There have been several families who have been involved in

South Indian cinema The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long ...

in a variety of professions related to the industry. For actors who featured in predominantly Hindi films rather than South Indian films, see

List of Hindi film clans This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian Film Industry. For South Indian film families, see List of South Indian film families and for Indian music families, see List of Indian music families. A Akhtar–Az ...

. Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in South Indian cinema.

A

Adivi family

Adivi Baapiraju Adivi Baapiraju (1895–1952) was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Telugu language, playwright, painter, art director, and anti-colonial nationalist known for his works in Telugu theater, and cinema.Encyclopedia of Indian Literature S ...

, Indian polymath, novelist, fiction writer, and screen writer; cousin to Adivi Gangaraju * Adivi Gangaraju, Nationalist, and Freedom fighter; Grandfather to Adivi Sesh * Adivi Sesh, Actor, Screenwriter, Director; Grandson of Adivi Gangaraju *

Sai Kiran Adivi Sai Kiran Adivi is an Indian Telugu film director & writer. Career Sai Kiran first worked as an assistant director to Sekhar Kammula. He made his debut as a director with '' Vinayakudu'' (2008), starring Krishnudu in the lead role. His next f ...

, Director; cousin to Adivi Sesh

Agathian family

* Agathian, director. *Kani Thiru, television personality; daughter of Agathian. **

Thiru In Tamil, honorifics ( ta, முறை, muṟai) governs daily speech and register of both written and spoken communication. Traditionally, Tamil has been classified into two registers ''viz'' செந்தமிழ் (Centamiḻ) meaning ...

, director; husband of Kani *

Vijayalakshmi Feroz Vijayalakshmi Feroz (née Agathiyan;), is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. As the daughter of film director Agathiyan, Vijayalakshmi made her acting debut as a timid girl in Venkat Prabhu's ''Chennai ...

, actress and television personality; daughter of Agathian. ** Feroz Mohammed, director; husband of Vijayalakshmi. * Niranjani Ahathian, actress and costume designer; daughter of Agathian. **Desingh Periyasamy, director; husband of Niranjani.

Ajith Kumar family

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

, actor. **

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

, actor; husband of Ajith's cousin, Priya. *

Shalini Shalini (born 20 November 1979), also known as Baby Shalini, is a former Indian child artist and actress who predominantly worked in Malayalam and Tamil films. During the 80s, Shalini was the most successful child artist in the Malayalam film i ...

, former actress; wife of Ajith Kumar. **

Shamili Shamlee, also known as Baby Shamili/Shamlee, (born 10 July 1987), is an Indian actress who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. Her roles include the mentally challenged child Anjali in the 1990 film '' Anjali'', for which ...

, actress; sister of Shalini. **

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

, actor; brother of Shalini.

Akkineni family

Akkineni Nageswara Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became on ...

, actor (d. 2014). *

Nagarjuna Nāgārjuna . 150 – c. 250 CE (disputed)was an Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist thinker, scholar-saint and philosopher. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers.Garfield, Jay L. (1995), ''The Fundamental Wisdom of ...

, actor. **Daggubati Lakshmi, ex-wife of

** Amala, actress; wife of Nagarjuna. *

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with '' Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). ...

, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Daggubati Lakshmi. (see Daggubati family) **

Samantha Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Specu ...

, actress; ex- wife of

. *

Akhil Akhil (in Devanagari: अखिल {{IAST, akhilā) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle ...

, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala. *

Sumanth Sumanth Kumar Yarlagadda (born 9 February 1975), known mononymously as Sumanth, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the eldest grandson of Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Stud ...

, actor; nephew of Nagarjuna. *

Sushanth Sushanth Anumolu (born 18 March 1986), known professionally as Sushanth, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni–Daggubati family, he made his acting debut with ''Kalidasu'' (2008). Post a series o ...

, actor; nephew of Nagarjuna.

Ambareesh family

Chowdiah Tirumakudalu Chowdiah ( kn, ಸಂಗೀತ ರತ್ನ ತಿರುಮಕೂಡಲು ಚೌಡಯ್ಯ) (1895 – 19 January 1967) was a violin maestro from India in the Carnatic classical tradition. Early years Chowdiah, was born in ...

, musician *

Ambareesh Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted in ...

, actor-politician, grand-nephew Chowdiah *

Sumalatha Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Hindi. She gained ...

, actress-Politician, wife of Ambareesh **

Abhishek Gowda ''Amar'' is a 2019 Indian Kannada romantic action film directed by Nagashekar and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh Productions banner. The film stars Abhishek Gowda, son of veteran actor Ambareesh, making his acting debut and Tanya Ho ...

, actor, son of Ambareesh and Sumalatha

Anant Nag family

Anant Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...

, actor and producer *

Shankar Nag Shankar Nagarakatte (9 November 1954 – 30 September 1990) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work in Kannada-language films and television. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, Nag is often referred to as ...

, actor, director and producer, younger brother of

Arundhati Nag Arundhati Nag (née Rao; born 1955/1956) is an Indian actress. She has been involved with multilingual Theatre in India, for over 25 years, first in Mumbai where she got involved with Indian People's Theatre Association ( IPTA), and did various ...

, actress, theater artist and wife of

Gayathri Gayatri (Sanskrit: गायत्री, IAST:Gāyatrī) is the personified form of the Gayatri Mantra, a popular hymn from Vedic texts. She is also known as Savitri, and bears the epithet of ''Vedamata'' (mother of the Vedas). Gayatri is ofte ...

, actress and wife of

Ananth Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and Eng ...

Anandan family

C. L. Anandan Anandan (15 June 1933 – 25 March 1989), born as C. L. Anandan, was an Indian actor and producer who was active in Tamil cinema as well in Malayalam cinema during the second half of the 20th century. He was well known for his hero, supportin ...

, actor (d. 1989). *

Disco Shanthi Santha Kumari (born 28 August 1965), famously known as Disco Shanti, is an Indian actress who was particularly famous in South India for her appearances in item numbers. She has appeared in more than 900 films in different languages of India, ...

, actress; daughter of C. L. Anandan. **

Srihari Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Early life Srihari was born ...

, actor; husband of Disco Shanthi. (d. 2013) *

Lalitha Kumari Lalitha Kumari (born 18 May 1967) is an Indian actress who worked in Tamil films. She is the daughter of Tamil actor C. L. Anandan and the younger sister of actress Disco Shanti. Personal life Lalitha Kumari married actor Prakash Raj in 1994 ...

, actress, daughter of C. L. Anandan. **

Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several ...

, actor; ex-husband of Lalitha Kumari. ***

Pony Verma Rashmi Verma, known professionally as Pony Verma, is an Indian dance choreographer, who began her career in the year 2000. She has also done a dance reality show, ''Chak Dhoom Dhoom'' for Colors channel. Pony Verma married actor Prakash Raj on ...

, choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj. *** Prasad Raj, actor; brother of Prakash Raj.

Asif Ali family

* Asif Ali, actor **

Askar Ali Askar Ali is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film ''Chembarathipoo'' and is best known for acting in '' Honey Bee 2.5'' (2017) and ''Kaamuki'' (2018). He is the younger brother of Malayalam ...

, actor, younger brother of Asif

Azhagappan family

A. L. Azhagappan A. L. Azhagappan (born 18 September 1951), credited as such, is an Indian actor and filmmaker in Tamil cinema. After making films he has made a career appearing in supporting roles as an actor. His sons A. L. Vijay and Udhaya (actor), Udhaya als ...

, producer. *

A. L. Vijay A. L. Vijay, known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. An assistant director with Priyadarshan, he debuted as director with films such as '' Kireedam'' and the critically acclaimed ''Madr ...

, director; son of Azhagappan. **R. Aishwarya, wife of

. **

Amala Paul Amala Paul (born 26 October 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. She made her acting debut by appearing in a supporting role in the Malayalam-language ...

, actress; ex-wife of Vijay. *

Udhaya ''Udhaya'' is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film which was directed by Azhagam Perumal which released on 26 March 2004. The film stars Vijay and Simran, while Vivek, Nassar and Rajesh play supporting roles. The soundtrack for the ...

, film actor; son of Azhagappan. **Keerthika Udhaya, dubbing artiste; wife of Udhaya.

B

Balasubrahmanyam family

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

, playback singer (d. 2020) * S. P. B. Charan, playback singer; son of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. * S. P. Sailaja, playback singer; sister of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. **

Subhalekha Sudhakar Suravajhala Sudhakar (born 19 November 1960), known by his stage name Subhalekha Sudhakar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil language films and television. Sudhakar's first Telugu film '' Subhalekha'' (1982) gained him wide reco ...

, actor; husband of S. P. Sailaja. *

K. Viswanath Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South ...

, actor and director; uncle of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. ** Chandra Mohan, actor; cousin of K. Viswanath.

Bhagyaraj family

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...

, director. *

Praveena Bhagyaraj Praveena Bhagyaraj was an Indian actress who had worked mainly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She married director K. Bhagyaraj in 1981. Praveena starred in several films like '' Manmatha Leelai'', '' Manthoppu Kiliye'', ''Pasi' ...

(d. 1983), actress; late wife of Bhagyaraj *

Poornima Bhagyaraj Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaram) is an Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has also done a few Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for her leading roles from 1980 to 1985. She married director K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy ...

, actress; wife of Bhagyaraj *

Saranya Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor, ...

, actress; daughter of Bhagyaraj *

Shanthnu Bhagyaraj Shanthanu Bhagyaraj (born 24 August 1986) is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language films. The son of actors K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima Bhagyaraj, Shanthanu appeared as a child artist in his father's '' Vettiya Madichu K ...

, actor; son of Bhagyaraj **Keerthi Vijay, television personality; wife of Shanthnu. (see Subramanyam family)

Bhanupriya family

Bhanupriya Bhanupriya (born Mangabhanu; 15 January 1967) is an Indian actress, Kuchipudi dancer, and voice artist. In a career spanning over 4 decades, Bhanupriya has appeared in 155 feature films- predominantly in Telugu & Tamil, in addition to occasiona ...

, actress. **

Vindhya The Vindhya Range (also known as Vindhyachal) () is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India. Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single mountain range in the ...

, actress; sister-in-law of Bhanupriya. *

Shantipriya Shanthipriya is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She is credited as Nishanthi in Tamil films and Shanthipriya in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the younger sister of actress Bhanupriya. Career Sh ...

