tamil films. Soundarya Rajinikanth is most popularly known for her work in Anbe Aaruyire...
  
  , animator and creative head of Ocher studios; daughter of Rajinikanth.

Rao family

• Y. V. Rao, prominent film director (d.1973).
  • Rajam, actress; first wife of Rao
  • Rukmini, actress; second wife of Rao
• Lakshmi
  Lakshmi (actress)
  Lakshmi Narayan is an Indian National Film Award winning actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Lakshmi has acted in more than 300 films in all south Indian languages apart from few in Bollywood. She has won a Filmfare Best Actress Award and eight Filmfare Awards South.-Early...
  
  , actress and TV host; daughter of Rao
  • Sivachandran, actor; husband of Lakshmi
• Aishwarya, actor who has appeared in half a dozen films; daughter of Lakshmi

Rathnam family

• A. M. Rathnam
  A. M. Rathnam
  A. M. Rathnam is a film producer of South Indian cinema from the town Buchi Reddy Palem of nellore Dt, Andhra Pradesh. He has produced several blockbusters under Sri Surya Movies, such as Indian, Kushi, Run, Boys, Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Dhool, Ghilli and 7/G Rainbow Colony, Bangaram. He also...
  
  , prominent film producer.
• Jyothi Krishna
  Jyothi Krishna
  -Career:Jyothi Krishna at 17 was credited with the story of his father, R. B. Choudary's production, Natpukaaga starring Sarath Kumar. He was also story writer for the Chiranjeevi's film Sneham Kosam. He went on to make his directorial debut in the A. R. Rahman musical Enakku 20 Unakku 18 starring...
  
  , actor and director; son of Rathnam
• Ravi Krishna
  Ravi Krishna
  Ravi Krishna is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Son of noted producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan's critically acclaimed 7G Rainbow Colony.-Early life:...
  
  , actor who has appeared in half a dozen films; son of Rathnam

Reddy, A. K. family

• A. K. Reddy
  A. Kodandarami Reddy
  A. Kodandarami Reddy , is a Telugu film director who made successful films in 1980s and early 90s.His association with Chiranjeevi created blockbusters like Khaidi, Pasivadi Pranam, Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu, Nyayam Kavali, Abhilasha, Goonda, Challenge , Donga, Rakshasudu, Jebu Donga,...
  
  , noted film producer.
• Vaibhav
  Vaibhav Reddy
  Vaibhav Reddy is an Indian film actor and model. Son of noted Telugu film director A. Kodandarami Reddy, he made his feature film debut with the 2007 Telugu film Godava under his father's direction...
  
  , actor in successful films; son of Reddy

Reddy, G. K. family

• G. K. Reddy, noted film producer.
• Vikram Krishna
  Vikram Krishna
  Vikram Krishna is a film producer and a former Tamil film actor. He is the brother of noted actor, Vishal Krishna, and Vikram is married to actress Sriya Reddy.-As actor:-As producer:- External links :...
  
  , former actor cum producer of films; son of Reddy
  • Sriya Reddy, actress and former music VJ; wife of Vikram Krishna
• Vishal
  Vishal Krishna
  Vishal Krishna is an Indian film actor who has appeared in primarily Tamil cinema. Often starring in his home productions, Vishal became an actor after a stint as an assistant director in films....
  
  , an actor who has appeared in successful films; son of Reddy

Reddy family

• Sameera Reddy
  Sameera Reddy
  Sameera Reddy is an Indian film actress, primarily working in the Hindi film industry and Tamil industry. Apart from Bollywood, Reddy has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam films.-Early life:...
  
  , noted film actress who has appeared in regional films
• Meghna Reddy
  Meghna Reddy
  Meghna Reddy is an Indian model and VJ for Channel V.-Early life:Her family came from Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. She is the second of the siblings and actresses, Sushma and Sameera. They currently live in Mumbai.-Career:...
  
  , actress and former music VJ
• Sushma Reddy
  Sushma Reddy
  Sushma Reddy is an Indian model, VJ, and scriptwriter.-Early life:Sushma Reddy graduated in Economics from Mithibai College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She has two sisters, Meghna Reddy and Sameera Reddy. She completed filmmaking course from NYFA in US....
  
  , actress and former music VJ

Sarja family

• Shaktiprasad Sarja, noted Kannada actor
• Kishore Sarja, film director (d. 2009); son of Shakti Prasad
• Arjun Sarja
  Arjun Sarja
  Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is...
  
  , a leading actor who has appeared in over 100 films; son of Shakti Prasad
  • Asha Rani, former film actress; wife of Arjun
    • Rajesh
      Rajesh (Kannada Actor)
      Rajesh was a popular hero of Kannada films in the yesteryears. Known as ‘Kala Thapswi’ Rajesh five feet 10 inches is an ardent fan of literature. Vidyasagar is the original name of Rajesh. He acted in many movies as a hero in the late 60's and 70's but later on started acting in character roles....
      