, actress; sister of Bhanupriya. **

Siddharth Ray Siddharth Ray (19 July 1963– 8 March 2004), born Sushant Ray, was a film actor in Hindi and Marathi films. He also appeared in a few south Indian films. He was the grandson of filmmaker V. Shantaram. Personal life Siddharth Ray was born i ...

(d. 2004), actor; husband of Shantipriya. **

V. Shantaram Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian filmmaker, film producer, and actor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is most known for films such ...

(d. 1990), director; grandfather of Siddhanth Ray.

Bharathiraja family

Bharathiraja Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...

, actor and director. *

Jayaraj Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Golden ...

, actor; brother of Bharathiraja * Manoj Bharathiraja, director; son of Bharathiraja. **

Nandana Nandana or Nandna ( pnb, ) was a fort built at strategic location on a hilly range on the eastern flanks of the Salt Range in Punjab Pakistan. Its ruins, including those of a town and a temple, are present. It was ruled by the Hindu Shahi king ...

, actress; wife of Manoj. *

Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...

, director; brother-in-law of Director Bharathiraja.

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Chandrasekhar family

* S. A. Chandrasekhar, director **Xavier Britto, entrepreneur; brother-in-law of Chandrasekhar. ***Sneha Britto, director; daughter of Xavier Britto. (see Murali family) ****

Atharvaa Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...

, actor; brother-in-law of Sneha Britto *

Shoba Chandrasekhar Shoba Chandrasekhar (born 24 August 1948) is an Indian playback singer, director, writer and film producer. She is the mother of actor Vijay. Personal life She married S. A. Chandrasekhar, who is an Indian film director, producer and writer. ...

, playback singer; wife of Chandrasekhar. **Sheela, actress; sister of Shoba. ***Sanjeev, director; son of Sheela. ***

Vikranth Vikranth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was first introduced in the film ''Karka Kasadara'' (2005) directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Following his participation in th ...

, actor; son of Sheela. ****Manasa, actress; wife of Vikranth. *****

Kanakadurga Kanakadurga is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She hails from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She debuted in the Malayalam movie ''Nellu'' as Kurumatti. She has acted in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu movies as wel ...

, actress; mother of Manasa. **

S. N. Surendar S. N. Surendar (born 17 February 1953) is an Indian playback singer, dubbing artist and actor who primarily works in Tamil films. He has sung over 500 songs under various music directors for Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil languages. He i ...

, voice actor; brother of Shoba. ***

Viraj Viraj, a word in the Sanskrit language, indicates sovereignty, excellence or splendour. Viraj is the mythical primeval being associated with creation who is often personified as the secondary creator. Viraj is born from Purusha and Purusha in tur ...

, actor; son of Surendar. **

, writer; brother of Shoba. * Vijay, actor; son of Chandrasekhar. ** Sangeeta Sornalingam; wife of Vijay. *** Jason Sanjay; son of Vijay. *** Divya Saasha; daughter of Vijay.

Cho Ramaswamy family

* Cho Ramaswamy, actor. *

Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970), also credited as Ramya Krishna (in the Telugu and Kannada film industries) is an Indian actress. She has appeared in over 260 films in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Ramy ...

, actress; niece of Cho Ramaswamy. **

Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his d ...

, director; husband of Ramya Krishna.

Choudary family

R. B. Choudary Ratanlal Bhagatram Choudary is an Indian film producer who has worked in several film industries, predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu along with a few films in Malayalam language, Malayalam and Hindi language, Hind ...

, producer. *

Jithan Ramesh Ramesh Choudary also known by his stage name Jithan Ramesh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Tamil cinema, Tamil cinema. He is the third son of film producer R. B. Choudary and elder brother of actor Jiiva. He made his breakthr ...

, actor; son of Choudary. *

Jiiva Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. He began his career as a ch ...

, actor; son of Choudary.

Chittajallu family

C. Pullaiah Chittajallu Pullayya (Telugu language, Telugu: చిత్తజల్లు పుల్లయ్య; 1898 – 6 October 1967) was an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is one of the earliest film personalities in Telugu cinema being ...

, director *

C. S. Rao Chittajallu Srinivasa Rao (1924 – 8 December 2004) was an Indian actor, writer and director. He was the son of film director Chittajallu Pullayya. He directed around 65 films in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Oriya languages. He garnered ...

, director, actor and writer; son of C. Pullaiah. *

Rajasulochana Chittajallu Rajeevalochana (15 August 1935 – 5 March 2013), better known as Rajasulochana, was an Indian classical dancer and actress. She has acted in more than 300 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Early life She w ...

, actress and classical dancer; wife of C.S. Rao.

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Daggubati Family

* D. Rama Naidu, producer. **

Daggubati Suresh Babu Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Awa ...

, producer; son of Ramanaidu. ***

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...

, actor; son of Daggubati Suresh Babu. **

Venkatesh Venkatesh is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity. Notable persons with the name include: * A. Venkatesh Naik (born 1936), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * A. Venkatesh (directo ...

, actor; son of Ramanaidu. **

, actor, son-in-law of Ramanaidu ***

, actor, grandson of Ramanaidu. (see

Akkineni family Akkineni is an Indian surname that may refer to * Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao, popularly known as L. V. Prasad was a famous Indian film actor, producer and director * Akkineni Ramesh Prasad son of Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao * Akkineni ...

) ****

Samantha Akkineni Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian ...

, actress, ex-wife of

, daughter in law of

***

Akhil Akkineni Akhil Akkineni (born 8 April 1994) is an American actor of Indian descent who works in Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni family, he is the son of actors Nagarjuna and Amala. In his film career, Akkineni has earned several accolades such as ...

, actor, half-brother of

Deva family

Deva Deva may refer to: Entertainment * ''Deva'' (1989 film), a 1989 Kannada film * ''Deva'' (1995 film), a 1995 Tamil film * ''Deva'' (2002 film), a 2002 Bengali film * Deva (2007 Telugu film) * ''Deva'' (2017 film), a 2017 Marathi film * Deva ...

, music director. * Murali, music director; brother of Deva. * Sabesh, music director; brother of Deva. *

Srikanth Deva Srikanth Deva is an Indian music director of Tamil films. He made his debut as music director in the Tamil movie '' Doubles'' in 2000. He is the son of composer Deva, nephew of the famous music director duo Sabesh–Murali and the cousin of actor ...

, music director; son of Deva. ** Febi, playback singer; wife of Srikanth Deva. * Sangeetha Bhaskar, playback singer; daughter of Deva. ** Parthi Bhaskar, director; husband of Sangeetha. (see Ilaiyaraaja family) *

Bobo Shashi Shashikanth, better known as Bobo Shashi ( ta, போபோ சஷி : born 12 October 1981) is an Indian film composer and singer. Biography and career Shashi was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a musically affluent family. His father M ...

, music director; son of Murali. * Karthik Sabesh, actor; son of Sabesh * Jai, actor; nephew of Deva.

Deve Gowda family

H. D. Deve Gowda Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933 in) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karn ...

, politician. * H. D. Revanna, politician; son of Deve Gowda. **

Prajwal Revanna Prajwal Revanna (born 5 August 1990) is an Indian politician who is the member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Hassan Constituency and also the 3rd youngest member of parliament in India. Early life and background He is the grandson of former Pri ...

, politician; son of H. D. Revanna. *

H. D. Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as Kumaranna (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 J ...

, producer and politician; son of Deve Gowda. **

Anitha Kumaraswamy Anitha Kumaraswamy is an Indian politician, Indian politician and businesswoman working in entertainment industry. Currently she is a member of the 2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Ramanagaram (Vi ...

, producer; wife of Kumaraswamy. ** Radhika kumarswamy, actress; second wife of Kumaraswamy. *

Nikhil Gowda Nikhil Kumaraswamy is an Indian actor and politician known for his work in Kannada films. He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film ''Jaguar'' (2016). Personal life Nikhil Kumarswamy is the son of former Karnataka Chief M ...

, actor; son of Kumaraswamy and Anitha Kumarswamy * Revathi Nikhil; wife of Nikhil Gowda * Shamika Kumarswamy; daughter of Radhika and Kumarswamy

Dileep Family

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

, actor; producer; businessman **

Manju Warrier Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978) is an Indian actress, producer, classical dancer and playback singer who primarily appears in Malayalam language films. She is the recipient of several awards including one National Film Award, one Kera ...

, actress; ex-wife of Dileep **

Kavya Madhavan Kavya Madhavan (born 19 September 1984) is a former Indian actress, who appeared predominantly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 1991 as a child artist in '' Pookkalam Varavayi''. Her debut role as a lead actress was in Lal Jose's '' ...

, former actress; wife of Dileep

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Fazil family

* Fazil, director. **

Fahadh Faasil Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a Nati ...

, actor, son of Fazil ***

Nazriya Nazim Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian actress, producer and former television presenter who works predominantly in Malayalam films in addition to Tamil films. She has won One Filmfare Award South, one Kerala State Film Awards, an ...

, actress, wife of Fahadh Faasil *** Naveen Nazim, actor, brother of Nazriya, brother-in-law of Fahadh. ** Farhaan Faasil, actor, son of Fazil.

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Ghattamaneni family

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

, actor. **Indira Devi, film producer, first wife of Krishna, mother of Ramesh Babu, Mahesh Babu, and Manjula **

Vijaya Nirmala Vijaya Nirmala (born Nidudavolu Nirmala; 20 February 1946 – 27 June 2019) was an Indian actress, director, and producer known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning over si ...

, actress; second wife of Krishna (see Nidudavolu family) *

Ramesh Babu Ghattamaneni Ramesh Babu (13 October 1965 – 8 January 2022) was an Indian actor and film producer, who was known for his work in Telugu cinema. Babu made his on screen debut with the film '' Alluri Seetharama Raju'' in 1974. He acted in over ...

, actor; son of Krishna. *

Manjula Manjula (Sanskrit: मंजुला) is a Hindu and Sanskrit female given name, which means, "melodious". Notable people named Manjula * Manjula (Kannada actress) (1954–1986), Indian actress * Manjula Chellur (born 1955), Indian doctor and ...

, producer; daughter of Krishna. *

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Award ...

, actor; son of Krishna **

Namrata Shirodkar Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972) is an Indian actress and former model primarily known for her work in Hindi films. She won the Femina Miss India title in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as the '' Kachche Dhaage'' ( ...

, actress; wife of Mahesh Babu. ***

Shilpa Shirodkar Shilpa Shirodkar (born 20 November 1969) is an Indian actress and former photo model who worked primarily in Hindi-language films from 1989 to 2000. After a 13-year hiatus from acting, she made her comeback to acting, this time on television in ...

, actress; sister of Namrata. ***

Meenakshi Shirodkar Meenakshi Shirodkar (11 October 1916 – 3 June 1997), born Ratan Pednekar, was an Indian actress who mainly worked in Marathi films, Marathi theatre and television. She made her debut in 1938 and continued to act in films until the early ...

, actress; grandmother of Namrata. ** Sudheer Babu, actor; son-in-law of Krishna.

Ghantasala Family

* Ghantasala Sai Srinivas, widely known as S. Thaman,

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer. *

Ghantasala Balaramayya Ghantasala Balaramayya was an Indian film director, producer, and actor in Telugu cinema. His notable films include '' Sri Seetarama Jananam'' (1944), '' Balaraju'' (1948), '' Swapna Sundari'' (1950), and '' Sri Lakshmamma Katha'' (1950). Bala ...

Grandfather to

S. Thaman Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman (born 16 November 1983), known professionally as Thaman S, earlier as S S Thaman, is an Indian music composer, professional drummer, and playback singer who predominantly works in Telugu films and Tamil films. Th ...

*Ghantasala Siva Kumar, Composer and drummer, son of

*Ghantasala Savitri, Playback singer, wife of Ghantasala Siva Kumar, mother to S. Thaman *Ghantasala Sri Vardhini, Playback singer, wife of S. Thaman *B. Vasantha, Playback singer, Aunt of S. Thaman.

Gemini Ganesan family

Muthulakshmi Reddy Muthulakshmi Reddy (also spelled Reddi in some British Indian sources; 30 July 1886 – 22 July 1968) was an Indian medical practitioner, social reformer and Padma Bhushan award recipient. Muthulakshmi Reddy was appointed to the Madras Legisl ...

, aunt of Gemini ganeshan *

Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...

, actor (d. 2005). * Pushpavalli, actress; partner of Gemini Ganesan. * Savitri Ganesan, actress; second wife of Gemini Ganesan. * Kamala Selvaraj, doctor; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Alamelu. *

Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fil ...

, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli. *Gigi, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan * Dr Jaya Shreedhar; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Alamelu. * Abhinay Vaddi, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. ** Medha Raghunath, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan. ** Madhuvanti Arun, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan (see Vyjanthimala family).

Gowda family

* K. C. N. Gowda, producer. (d. 2012) * K. C. N. Chandrasekhar, producer; son of KCN Gowda. * K. C. N. Mohan, producer; son of KCN Gowda. ** Poornima Mohan (d. 2017), director; wife of K. C. N. Mohan.

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Haasan family

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali l ...

, Actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, choreographer, dancer, philanthropist & politician **

Vani Ganapathy Vani Ganapathy, also spelled as Vani Ganpati, is an Indian classical dancer. Career She started performing when she was seven, and has travelled across the world for her performances. She lives in Bangalore, where she set up Sanchari, a dance ...

, actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan. **

Sarika Thakur Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film ''Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work i ...

, actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan. ***

Shruti Haasan Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur. ...

, actress & singer; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika. ***

Akshara Haasan Akshara Haasan is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Hindi-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film debut with the comedy drama ''Shamitabh' ...

, actress; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika. **

Gautami Tadimalla Gautami Tadimalla (born 2 July 1969), known mononymously as Gautami, is an Indian actress and politician who has worked mainly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films in addition to Hindi, and Kannada films. She was one of the leading South Indi ...

, actress; ex-partner of Kamal Haasan. *

Charuhasan S. Charuhasan (born 5 January 1931) is an Indian actor, director and retired lawyer who has acted in Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best ActorSubha J Rao,Entertainment for a cause, The Hind ...

, actor; brother of Kamal Haasan. **Komalam, actress; wife of Charuhasan. **

Suhasini Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...

, actress; daughter of Charuhasan and Komalam. ***

Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...

, director; husband of Suhasini. ****

G. Venkateswaran G. Venkateswaran (died 3 May 2003), popularly known as G.V., was an Indian film producer and chartered accountant. He was the elder brother of director and screenwriter Mani Ratnam and G. Srinivasan. Venkateswaran was the promoter of GV Films, ...

, producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam. **** G. Srinivasan, producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam. *

Chandrahasan S. Chandrahasan (6 March 1936 — 18 March 2017) was an Indian film producer and actor from Tamil Nadu, India. Early life Born to advocate Srinivasan and Rajalakshmi, Chandrahasan was the second of four children. His elder brother Charuhasan ...

, producer (d. 2017); brother of Kamal Haasan. **Geethamani; wife of Chandrahasan. ** Anu Haasan, actress; daughter of Chandrahasan. * Nalini Raghu, dancer; sister of Kamal Haasan. **Gautam Kanthadai, actor; son of Nalini Raghu *Rama Ramasamy, actress; cousin of Kamal Haasan. File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg,

with daughters

(left) and

(right) in 2010. File:Sarika.jpg,

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Hunsur family

Hunsur Krishnamurthy Hunsur Krishnamurthy (9 February 1914 – 13 February 1989) was an Indian playwright, film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist in Kannada cinema. He worked with noted theatre personalities early in his career; Gubbi Veeranna, ...

, producer and director. (d. 1989) *

H. R. Bhargava Hunsur Ramachandra Bhagyachandra ( kn, ಹು. ರಾ. ಭಾರ್ಗವ), known mononymously as Bhargava, is an Indian film director who worked primarily in Kannada cinema. Originally a producer, he came to be considered one of the best direc ...

, director; cousin of Hunsur Krishnamurthy. *

Dwarakish Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath (born 19 August 1942), better known as Dwarakish ( ), is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. He was given the name Dwarakish by Kannada film maker C. V. Shivashankar. Early life D ...

, actor ** Giri Dwarakish, actor; son of Dwarakish.

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Ilaiyaraaja family

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

, music director. **

Karthik Raja Karthik Raja is an India composer based in Chennai, India. He made his debut as film composer in the Tamil film ''Pandiyan'' (1992) and went on to score music for many critically and commercially acclaimed feature films. Personal life Karthik ...

, music director; son of Ilaiyaraaja. *** Yatheeswaran, playback singer; son of Karthik Raja. **

Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...

, music director; son of Ilaiyaraaja. *** Zafroon Nizar, costume designer; wife of Yuvan. ** Bhavatharani, playback singer; daughter of Ilaiyaraaja. *

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ram ...

, music director; brother of Ilaiyaraaja. **

Venkat Prabhu Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first ...

, director; son of Gangai Amaran. **

Premji Amaran Prem Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 26 February 1979), better known as Premgi, is an Indian playback singer, composer, songwriter, actor and comedian. The son of composer and director Gangai Amaran, he often composes rap songs in Tamil cinema and ...

, actor; son of Gangai Amaran. * R. D. Bhaskar, producer; brother of Ilaiyaraaja. ** Parthi Bhaskar, director; son of Bhaskar. *** Sangeetha Bhaskar, playback singer; wife of Parthi. (see Deva family) ** Hari Bhaskar, playback singer; son of Bhaskar. **

Vasuki Bhaskar Vasuki Bhaskar is an Indian fashion design, fashion and costume designer, working in the Tamil film industry. She is the daughter of film producer R.D. Bhaskar and Pavalar Creations is their own production house. Career Vasuki was born as the o ...

, costume designer; daughter of Bhaskar. *

Pavalar Varadharajan Pavalar Varadharajan was a singer, lyric writer, composer, musician, drama writer who mainly did music programs for the Communist Party of India during election campaigns. Early life Varadharajan was born in Pannaipuram village (now a town in T ...

, music director; half-brother of Ilaiyaraaja. ** Ilaiya Gangai, music director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan. ** Pavalar Shiva, music director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan. ** Jo V, director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.

Iyer family

* Sundaram Iyer, actor. * S. Rajam, actor; son of Iyer. (d.2010) *

S. Balachander Sundaram Balachander (18 January 1927 – 13 April 1990) was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. He died of a hear ...

, director; son of Iyer. (d.1990) *

S. Jayalakshmi Sundaram Jayalakshmi (25 July 1920 - 21 July 2007) was an Indian Tamil-language film actress and singer who played lead parts in movies of the 1930s and 1940s. Starting her film career with ''Seetha Kalyanam'' in 1934, she acted in about a doz ...

, actress; daughter of Iyer. (d.2007) *

Jayashree Jayashree is an Indian name. People with the name include: * M. Jayashree, Indian actress *B. Jayashree, Indian actress, director and singer *Jayashree (actress), Indian actress *Jayashree Banerjee Jayashree Banerjee (born 2 July 1938) is a le ...

, actress; granddaughter of Jayalakshmi.

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Jaggesh family

* Jaggesh, actor, director. ** Gururaj Jaggesh, actor; son of Jaggesh **Yathiraj Jaggesh, actor; son of Jaggesh *

Komal Kumar Komal Kumar (born 4 July 1973), known mononymously as Komal, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Super Nan Maga'' in 1992. Since his debut, Komal has acted in over 100 films, ...

, actor; brother of Jaggesh

Jayan family

Jayan Krishnan Nair (25 July 1939 – 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, was an Indian actor, naval officer, stunt performer and cultural icon of the 1970s and 1980s. He starred in over 150 Malayalam films. During his film caree ...

, Malayalam actor. *

Jayabharathi Jayabharathi is an Indian actress. She is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for best actress. Jayabharathi's first leading role was given by director P. Bhaskaran for his movie Kattukurangu in 1969. Later she became one of ...

, actress, Cousin of Jayan. ** Hari Pothen, producer; ex-husband of Jayabharathi. ***

Pratap Pothen Pratap Pothen (13 August 1952 – 15 July 2022) was an Indian actor and filmmaker who acted in about 100 films and directed 12 films. He appeared in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu as well as Hindi films. He also worked as a scriptwriter and produ ...

, actor; brother of Hari. (see Radha family) **

Sathaar Sathaar (25 May 1948 – 17 September 2019) was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with M. Krishnan Nair's ''Bharyaye Avashyamundu'' (1975). He became a hero in 1976 with '' Anaavaranam'', direct ...

, actor; ex-husband of Jayabharathi. * Krish J. Sathaar, actor; son of Jayabharathi and Sathaar. * Adithya Jayan, actor; nephew of Jayan. * Munna, actor; nephew of Jayabharathi. *Ajayan, actor, younger brother of Jayan .