      , actor; father of Asha Rani
• Chiranjeevi Sarja
  Chiranjeevi Sarja
  Chiranjeevi Sarja , mononymously known as Chiru, is an Indian film actor based in Kannada Film Industry. He is the nephew of Indian film actor Arjun Sarja. He is the grand son of veteran Kannada actor Shakti Prasad.- Early life :...
  
  , grandson of Shakti Prasad

Sathyaraj family

• Sathyaraj
  Sathyaraj
  Sathyaraj is a Tamil film actor and media personality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A Tamil activist and a political influence, he has acted in over 150 films, ranging from action and drama to comedy. In 2007, he played the role of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored...
  
  , leading film actor who has played a wide variety of roles
• Sibiraj
  Sibiraj
  Sibiraj is an actor and the son of famous Tamil film actor Sathyaraj . He did his schooling in Don Bosco, Egmore and went to Loyola College, Chennai.- Film career :...
  
  , film actor; son of Sathyaraj
  • Mathampatti Sivakumar, film producer; brother of Sathyaraj
  • Sathyan
    Sathyan (actor)
    Sathyan is a Tamil film actor and comedian. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar and is the nephew of noted actor Sathyaraj, whilst Sibiraj is his cousin...
    
    , comedian; son of Sivakumar

Sekhar family

• S. Ve. Sekhar, actor who has played a wide variety of roles
• S. Ve. Venkatraman, film actor; father of Sekhar
• Ashwin Sekhar, film actor; son of S. Ve. Sekhar

Siddalingiah family

• Siddalingiah, one of top five directors of Kannada film industry all the time.
• Murali
  Murali (Tamil actor)
  Murali was a Tamil film actor who appeared in the leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Murali has acted with many stars including Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Prabhu Deva, Surya, Parthiban, Sarath Kumar, Mammootty and Sivaji Ganesan...
  
  , noted award-winning Tamil film actor (d. 2010); son of Siddalingiah
• Adharvaa
  Adharvaa Murali
  Adharvaa Murali is an Indian film actor. He is best known for being the son of late actor Murali. He began his acting career in 2010 with the film Baana Kaathadi.-Early life and career:...
  
  , an upcoming actor; son of Murali

Sivaji Ganesan family

• Sivaji Ganesan
  Sivaji Ganesan
  Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...
  
  , legendary actor whose performances included versatile roles with critical acclaim (d. 2001)
• Ramkumar Ganesan
  Ramkumar Ganesan
  Ramkumar Ganesan is a Tamil film producer. Born in Tamil Nadu, India, he is the eldest son of Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He is the head of Sivaji Productions, a film productions company that has produced movies including the blockbuster...
  
  , a leading film producer and head of Sivaji Productions; son of Sivaji
• Dushyant Ramkumar, a former actor briefly known as Junior Sivaji, who appeared in low budget films turned producer; son of Ramkumar
• Junior Sivaji, an actor who has appeared in a couple of unsuccessful films (not to be confused with Dushyant); son of Ramkumar
• Prabhu Ganesan
  Prabhu Ganesan
  Prabhu Ganesan is a Tamil film actor and producer. He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan.-Personal life:A native of Tamil Nadu, Prabhu was born to Sivaji and Kamala Ganesan. He has an elder brother Ramkumar Ganesan who is a film producer, and two sisters, Shanthi and Thenmozhi. He did his...
  
  , a former successful leading actor who has gone on to appear in character roles; son of Sivaji
• Vikram Prabhu
  Vikram Prabhu
  Vikram Prabhu is an Indian film actor and producer. He is the eldest son of Prabhu Ganesan and grandson of actor Sivaji Ganesan.-Career:He was involved in the production of the film Aasal along with his father and Sivaji Productions....
  
  , a film producer; son of Prabhu

Sivakumar family

• Sivakumar
  Sivakumar
  Sivakumar is a Tamil cinema actor who has portrayed a wide range of character roles onscreen. Sivakumar was introduced in the Tamil movie Kaakum karangal which was produced by AVM Productions....
  
  , former leading actor who has gone on to appear in character roles and television roles
• Suriya, a leading actor whose performances have won critical acclaim and commercial success; son of Sivakumar
  • Jyothika
    Jyothika Saravanan
    Jyothika Sadanah-Saravanan is a former Indian film actress who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She also acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in Kushi, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi and Mozhi, winning one Filmfare and three...
    
    , a former leading actress who has won awards for her performances across several languages; wife of Suriya
    • Roshni, an actress who has featured in a couple of films without success; sister of Jyothika
    • Nagma
      Nagma
      Nandita Morarji better known as Nagma . At her peak in the 1990s, The Hindu stated that she "dominated Telugu and Tamil cinema" with her movies Killer, Gharana Mogudu, Kadhalan, Baashha and many others...
      