Jayachitra family

Jayachitra Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Ja ...

, actress *

Amresh Ganesh Amresh Ganesh is an Indian actor, film composer and singer, who has worked in Tamil language films. The son of actress Jayachitra, Amresh appeared as an actor in his mother's productions ''Pudhiya Raagam'' (1991) and then in '' Naane Ennul Ill ...

, actor and music composer; son of Jayachitra * Ammaji (Jayasree), actress; mother of Jayachitra

Jayadev family

* Devayani, actress; daughter of Jayadev. ** Rajakumaran, director; husband of Devayani. *

Nakul In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, ''Nakula'' (Sanskrit: नकुल) was fourth of the five Pandava brothers. Nakula and Sahadeva were twins blessed to Madri, by Ashwini Kumaras, the divine physicians. Their parents Pandu and Madri - died early ...

, actor; brother of Devayani. * Mayur, actor; brother of Devayani.

Jayaram family

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam,Tamil films, along with a few Telugu films. He is also a chenda percussionist, mimicry artist, and occasiona ...

, actor *

Parvathy Jayaram Ashwathy Kurup (born 7 April 1970), better known by her stage name Parvathy and married name Parvathy Jayaram (Aswathi Jayaram) , is a former Indian actress, costume designer and classical dancer, who appeared in Malayalam films. Parvathy was ...

, actress; wife of Jayaram *

Kalidas Jayaram Kalidas Jayaram (born 16 December 1993) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. The son of film actors Jayaram and Parvathy Jayaram, Parvathy, Kalidas made his debut in the Mal ...

, actor, son of Jayaram and Parvathy

Jeeva family

* Jeeva, cinematographer. (d.2007) * Aneez Jeeva, costume designer; wife of Jeeva. **

Vasanth Vasanth is an Indian director well known in Tamil language films for directing films such as ''Keladi Kanmani'' (1990), ''Aasai'' (1995), ''Nerrukku Ner'' (1997), ''Rhythm'' (2000) and ''Satham Podathey'' (2007). Career Vasanth began his car ...

, director; Husband of Jeeva's Sister. ** Ritvik Varun, actor; son of Vasanth.

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Kallara sarasamma Family

*Kallara Sarasamma, politician and wife of Kunjan Nair **

Radha Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also de ...

, actress; daughter of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair ***Rajasekaran Nair, entrepreneur and restaurateur ****

Karthika Nair Karthika Nair (born 27 June 1992) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked down South in all language films. She made her debut in the 2009 Telugu film '' Josh'', opposite Naga Chaitanya. She rose to fame starring in her second and her f ...

, actress; daughter of Radha and Rajasekaran Nair ****

Thulasi Nair Thulasi Nair is a former Indian actress who has appeared in two Tamil language films. She made her debut in Mani Ratnam's 2013 drama film '' Kadal''. Career At age 14, Thulasi Nair was first considered for a role in director Mani Ratnam's '' ...

, actress; daughter of Radha and Rajasekaran Nair **

Ambika Ambika may refer to: Mythology * Ambika (goddess), an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti * Ambika (Jainism), a Jain Yakshini goddess * Ambika (Mahabharata), the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, ...

, actress; daughter of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair *** Ravikanth, actor, ex-husband of Ambika ** Suresh Nair, director; son of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair *** Gauri Nambiar, actress; cousin of Karthika

Kamesh family

Kamala Kamesh Kamala Kamesh is an Indian actress in Tamil movies. She was one of the prominent supporting actress in late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in Tamil movies. She has acted nearly 480 movies in Tamil. She is often seen in all of Visu's movies. Biography S ...

, actress *

Uma Riyaz Khan Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films. Personal life Uma was the only child of her artist parents. Her father, Kamesh, was a music director and her mother, ...

, actress; daughter of Kamesh. **

Riyaz Khan Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam through the 1994 ...

, actor; husband of Uma. * Shariq Khan, actor; son of Riyaz and Uma. * Samshad Khan, actor; son of Riyaz and Uma.

Kannadasan family

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

, poet *Parvathi kannadhasan, Wife of Kannadhasan *Ponnammal Kannadhasan , Wife of kannadhasan *Gandhi kannadhasan ,Publisher, son of kannadhasan *Dr.kamal Kannadhasan, Dental Professor, son of kannadhsan *Srinivasan Kannadhasan, Agri Officer, son of kannadhasan *Muthiah kannadhasan, actor, grand son of Kannadhasan * Vishali Kannadasan, writer; daughter of Kannadasan *Annadurai Kannadasan,writer,producer, lyric writer,director actor, son of Kannadasan * Kanmani Subbu, poet and writer; son of Kannadasan * Kalaivanan Kannadasan, director; son of Kannadasan **

Aadhav Kannadasan Aadhav Kannadasan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil-language films. Career Aadhav Kannadasan began his career in the film industry by working as an assistant director in G. N. R. Kumaravelan's team during the making of ''Y ...

, actor; son of Kalaivanan Kannadasan *

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cin ...

, poet, screenwriter, producer; nephew of Kannadasan **

Subbu Panchu Subramaniam Panchu Arunachalam, credited as Subbu Panchu or P. Ar. Subramaniam (born 16 February 1973) is an Indian actor and film producer. Son of noted writer-producer Panchu Arunachalam, Subbu first appeared as a child artist in the Malayala ...

, actor, producer; son of Panchu Arunachalam * Revathi Shanmugam, anchor; daughter of Kannadasan ** Sathyalakshmi Kannadasan, producer; granddaughter of Kannadasan

Karunanidhi family

* M. Karunanidhi, Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu wife asathi ammal *

M. K. Muthu M. K. Muthu is an Indian actor, singer and politician. Muthu is the eldest son of late former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi and his first wife Padmavathi, sister of actor-singer Chidambaram S. Jayaraman. According to the internal e ...

, actor; son of Karunanidhi * M. K. Alagiri, politician; son of Karunanidhi. *

M. K. Stalin Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin ( , born 1 March 1953), often referred to by his initials MKS, is an Indian Tamil politician serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The son of the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Stalin ...

, Politician and current chief minister of Tamil Nadu; actor; son of Karunanidhi. * M.K.Tamilarasu, Producer; Businessman; son of Karunanidhi. * Arivunidhi, playback singer; son of Muthu. * Dhayanidhi Alagiri, producer; son of Alagiri. ** Anusha Dhayanidhi, playback singer; wife of Dhayanidhi Alagiri. *

Udhayanidhi Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer, actor, and politician who prominently works in the Tamil cinema. He is the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu in the ministry led by his father, ...

, actor; son of Stalin. **

Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi is an Indian film director. She is the wife of Udhayanidhi Stalin, and editor of the literary magazine called ''Inbox 1305''. Career Kiruthiga started her career with the directorial debut '' Vanakkam Chennai''. The movie p ...

, director; wife of Udhayanidhi Stalin. *

Arulnithi Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor best known for playing the lead roles in '' Vamsam'', directed by Pandiraj, Mouna Guru, and Demonte Colony. Personal life Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minist ...

, actor; son of Tamilarasu. *

Kanimozhi Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (born 5 January 1968) is an Indian politician, poet and journalist. She is a Member of Parliament, representing Thoothukkudi constituency in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's Parliament). She was also a former ...

, politician; Daughter of Karunanidhi * Gunanidhi Amirtham, producer; grandson of Karunanidhi. **

Murasoli Maran Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for ...

, director; nephew of Karunanidhi. **

Kalanidhi Maran Kalanithi Murasoli Maran is an Indian billionaire media mogul who is the chairman and founder of the Sun Group. He owns television channels, newspapers, weeklies, FM radio stations, DTH services, a cricket team (Sunrisers Hyderabad), and a mov ...

, producer; Business Man; son of Murasoli Maran. **

Dayanidhi Maran Dayanidhi Murasoli Maran (born 5 December 1966) is an Indian politician and one of the prominent members of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected thrice as a Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha from Chennai Central constituency during ...

, politician; son of Murasoli Maran. **

C. S. Jayaraman Chidambaram Sundaram Jayaraman or C. S. Jayaraman (Tamil: சி. எஸ். ஜெயராமன்) (January 6, 1917 – January 29, 1995) was a noted actor, music director and a successful playback singer, whose numerous songs were feat ...

, playback singer; father-in-law of Muthu. ** Akshita Vikram, playback singer; granddaughter-in-law of Muthu. (see Thiagarajan family)

Karunas family

Karunas Karunas (born 21 February 1970 as Karunanidhi Sethu) is an Indian actor, politician and comedian in the Tamil film industry. Appearing mostly in supporting roles, he has also played lead roles in films including ''Dindigul Sarathy'' (2008) an ...

, actor. *

Grace Karunas Grace Karunas is an Indian playback singer, actress who has worked in the Indian film industry. The wife of actor Karunas, Grace has often sung in films featuring her husband. Career Grace began singing at the age of five with the CSI Church, ...

, playback singer; wife of Karunas. * Ken Karunas, actor; son of Karunas.

Kasthuri Raja family

Kasthuri Raja Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director. He is the father of director Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters ...

, director. *

Selvaraghavan Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil cinema, Tamil films. His directorial debut had with ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002) but his father is credited for business reasons, w ...

, director; son of Kasthuri Raja. **

Sonia Agarwal Sonia Agarwal is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Tamil cinema and a few Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best known for her performances in the films such as ''Kaadhal Kondein'' (2003), ''7G Rainbow Colony'' (2 ...

, actress; ex-wife of Selvaragahvan. **Gitanjali Selvaraghavan, director; wife of Selvaragahvan. *

Mohan V. Raman Mohan Raman, also known as Mohan V. Ram (born 3 April 1956), is an Indian actor and writer. In 2017 and 2019, he was a Jury member for the National Film Award for Best Writing on Cinema. Raman is a film historian and writes for ''The Hindu''. He ...

, actor; uncle of Gitanjali. **

Vidyullekha Raman Vidyullekha Raman (born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian actress and comedienne who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. The daughter of actor Mohan Raman, Vidyullekha made her debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2012 ''Ne ...

, actress; daughter of Mohan. *Vimalageetha, producer; daughter of Kasthuri Raja. *

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...

, actor; son of Kasthuri Raja. **

Aishwarya Rajinikanth Aishwarya Rajinikanth (born 1 January 1982) is an Indian film director and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. She is the elder daughter of actor Rajinikanth and wife of actor Dhanush. She made her feature film directorial debut with '' ...

, producer; director; daughter of

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

; wife of

. *Karthiga Karthik; Doctor ; daughter of Kasthuri Raja

Kunchacko family

Kunchacko Kunchacko (19 February 1912 – 15 June 1976) was an Indian film producer and director who worked in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. His venture Udaya Studios influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from its origi ...

, director and producer. (d.1976) **Boban Kunchacko, actor, producer and director; son of Kunchacko. (d.2004) **

Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...

, actor and producer; grandson of Kunchacko *

Navodaya Appachan Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan (6 February 1924 – 23 April 2012) was an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, especially as the founder of Navodaya ...

, director and producer; brother of Kunchacko. (d.2012) **

Jijo Punnoose Jijo Punnoose is an Indian film director, producer and actor from Kerala. He is best known for directing the two landmark films in Malayalam cinema'' Padayottam'' (1982) and ''My Dear Kuttichathan'' (1984). He is the eldest son of producer ...

, actor, producer and director; son of Appachan **Jose Appachan, actor, producer and director; son of Appachan

Koduri family

Siva Shakthi Datta Koduri Siva Shakthi Datta (born Koduri Subba Rao; 8 October 1932), is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and painter who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for writing Sanskrit-based song lyrics in Telugu films. He is the elder brother of scree ...

, lyricist; elder brother of V. Vijayendra Prasad ** M. M. Keeravani, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta ***M. M. Srivalli, line producer; wife of Keeravani and elder sister of Rama Rajamouli ****

Kaala Bhairava Kaala Bhairava is an Indian playback singer and music director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has sung songs in Tamil, Hindi and Kannada, in addition to Telugu. He was the composer of the films '' Mathu Vadalara'' and ''Colour Phot ...

, singer and music director; elder son of Keeravani **** Sri Simha, actor; younger son of Keeravani **

Kalyani Malik Kalyani Malik is an Indian music director and playback singer in Telugu cinema. Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film '' Aithe'' (2003), Malik has provided musical scores for many other films. His most recent works ar ...

, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta, younger brother of Keeravani *

V. Vijayendra Prasad Koduri Viswa Vijayendra Prasad is an Indian screenwriter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He also worked in a few Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil films. His filmography consists of more than twenty five films as a screenwrit ...

, writer; younger brother of Siva Shakti Datta **

S. S. Rajamouli Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is the highest paid director in India, and is known for his action, fantasy, and epic genre films. T ...

, director; son of V. Vijayendra Prasad. ***

Rama Rajamouli Rama Rajamouli is an Indian costume designer and film stylist who primarily works in Telugu cinema. Rama made her debut with the 2004 film '' Sye''. She is known for her work in the films ''Magadheera'' (2009), ''Eega'' (2012), '' Baahubali: T ...

, costume designer; wife of S. S. Rajamouli and younger sister of M. M. Srivalli ****S. S. Karthikeya, assistant director, production manager; son of Rama through her previous marriage and adopted son of Rajamouli *

M. M. Srilekha M. M. Srilekha (born Koduri Srilekha) is an Indian film playback singer and music composer, known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She is the only female music composer in the Telugu film industry. Her paternal uncle V. Vijayendra ...

, music director; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani. *S. S. Kanchi, writer; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani. * Raja Koduri, tech executive; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani.

Komal Swaminathan family

Komal Swaminathan Komal Swaminathan (born 27 January 1935 in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India, died 1995) was a congressional activist in his early years, a Tamil theater personality, film director and journalist. Early life Swaminathan joined the school of S. V. S ...

, director. (d.1995) *

Anand Shankar Anand Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil cinema. Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in '' Anjaana Anjaani'' (2010). He also assisted producer-director AR Murug ...

, director; grandson of Swaminathan. * Srikanth Ravichandran, director; cousin of Anand Shankar. **

Dhivyadharshini Dhivyadharshini "DD" Neelakandan is an Indian television host and actress who prominently works in Tamil film and television industry. Initially making her debut as an actress, she featured in supporting roles in films including Kamal Haasan ...

, actress; ex-wife of Srikanth.

Konidela–Allu family

Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as ...

, actor and politician. **

Ram Charan Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awa ...

, actor, producer; businessman; son of Chiranjeevi. ***Upasana Konidela, businesswoman; wife of Ram Charan. **Susmitha, costume designer; daughter of Chiranjeevi. **Srija, daughter of Chiranjeevi ***Kalyaan Dhev, actor; husband of Srija **

Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra "Naga" Babu (born 29 October 1961) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema. As a producer, he won one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards. Acting career Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting roles ...

, actor, producer; elder brother of Chiranjeevi. ***

Varun Tej Konidela Varun Tej (born 19 January 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He made his debut as a lead in the film '' Mukunda'' (2014). He later starred in the critically acclaimed war film ''Kanche'' (2015), directed by Krish. He ...

, actor; son of Nagendra Babu. ***

Niharika Konidela Niharika Konidela (born 18 December 1993) is an Indian actress and producer who predominantly works in Telugu films. She made her debut with the film '' Oka Manasu'' (2016). She produces films and web series under her banner "Pink Elephant Pictu ...

, actress; daughter of Nagendra Babu. **

Pawan Kalyan Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Babu; 2 September is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and politician. His films are predominantly in Telugu cinema. Kalyan is the younger brother of actor-ex.politician Chiranjeevi, and made his debut in the 1996 ...

, actor, filmmaker, and politician; younger brother of Chiranjeevi. ***Anna Lezhneva, wife of Pawan Kalyan. ***

Renu Desai Renu Desai is an Indian actress, costume designer, and former model. Personal life Renu Desai's mother tongue is Marathi, but she is also fluent in Telugu. She has a son, born in 2004 with Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan, whom she married on 28 Jan ...

, actress; ex-wife of Pawan Kalyan. ** Sai Dharam Tej, actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi. **

Panja Vaisshnav Tej Panja Vaisshnav Tej (born 13 January 1995), is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Uppena'' (2021) and also has a main role in ''Konda Polam'' (2021) and '' Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga'' (2022). Ea ...

, actor; younger brother of Sai Dharam Tej *

Allu Rama Lingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he r ...

, actor; father-in-law of Chiranjeevi. **

Allu Aravind Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer and distributor in Telugu cinema under his banner Geetha Arts. He co-owns the Indian Super League club ''Kerala Blasters FC''. A part of the Allu–Konidela family, Aravind is th ...

, producer; Son of Allu Rama Lingaiah *** ***

Allu Arjun Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Award ...

, actor; Son of Allu Aravind. ***

Allu Sirish Allu Sirish (born 30 May 1987) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films. He debuted as a lead actor with '' Gouravam'' (2013) and later went on to appear in films such as ''Kotha Janta'' (2014), ''Srirastu Subhamastu'' (2016), ...

, actor; Son of Allu Aravind.

Krish family

* Krish, playback singer. * Sangeetha, actress; wife of Krish. ** Parimal, actor; brother of Sangeetha. ** K. R. Balan, producer; grandfather of Sangeetha.

Kottarakkara family

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor who appeared Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala. Sree ...

, actor * Sai Kumar, son of Kottarakkara **Prasannakumari, ex-wife of Saikumar **

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. Sh ...

, wife of Sai Kumar *

Shobha Mohan Shobha Mohan is an Indian actress known for her works, predominantly in Malayalam cinema along with few Tamil films. Biography Shobha Mohan was born to actor Kottarakara Sreedharan Nair and Vijayalakshmi at Kottarakkara in Kollam, Kerala. She ...

, daughter of Kottarakkara * Shylaja, daughter of Kottarakkara **Mohan Kumar, Shobha's husband ***

Vinu Mohan Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. ...

, Shobha's son ****

Vidhya Mohan Vidhya Vinu Mohan is an Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tami ...

, Vinu's wife ***

Anu Mohan Anu Mohan (born 24 August 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. Career He made his debut in the 2011 film, ''Orkut oru Ormakut''. He also played the antagonist in Roopesh Peethambaran's '' Theevram''. Anu Mohan is the young ...

, Shobha's son * Anil Pappan *Kailasveswar S Nair *Vaishnavi Saikumar, daughter of Sai Kumar

Kurian family

* Kurian Kodiyattu, Lenu and Nayanthara's father * Omana Kurian, Lenu and Nayanthara's mother *

Nayanthara Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual ...

(born Diana Mariam Kurian), Kurian and Omana's daughter, Lenu's sister, Vignesh's wife **

Vignesh Shivan Vignesh Shivan, credited sometimes as Vignesh Shivn (born 18 September 1985) is an Indian film director, film producer, actor, singer and lyricist who works in Tamil cinema. Personal life Shivan and actress Nayanthara had been in a relationshi ...

, Nayanthara's husband * Lenu Kurian, Kurian and Omana's son, Nayanthara's brother

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Lakshminarayana family

* V. Lakshminarayana (d. 1990), musician *

L. Vaidyanathan Lakshminarayana Vaidyanathan ( ta, லக்ஷ்மிநாராயண வைத்தியநாதன்; kn, ಎಲ್.ವೈದ್ಯನಾಥನ್; 9 April 1942 – 19 May 2007) was an acclaimed musicologist, music director and compo ...

(d. 2007), composer; son of Lakshminarayana ** L. V. Ganesan, composer; son of Vaidyanathan ** L. V. Muthukumarasamy, composer; son of Vaidyanathan *

L. Shankar Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer. Early life, family and education Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current- ...

, violinist; son of Lakshminarayana *

L. Subramaniam Lakshminarayana Subramaniam (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical Carnatic music tradition and Western classical music. Early years Subramaniam was born in Madras, Madras Presidency, Br ...

, violinist; son of Lakshminarayana ** Viji Subramaniam (d. 1995), vocalist; wife of Subramaniam **

Kavita Krishnamurthy Sharada Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Kavita Krishnamurthy or Kavita Subramaniam, is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded 50,000 songs in 45 various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojp ...

, singer; wife of Subramaniam

Lokesh family

Subbaiah Naidu Mysore Venkatappa Subbaiah Naidu (1896 – 21 July 1962) was an Indian stage artiste in the silent movies era. He was an actor and director, well known for the movies '' Sati Sulochana'' (1934) in Kannada, which was also the first Kannada talkie ...