      , former leading actress who has appeared in films in several Indian languages; half-sister of Jyothika
• Karthi, a leading actor who has won critical acclaim for his performances til date; son of Sivakumar
  • Gnanavel Raja, producer and owner of Studio Green, who has worked mostly for family productions; nephew of Sivakumar

Srinivasan family

• Thengai Srinivasan
  Thengai Srinivasan
  Thengai Srinivasan was a Tamil film comedian popular in the 1970s and 1980s. He has been given the title Thengai after he acted as a coconut-seller in the drama Kal Manam, staged by actor K. Kannan. Though basically a comedian, he proved himself an all-rounder by excelling in roles other than...
  
  , noted comedy actor (d. 1987)
• Yogi Srinivasan
  Yogi Srinivasan
  Yogi is a Tamil film actor. He is the grandson of Tamil film actor Thengai Srinivasan.-Filmography:-Reference:...
  
  , actor; grandson of Srinivasan
• Shrutika, actress; granddaughter of Srinivasan

Sukumaran family

• Sukumaran
  Sukumaran
  Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Sukumaran Nair , popularly known as Sukumaran, was an Indian film actor, and producer....
  
  , former prominent Malayalam actor (d. 1997)
• Mallika Sukumaran
  Mallika Sukumaran
  Mallika Sukumaran is an television actress in India, who started her career as a cinema film actress. First she was married to Malayam comedian Jagathy Sreekumar. Later on, she married another Malayalam actor Sukumaran. After her second marriage, she retired from the limelight and became a devoted...
  
  , former leading actress in Malayalam films; wife of Sukumaran
  • Jagathy Sreekumar
    Jagathy Sreekumar
    Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...
    
    , film actor; ex-husband of Mallika
• Indrajith
  Indrajith
  Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...
  
  , actor who has appeared in several films; son of Sukumaran
  • Poornima Mohan
    Poornima Indrajith
    Poornima Indrajith, also known as Poornima Mohan, is a Malayalam film actress who acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She started her career as a model and then went on to host a music countdown show "Pepsi Top Ten" on Asianet. Poornima acted in many movies, including Meghamalhar, Valyettan, and...
    
    , former actress; wife of Indrajith
• Prithviraj, leading film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films; son of Sukumaran
  • Supriya Menon, BBC World News reporter; wife of Prithviraj

Sundar family

• Sundar C
  Sundar C
  Sundar C. is a Tamil film director and actor. He has directed 24 films in Kollywood and debuted his acting career in 2006 with the film Thalai Nagaram. His most notable films include Ullathai Allitha, Arunachalam and Anbe Sivam and other notable films include Mettukudi, Winner, Naam Iruvar...
  
  , noted director and actor
• Kushboo Sundar
  Kushboo Sundar
  Nakhat Khan , better known by her stage name Kushboo is an Indian actress, television hostess and producer.-Early life:...
  
  , former leading actress; wife of Sundar
  • Abdulla, actor; Kushboo's brother
  • Ramya Raj
    Ramya Raj
    Ramya Raj alias Ragini is a Tamil film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performances in Sandai. Ramya is related to actress Kushboo, by her elder sister being Kushboo's sister-in-law. The relationship helped Ramya to debut opposite Sundar C, Kushboo's...
    
    , actress; sister of Kushboo's sister-in-law.

Sundaram family

• Sundaram, noted film choreographer
• Raju Sundaram
  Raju Sundaram
  Raju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:...
  
  , film actor and choreographer; son of Sundaram
• Prabhu Deva, prominent film actor, director and choreographer; son of Sundaram
  • Nayantara
    Nayantara
    Nayantara , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in 2003 in the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi , following which she starred alongside popular lead actors...
    
    , leading film actress; fiancée of Prabhu Deva
• Nagendra Prasad
  Nagendra Prasad
  Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram...
  
  , film actor and choreographer; son of Sundaram

Thyagarajan family

• Thyagarajan
  Thyagarajan
  Thiagarajan is an actor, director and producer of Tamil films. He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth.-Selected filmography:* John Janni Janardhan* Neengal ketavai* Alaigal Oivathillai* Manu Uncle * Adholokam * Oru Muthassi Katha...
  
  , prominent film actor and director
  • Peketi Sivaram
    Peketi Sivaram
    Peketi Sivaram is famous South Indian actor and director.-Life sketch:He was born on October 8, 1918 in Pekeru village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India....
    
    , former actor and director; father-in-law of Thyagarajan (d. 2006)
  • Peketi Ranga, art director; son of Sivaram
• Prashanth, noted film actor who has appeared in successful ventures; son of Thyagarajan
  • Vinod Raj
    Vinod Raj
    Vinod Raj is a Kannada film actor, who is widely recognized and illustrious for his dancing skills. He has acted along with various major co-stars like Arjun Sarja, Ramesh Arvind, Srinivas Murthy in his short film career and is choosy in selecting films, he also likes to experiment in his...
    