, actor. (d. 1962). *

Lokesh Lokesh (; 19 May 1947 – 14 October 2004) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada plays and films. His wife Girija Lokesh is an actress and film director. His father was Subbaiah Naidu, who is credited to be first hero of Kannada silent mo ...

, actor. (d. 2004). *

Girija Lokesh Girija Lokesh is an Indian theatre and film actress and occasional film producer who works in Kannada cinema. She is wife of actor Lokesh, and is the mother of former actress Pooja Lokesh, and actor and television presenter Srujan Lokesh. In ...

, actress; wife of Lokesh. *

Srujan Lokesh Srujan Lokesh (born 28 June 1980) is an Indian actor, television presenter, radio presenter and producer who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. Production house Lokesh Productions was founded by Srujan Lokesh and his mother Girija Lo ...

, actor and anchor. *

Pooja Lokesh Pooja Lokesh is an Indian actress in the Tamil and Kannada film industry. Personal life She is the daughter of Lokesh and Girija Lokesh, and sister of Srujan Lokesh. Partial filmography * '' Tiger Galli'' (2017) * ''Magic Ajji'' (2005) * '' C ...

, actress.

Lokesh (Mysore Lokesh) family

*Mysore Lokesh, actor *

Pavitra Lokesh Pavitra Lokesh is an Indian film and television actress. She appears primarily in Kannada and Telugu films playing supporting roles. The daughter of stage and film actor Mysore Lokesh, she made her film debut at the age of 16 and has since ap ...

, actress. ** Suchendra Prasad, actor; husband of Pavitra Lokesh. *Aadi Lokesh, actor

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MGR Family

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

, actor, politician, Former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu **

V. N. Janaki Ramachandran Vaikom Narayani Janaki (30 November 192319 May 1996), also known as Janaki Ramachandran, was an Indian politician, actress and activist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 23 days after the death of her husband M. G. Ramachandra ...

, actress; wife of MGR and Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu * M. G. Chakrapani, actor; brother of MGR * M. G. C. Sukumar, actor; son of Chakrapani *

Ramachandran The Tamil and Malayali name Ramachandran may refer to: * A. Ramachandran (born 1935), Indian painter * C. R. Ramachandran, politician * G. Ramachandran (1904–1995), Indian social reformer, and politician * Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramachan ...

, actor; grand-nephew of MGR

Madhavan family

* O. Madhavan, stage actor *

Vijayakumari Vijayakumari is an Indian stage, television and film actress. She was a stage actress at Kerala People's Arts Club and Kalidasa Kalakendra. She is the winner of the Kerala State award for best stage actress. Currently she is the Secretary of Ka ...

, actress, wife of O. Madhavan *Sandhya Rajendran, actress, daughter of Madhavan and Vijayakumari **E.A. Rajendran, actor, husband of Sandhya **

Divyadarshan Divyadarshan (born 26 October 1986) is an actor and Producer from Kerala, India. Divyadarshan made his debut in Malayalam through the movie ''Hide n' Seek'' in 2012 and has acted in eight movies since then. Personal life Divyadarshan was born ...

, actor, son of Sandhya and Rajendran *

Mukesh Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. Peopl ...

, actor, son of Madhavan and Vijayakumari **

Saritha Saritha is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 films in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu languages. She was one of the popular and critically acclaimed lead actresses during the 1980s. She also appeared in a television serial, ' ...

, actress, ex-wife of Mukesh ***

Viji Chandrasekhar Viji Chandrasekhar is an Indian actress. She has appeared in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She played the female lead role in '' Arohanam'' which had won several awards. She is known for her roles and she has also feature ...

, actress, sister of Saritha. ***Shravan Mukesh, actor, son of Mukesh and Saritha ** Methil Devika, dancer, ex-wife of Mukesh

Mammootty family

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

, actor. **

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management ...

, actor, son of Mammooty. * Ibrahim Kutty, actor, brother of Mammooty. **

Maqbool Salmaan Maqbool Salmaan is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. The son of television actor Ibrahimkutty and the nephew of actor Mammooty, Maqbool made his acting debut by playing a short role in A. K. Saajan's '' Asuravithu'' (2012). ...

, actor, son of Ibrahim Kutty * Ashkar Saudan, actor, nephew of Mammootty

Manchu family

Manchu Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, sup ...

, actor *

Lakshmi Manchu Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna (born 8 October 1977) is an Indian actress, producer, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema and worked in American television. The daughter of actor Mohan Babu, Manchu holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre fr ...

, actress, daughter of Mohan Babu **Andy Srinivasan, son-in-law of Mohan Babu **Vidya Nirvana Manchu Anand, daughter of Lakshmi Manchu and Andy Srinivasan *

Vishnu Manchu Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film ''Ragile Gundelu''. Years later, he starred in ...

, actor, son of Mohan Babu **Viranica Reddy, wife of Manchu Vishnu ***Ariana and Viviana, twin daughters of Manchu Vishnu and Viranica Reddy ***Avram, son of Manchu Vishnu and Viranica Reddy ***Ayra, daughter of Manchu Vishnu and Viranica Reddy *

Manoj Manchu Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with ''Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He re ...

, actor; son of Mohan Babu.

Mohan family

* Mohan, editor. *

M. Raja Mohan Raja is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu film industries. After making his debut in the Telugu film ''Hanuman Junction'' (2001), he went on to remake several successful Telugu films into Tamil, ...

, director; son of Mohan. *

Jayam Ravi Mohan Ravi (born 10 September 1980), better known by his stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in the Tamil film industry. He has won a Filmfare Award and three SIIMA Awards. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his ...

, actor; son of Mohan. * Pranav Mohan, actor; son of Raja. *

Aarav Arav (; born as Nafeez Kizar) is an Indian model and actor who works in the Tamil film industry. After making his acting debut through the Vijay Antony-starrer ''Saithan'' (2016), he became known after winning the first season of the Tamil real ...

, actor; son of Ravi. ** Aarti Ravi, costume designer; wife of Ravi. ** Sujatha Vijayakumar, producer; mother-in-law of Ravi.

Mohanlal-Balaji family

* K. Balaji, producer; father-in-law of Mohanlal. ** Suchitra Mohanlal, producer; daughter of K. Balaji, wife of Mohanlal. ***

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...

, actor, producer. ****

Pranav Mohanlal Pranav Mohanlal (born 13 July 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. The son of actor Mohanlal, began his acting career as a child artist in '' Onnaman'' (2002) with his father in the lead role, and won the Kerala State Film Awa ...

, actor; son of Mohanlal and Suchitra **** Vismaya Mohanlal, Author ; daughter of mohanlal and Suchitra **

Suresh Balaje Suresh Balaji is an Indian film producer, primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is the son of producer and actor K. Balaji. He has produced many successful ventures like ''Billa'', ''Vazhvey Maayam'', ''Gandharvam'', ''Ullad ...

, producer; son of K. Balaji. *** Sitara Suresh, producer; daughter of Suresh Balaje. **

Y. G. Parthasarathy Yecha Gunja Parthasarathy (born Y G Parthasarathy; 30 September 1917https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-samsung&biw=412&bih=652&tbm=bks&ei=7cf-XPSLFrPAmwW9lZ34BQ&q=Y.+G.+Parthasarathy+30th+September+1917&oq=Y.+G.+Parthasarathy+30th+Sep ...

, actor; brother-in-law of Balaji (see Rajinikanth family).

Murali family

Siddalingaiah Siddalingaiah (15 December 1936 – 12 March 2015) was an Indian film director, scriptwriter and producer who worked mainly in the Kannada films. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the industry knew him as a master of so ...

, director. (d.2015) * Murali, actor; son of Siddalingaiah. (d.2010) * Atharvaa Murali, actor; son of Murali. * Akash Murali, actor; son of Murali. **Sneha Britto, director; wife of Akash. (see

Chandrasekhar family The Chandrasekhar family is a distinguished Indian intellectual family, several of whose members achieved eminence, notably in the field of physics. Two members of the family, Sir C. V. Raman and his nephew, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, were Nobel ...

) * Daniel Balaji, actor; cousin of Murali.

Muthuraman family

R. Muthuraman Muthuraman Radhakrishnan (4 July 1929 – 16 October 1981) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired w ...

, actor. (d. 1982) * Karthik, actor; son of Muthuraman. ** Ragini, actress; wife of Karthik. *

Gautham Karthik Gautham Karthik (born 12 September 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's '' Kadal'' (2013). Early life and background Gautham Karthik was born to actor Karthik and his first wife ...

, actor; son of Karthik. ** Manjima mohan, actress; wife of gautham karthik(m.28 nov 2022)

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Nagendra Rao family

* R. Nagendra Rao, actor (d. 1977). *

R. N. Jayagopal R. N. Jayagopal (1935 – 19 May 2008) was an Indian film director and lyricist in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema. He had written over 12,000 film songs. Early life and education R. N. Jayagopal, known to friends and fans as RNJ, was ...

, director and poet (d. 2008); son of Nagendra Rao. * R. N. K. Prasad, cinematographer and actor (d. 2012); son of Nagendra Rao. * R. N. Sudarshan, actor (d. 2017); son of Nagendra Rao. **

Shylashri Shylashri is an Indian actress who acted in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She was awarded the Rajyotsava Award in 2019 for her contributions to Kannada Cinema. Shylashri is known to be one of 3 daughters of a classical musician, Veena G ...

, actress; wife of Sudharshan.

Nagesh family

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 film ...

, actor. (d. 2009) *

Anand Babu Anand Babu is an Indian actor who was known for his works in Tamil films. He is the son of legendary comedy actor Nagesh. Career He first entered the film industry with Tamil films and also played leading roles in Telugu as well as supporting ...

, actor; son of Nagesh. * Bijesh, actor; son of Anand Babu. * Gajesh, actor; son of Anand Babu.

Nandamuri family

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred ...

(28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as NTR, was a Telugu cinema actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh over three terms. *

N. Trivikrama Rao N. Trivikrama Rao was an Indian film producer, director and screenwriter in Telugu cinema. He was the younger brother of N. T. Rama Rao and the co-owner of National Art Theatre, Madras,Eenadu Daily, Eenadu cinema – 17 July 2013, National art ...

, producer; brother of NTR. * Basavatarakam, Wife of NTR ** Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr., actor; son of NTR ** Nandamuri Jayakrishna, cinematographers; son of NTR ** Nandamuri Saikrishna, theatre owner; son of NTR **

Nandamuri Harikrishna Nandamuri Harikrishna (2 September 1956 – 29 August 2018) was an Indian actor, producer, and politician. He served as the Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house the Indian Parliament representing the state of Andhra Pradesh ...

, actor, politician; son of NTR *** Nandamuri Suhasini, politician; daughter of Nandamuri Harikrishna ***

Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (born 5 July 1978) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is the son of actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna. Ram is best known for his roles in action films such as ''Athanokkade'', '' Hare R ...

, actor; son of Nandamuri Harikrishna *** Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (Junior), actor; son of Nandamuri Harikrishna *** Nandamuri Janaki Ram, film maker. ** Nandamuri Mohanakrishna, cinematographers; son of NTR *** Nandamuri Taraka Ratna, actor; son of Nandamuri Mohanakrishna **

Nandamuri Balakrishna Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and establis ...

, actor, politician; son of NTR *** Nara Brahmani (Executive Director

Heritage Foods Heritage Foods Limited (commonly known as Heritage Foods) is one of the largest private sector dairy enterprises in Southern India. History The Heritage Group was founded in 1992 by Telugu Desam Party Chief and former Chief Minister of Andhr ...

Ltd), daughter of

, married to

Nara Lokesh Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Bhuvaneshwari, and grandson of N. T. Rama Rao. Lokesh beca ...

*** Mathukumilli Tejaswini *** Nandamuri Mokshagna Teja ** Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr., producer; son of NTR ** Nara Bhuvaneshwari, daughter of NTR **

Nara Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...

, politician; married to Bhuvaneshwari ***

, politician; son of

) and Bhuvaneshwari ***

Nara Rohit Nara Rohit (born 25 July 1984) is an Indian actor and producer works in Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, Rohit is known for works such as '' Baanam'' (2009), ''Solo'' (2011), ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), '' Rowdy Fellow'' (2014), ' ...

, actor; nephew of Chandrababu **

Daggubati Purandeswari Nandamuri Purandareswari (born 22 April 1959) is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. She represented the Visakhapatnam constituency of Andhra Pradesh as a Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha of India. She had previousl ...

, politician; daughter of NTR **

Daggubati Venkateswara Rao Dr. Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, M.B.,B.S., (born 14 December 1953) is a former member of the Indian National Congress. Personal life Rao is the 2nd son-in-law in order for N. T. Rama Rao, actor and founder of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He ...

, politician; married to

Narayan family

S. Narayan S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962) is an Indian filmmaker, director, actor and lyricist of Kannada films. After Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Narayan is the second director to direct Dr. Rajkumar and all his three sons. He has given many hits with Vishnu ...

, actor and director. ** Pankaj Narayan. actor; son of Narayan.

Nassar family

Nassar Nassar ( ar, نصار, lit=helper, protector, supporter, victory-maker), is a given name and surname, commonly found in the Arabic language. Alternative spellings of this name, possibly due to transliteration include Naser, Nasser, Nasir, Naseer ...

, actor. *Kameela Nassar, producer; wife of Nassar. * Luthfudeen Baasha, actor; son of Nassar. * Abi Mehdhi Hassan, actor; son of Nassar.

Naval family

Simran Simran (Gurmukhi: ਸਿਮਰਨ; hi, सिमरण, सिमरन ; from Sanskrit: , ''smaraṇa'', 'to remember, reminisce, recollect'), in spirituality, is a Sanskrit word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of ...

, actress. **

Deepak Deepak (दीपक) is a Hindi word meaning lamp, from the Sanskrit source word for light. The name Deepak symbolizes a bright future. In the twentieth century, it became very popular as a first name for male Hindus. Names like ''Deepa'' (male ...

, actor; husband of Simran. *

Monal A monal is a bird of genus ''Lophophorus'' of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. Description The males all have colorful, iridescent plumage. Their physique is rather plump. Their diet consists of plants such as roots and bulbs and insects. D ...

, actress; sister of Simran (d. 2002) * Jyothi, actress; sister of Simran.

Nazim family

, actress, wife of Fahadh Faasil * Naveen Nazim, actor, brother of Nazriya, brother-in-law of Fahadh.

Nidudavolu family

Nidudavolu Venkatarao Nidudavolu Venkatarao (3 January 1903 – 15 October 1982) was an Indian littérateur, and historian in the Telugu language. He was regarded as "Jangama Vijnanasvarasvam" in Telugu ("Moving encyclopedia"). Venatrao was a Lecturer, Reader and Hea ...

Indian littérateur *Nidudavolu Malathi, Indian littérateur, novelist, cousin to Nidudavolu Venkatarao *

Raavu Balasaraswathi Raavu Balasaraswathi Devi (born 28 August 1928) is an Indian singer and actress who performed from 1930 to the 1960s in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She was the first light music singer on All India Radio and the first playback singer in the Telu ...

, singer niece of Nidudavolu Venkatarao *

, actress, niece of Nidudavolu Venkatarao, Aunt to Jayasudha, wife of

(see Ghattamaneni family) *

Jayasudha Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She has also worked in few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, she received fiv ...

, actress, grand daughter of Nidudavolu Venkatarao, widow of

Nitin Kapoor Nitin Kapoor was a producer in Bollywood Films. He was the husband of South Indian actress Jayasudha and a cousin of the renowned Bollywood actor Jeetendra. With Jayasudha, whom he married in 1985, he has two sons, Nihar Kapoor and Shreayan Kap ...

(see

Kapoor family The Kapoor family
The New York Times. 30 April 2020. is a prominent Indian show business fa ...

) * Vijaya Krishna Naresh, actor, son of Vijaya Nirmala

P

Pandian family

Arun Pandian Arun Pandian is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician. He began his career as an actor as part of the critically acclaimed film ''Oomai Vizhigal'' (1986). After retiring from acting, he took the post of chief producer for the London-based A ...

, actor * Durai Pandian, Film director *

Tripura Sundari Tripura Sundari (Sanskrit: त्रिपुरा सुन्दरी, IAST: Tripura Sundarī), also known as Rajarajeshwari, Shodashi, Kamakshi, and Lalita is a Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of supreme goddess Mahadevi ...

(Divya), actress; elder daughter of Durai Pandian *

Ramya Pandian Ramya Pandian is an Indian actress who works in Tamil-language films. She is known for her role in '' Joker'' (2016) and ''Aan Devathai'' (2018). She was listed by the Chennai Times as the "Most Desirable Woman on Television 2020". Career ...

, actress; second daughter of Durai Pandian * Kavitha Pandian, producer; daughter of Arun Pandian ** Yuva Krishna, actor; ex-husband of Kavitha * Kirana Pandian, producer; daughter of Arun Pandian *

Keerthi Pandian Keerthi Pandian (born 18 February 1992) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and theatre. She made her debut in 2019 in the adventure film ''Thumbaa'' in the direction of Harish Ram. She then garnered critical acclaim for ...

, actress; daughter of Arun Pandian * Driya Pandian, actress; granddaughter of Arun Pandian

Panthulu family

B. R. Panthulu Budaguru Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu (26 July 1910 – 8 October 1974) was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He is best known for directing films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. His most popular films are '' Karnan'', ''Veerapandiya ...

, producer and director * B. R. Vijayalakshmi, cinematographer and director; daughter of Panthulu * B. R. Ravishankar, director; son of Panthulu

Parthiban family

Parthiban R. Parthiban (born 14 October 1958) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has directed 15 films, produced 13 films and acted in more than 70 films. He started his career as assistant director for K. Bhagyaraj in ...

, actor. *

Seetha Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

, actress; ex-wife of Parthiban. * P. S. Keerthana, actress; daughter of Parthiban.

Peethambaram family

* Peethambaram Nair, make-up man (d. 2011) *

P. Vasu Vasudevan Peethambharan, known professionally as P Vasu, is an Indian director, writer and actor who works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam language films. In a career spanning three decades, Vasu has directed over 64 films.

, director; son of Peethambaram. *

Sakthi Vasu Shakthi Vasudevan (born as Prashanth Vasudevan) is an Indian actor who has predominantly worked on Tamil-language films. The son of director P. Vasu, Shakthi began his career as a child artist in his father's films before making his comeback i ...

, actor; son of Vasu. **

Ramu The Ramu River is a major river in northern Papua New Guinea. The headwaters of the river are formed in the Kratke Range from where it then travels about northwest to the Bismarck Sea. Along the Ramu's course, it receives numerous tributaries ...

, make-up artiste; father-in-law of Vasu. * Gautham V. R., director; grandson of Peethambaram.

Pinnisetty family

Ravi Raja Pinisetty Ravi Raja Pinisetty is an Indian film director known for his works in the Telugu cinema with actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar (actor), Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Some of his major hits include ' ...

, director. * Sathya Prabhas Pinisetty, director; son of Ravi Raja. *

Aadhi ''Aadhi'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal in the title role (in his debut adult role) and features Jagapathi Babu, Siddique, Lena, Aditi Ravi, An ...

, actor; son of Ravi Raja.

Pothineni family

* Ram Pothineni, actor. *

Sravanthi Ravi Kishore Sravanthi Ravi Kishore is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He owns the film production company "Sri Sravanthi Movies", known for presenting hit romantic comedy films. Red was his 30th film production venture, while h ...

, producer; Uncle of Ram. * Pothineni Ramesh Babu, Cardiologist; Uncle of Ram. * Sharwanand Myneni, actor; Cousin of Ram.

Pudipeddi family

P. J. Sarma Pudipeddi Jogeswara Sarma was an Indian film dubbing artist, turned actor and writer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked for over 500 films as an actor and dubbing artist. He is the father of actors Sai Kumar (Ka ...

, actor. (d. 2014). * Saikumar, actor and voice actor. **

Aadi Aadi or Aadhi or AADI may refer to: Calendars * Aadi, the fourth month of the Tamil calendar. Media Film * ''Aadi'' (2002 film), a 2002 Telugu film. * ''Aathi'', a 2006 Tamil film. * ''Aadi'' (2016 film), a 2016 Bengali film. * ''Aadhi'', ...

, actor; son of Saikumar. *

P. Ravishankar Pudipeddi Ravi Shankar (born 28 November 1966), also known as Sai Ravi, is an Indian actor, dubbing artist, director and writer. He predominantly appears in Kannada films, in addition to Telugu and Tamil films. He dubbed for over 3500 films ...

, actor and voice actor. * Ayyappa P. Sharma, director. Priyadarshan Family •

Priyadarshan Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hi ...