    , supporting actor; brother-in-law of Thyagarajan
  • Vikram, leading award-winning film actor who is known for his intense portrayals of characters; son of Vinod Raj

Vasu family

• P. Vasu
  P. Vasu
  P. Vasu is an Indian film director, writer, and actor who works in Kannada, Tamil, and Telugu films and a few Malayalam films as well. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 50 films.-Personal life:...
  
  , director and former film actor
• Peethamabaram, former make up man; father of Vasu (d. 2011)
• Sakthi Vasu
  Sakthi Vasu
  Shakthi Vasudevan is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of film director P. Vasu and began his career in his father's films as a child artiste.-Career:...
  
  , an upcoming actor; son of Vasu

Vasudevan family

• Malaysia Vasudevan
  Malaysia Vasudevan
  Vasudevan Nair , known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was known for singing songs for Indian actor Rajnikanth and many more.- Early life :...
  
  , former playback singer (d. 2011)
• Yugendran
  Yugendran
  Yugendran is an Indian film actor and singer, who has sung more than 600 songs. He is also an occasional music director and host.- Personal life :...
  
  , actor, singer and TV host; son of Vasudevan
  • Hema Malini
    Malini Yugendran
    Malini Yugendran, full name Hayma Malini Yugendran, is a television anchor and beauty pageant winner.She was born and brought up in Singapore though her grandparents are from Sri Lanka. She started out as a RJ for Oli 96.8FM...
    
    , TV host; wife of Yugendran
• Prashanthini
  Prashanthini
  Prashanthini is a playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of famous veteran playback singer Malaysia Vasudevan and sister of Yugendran.-Career:...
  
  , singer; daughter of Vasudevan

Vijayakumar family

• Vijayakumar
  Vijayakumar
  Vijayakumar is a Tamil actor and politician. Along with predominant work in Tamil cinema since 1973, he has acted in a few Hindi and Telugu movies. As of 2009, he is acting in the television serial, Thangam, aired on Sun TV.-Early life:...
  
  , former leading film actor and now supporting actor
• Manjula Vijayakumar
  Manjula Vijayakumar
  Manjula Vijayakumar is a South Indian actress. She has acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. She and actor Vijayakumar married shortly after they fell in love on the sets of Unnidam Mayanguhiren...
  
  , former leading film actress; wife of Vijayakumar
• Arun Vijay
  Arun Vijay
  Arun Vijayakumar is a Tamil film actor. He is the only son of veteran film actor Vijayakumar and has been active in the Tamil film industry since 1995. He is also a stunt coordinator in most of his films.- Early life and family :...
  
  , an actor who has appeared in several Tamil films; son of Vijayakumar
• Kavitha Vijayakumar, an actress who has appeared in a single film; daughter of Vijayakumar
• Vanitha Vijayakumar, an actress who appeared in a couple of films; daughter of Vijayakumar
  • Akash, a television actor; ex-husband of Vanitha
• Preetha Vijayakumar
  Preetha Vijayakumar
  Preetha Vijayakumar is an Indian film actress in the Tamil film industry. Her parents are noted actors Vijayakumar and Manjula. She is married to Hari, a Tamil film director.-Filmography:-External links:...
  
  , an actress who appeared in a dozen films; daughter of Vijayakumar
  • Hari
    Hari (director)
    Hari is a Tamil film director, best known for his action-masala films. , he has directed eleven films.- Background :Hari was born in Katchanavilai near Nazereth in Tuticorin District, Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Gopal Nadar, is a vessels merchant. Later his family shifted to Chennai...
    
    , noted director who has worked on successful films; husband of Preetha
• Sridevi Vijayakumar
  Sridevi Vijaykumar
  Sridevi Vijaykumar is an Indian film actress. Starting off as a child artist in the 1992 Tamil film Rickshaw Mama, she has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films.-Film career :...
  
  , an actress who has appeared in several regional language films; daughter of Vijayakumar

Vyjayanthimala family

• Vyjayanthimala
  Vyjayanthimala
  Vyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian....
  
  , former leading actress in Hindi and Tamil films, classical dancer and politician
• Vasunthara Devi, former leading actress; mother of Vyjayanthimala
• Suchindra Bali, an actor who has appeared in a couple of films; son of Vyjayanthimala
  • Y. Gee. Mahendra
    Y. Gee. Mahendra
    Yechan Gunja Mahendran , popularly known as Y. G. Mahendran or Y. Gee. Mahendra, is an Indian dramatist, actor, singer playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G...
    
    , a noted theatre actor and supporting actor in films; cousin of Vyjayanthimala (see Rajinikanth family)