, Director. • Lissy, Actress, Ex-wife of Priyadarshan. •

Kalyani Priyadarshan Kalyani Priyadarshan (born 5 April 1993) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She began her film career as an assistant production designer, and made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''Hello'' ...

, Actress, Daughter of Lissy and Priyadarshan • Sidharth Priyadarshan, Son of Lissy and Priyadarshan

R

Radha family

M. R. Radha Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan (14 April 1907 – 17 September 1979) was an Indian actor and politician active in Tamil plays and films. He was given the title "Nadigavel" (spearhead of acting) by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. He mostly play ...

, actor (d. 1979). *

M. R. R. Vasu Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Vasudevan was an Indian actor who was active in Tamil cinema and theatre during the latter half of the 20th century. He was known for playing negative roles, but he was also a successful character actor. He acte ...

, actor: son of M. R. Radha. **

Vasu Vikram Vasu Vikram is an Indian actor and stage director who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career Vasu Vikram is the son of actor M. R. R. Vasu, and the grandson of M. R. Radha. Several other members of his family are ...

, actor; son of M. R. Vasu. *

Radharavi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...

, actor; son of M. R. Radha. ** Hari Radharavi, actor; son of Radharavi. *

Radhika Radha ( sa, राधा, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. She is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is also d ...

, actress; daughter of M. R. Radha. ** Rayane, Grand daughter, daughter of Radhika sarathkumar ** Rahul Sarathkumar, Grandson, son of Radhika and Sarathkumar **

Sarath Kumar Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film A ...

, actor; husband of Radhika ***

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (born 5 March 1985) is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to Kannada and Malayalam films. She made her debut with the Tamil film ''Podaa Podi'' (2012). Early life and family Varalaxmi w ...

, actor; Daughter of Sharath Kumar * Nirosha, actress; daughter of M. R. Radha. **

Ramki Ramakrishnan, better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in ''Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He was known for his per ...

, actor; husband of Nirosha. * Ike Radha, director; grandson of M. R. Radha. *

Joshna Fernando Joshna Fernando (born 12 November 1991) is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Tamil films. Career Born in a Tamil family to former actress Saroja, who appeared in K. Balachander's ''Maro Charitra'' (1978) and Vaali's ''Vadamalai ...

, actress; niece of M. R. Radha.

Rahman family

A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

, music director. * R. K. Shekhar, musician; Rahman's father. * A. R. Reihana, playback singer; sister of Rahman. *Israth Kadhiri, playback singer; sister of Rahman. * G. V. Prakash Kumar, music composer and playback singer; son of Reihana. **

Saindhavi Saindhavi is a Carnatic music vocalist and an Indian film playback singer. She has been performing from the age of 12. Personal life Saindhavi married her schoolmate, composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, on 27 June 2013 in Chennai, India. They were ...

, playback singer; wife of Prakash. *Khadija Rahman, playback singer; daughter of Rahman. *

A. R. Ameen A. R. Ameen (born 6 January 2003) is an Indian playback singer. He started his singing career in the film ''O Kadhal Kanmani'' which was composed by his father A.R.Rahman and has since sung in several Indian languages. Discography Music vi ...

, playback singer; son of Rahman. *Azhar Kaashif, music composer; nephew of Rahman. ** Rahman, actor; co-brother of Rahman.

Rajasekhar family

* Rajasekhar, actor **

Jeevitha Jeevitha or popularly known as Jeevitha Rajasekhar is an Indian actress, who has primarily worked in the Southern film industry (featuring in predominantly Tamil and Telugu language movies) of the Indian film industry. She was a prominent lead ...

, actress; wife of Rajasekhar. * Shivani Rajasekhar, actress; daughter of Rajasekhar. * Shivathmika Rajasekhar, actress; daughter of Rajasekhar. *

Selva Selva () is a coastal comarque (county) in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). Unusually, it is divided between the provinc ...

, actor; brother of Rajasekhar. * Madhan, actor; nephew of Rajasekhar.

Rajendar family

T. Rajendar Thesingu Rajendar (born 9 May 1960), also known as Vijaya T. Rajendar or T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker, musician, cinematographer and distributor who works primarily in Tamil film industry. He is also a politician in Chennai, Tamil Nadu ...

, actor, director, music composer. * Usha Rajendar, actress; wife of Rajendar. *

Silambarasan Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendar, nicknamed as Simbu or his initials S. T. R., is an Indian actor, filmmaker and musician in Tamil cinema. He began his acting career by playing roles as a child artist in films directed by his father T. Rajendar, b ...

, actor; son of Rajendar. *

Kuralarasan Kuralarasan is an Indian actor and composer who works in Tamil-language films. He has collaborated with his father, T. Rajendar, and his brother, Silambarasan, in all his films to date. Personal life Kuralarasan is the younger son of T. Raj ...

, actor and music composer; son of Rajendar. ** L. V. Muthukumarasamy, music composer; cousin of Silambarasan.

Rajendra Babu family

D. Rajendra Babu D. Rajendra Babu (30 March 1951 – 3 November 2013) was an Indian filmmaker and screenplay writer in Kannada cinema. He has directed over 50 films in various genres, most of them being sentimental films. He wrote and directed numerous blockbust ...

, director (d. 2013) ** Sumithra, actress; wife of Rajendra Babu. *

Umashankari Uma Shankari is an Indian actress who appeared in regional Indian language films. Career In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's ''Kovai Brothers'' opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's niece and also featured in ''Thodamaley'' al ...

, actress; daughter of Rajendra Babu * Nakshathra, actress; daughter of Rajendra Babu

Rajesh family

Rajesh Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin. Given name * Rajesh (actor), South Indian actor * Rajesh (Kannada actor), Kannada actor * Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Gangwar, Indian social ...

, actor. * Amarnath, actor; father of Rajesh. *

Sri Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...

, actress; sister of Rajesh. *

Aishwarya Rajesh Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil films, alongside Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards, one Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Aish ...

, actress; daughter of Rajesh. * Manikanda Rajesh, actor; son of Rajesh.

Rajkumar family

* Singanalluru Puttaswamiah, actor; father of Dr. Rajkumar. ** S. P. Varadappa, actor; producer; son of Singanalluru Puttaswamiah, brother of Dr. Rajkumar (d. 2006). **

Dr. Rajkumar Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian ci ...

, actor, singer, son of Singanalluru Puttaswamiah (d. 2006). ***

Parvathamma Rajkumar Dr.Parvathamma Rajkumar (6 December 1939 – 31 May 2017) was an Indian film producer and distributor. She was the wife of veteran Kannada actor Dr. Rajkumar. She produced successful films featuring Rajkumar and their sons Shiva Rajkumar, Pune ...

, producer, distributor; wife of Dr. Rajkumar (d. 2017). **

S. A. Chinne Gowda S. A. Chinne Gowda is an Indian film producer and distributor of Kannada films. Personal details Gowda was born in Saligrama to Appaji Gowda and Lakshmamma. He married Jayamma and has two sons. Jayamma is also a film producer who produced movi ...

, producer; brother of Parvathamma. ***

Vijay Raghavendra Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as " Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr.Rajkumar. Vijay started his career as a child a ...

, actor; son of Chinne Gowda. *** Sriimurali, actor; son of Chinne Gowda. ***

Prashanth Neel Prashanth Neelakantapuram (born 4 June 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut with the 2014 Kannada film, '' Ugramm'' and later directed the two-part film series: ' ...

, director; brother-in-law of Sriimurali. **

Shiva Rajkumar Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema.

, actor; son of Dr. Rajkumar. *** Geetha, producer, wife of Shiva Rajkumar. *** Nirupama, doctor, daughter of Shiva Rajkumar. *** Niveditha, child artist, producer, daughter of Shiva Rajkumar. ***

Bangarappa Sarekoppa Bangarappa (26 October 1933 – 26 December 2011) was an Indian politician who was the 12th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1990 to 1992. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Karnataka between 1967 and 1996, bef ...

, politician, father-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar (d. 2011). ***

Kumar Bangarappa Sarekoppa Vasanth Kumar (Kumar Bangarappa) (born 28 September 1963) is an Indian actor and politician from Karnataka. Career Kumar Bangarappa is an Indian actor in Kannada films, known as the Action Hero of the late 80s and 90s. He is known fo ...

, actor and politician; brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar. *** Madhu Bangarappa: actor, producer, Ex-MLA and politician; brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar **

Raghavendra Rajkumar Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakar'' ...

, actor, producer; son of Dr. Rajkumar. *** Mangala, wife of Raghavendra Rajkumar. ***

Vinay Rajkumar Vinay Rajkumar (born 7 May 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Kannada cinema. The grandson of actor Rajkumar and son of film producer and former actor Raghavendra, he made his debut as a lead actor in 2014 with '' Siddhartha''. Early life ...

, actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar. *** Yuva Rajkumar, actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar. **

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

, actor, singer, producer, son of Dr. Rajkumar (d. 2021). *** Ashwini, producer, wife of Puneeth Rajkumar. *** Druthi, daughter of Puneeth Rajkumar. *** Vanditha, daughter of Puneeth Rajkumar. ** Poornima, child actor; daughter of Dr. Rajkumar. ***

Ramkumar Ramkumar is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in Peraala's 1990 action film '' Aavesha''. The same year, he played a brief role in Rajendra Singh Babu's war film '' Muthina Haara'' ...

, actor; husband of Poornima. *** Dheeren Ramkumar, actor; son of Poornima and Ramkumar. *** Dhanya Ramkumar, actress; daughter of Poornima and Ramkumar. ***

Shringar Nagaraj Gangolli Ramashet Nagaraj (16 July 1939 – 16 July 2013), popularly known as Shringar Nagaraj, was an Indian actor, cameraman, and producer in Kannada cinema. He is best known for the 1987 silent film '' Pushpaka Vimana'', which won the Nation ...

, actor, producer and father of Ramkumar. ** Lakshmi, daughter of Dr. Rajkumar. *** S. A. Govindraju, producer, husband of Lakshmi and brother of Parvathamma Rajkumar. *** Shan Govindraju, son of Lakshmi. *** Saraswati, daughter of Lakshmi. *** Parvathi, daughter of Lakshmi. ** S. A. Srinivas, producer, brother of Parvathamma Rajkumar. ** Balaraj, actor, nephew of Dr.Rajkumar.

Rao family

Y. V. Rao Yaragudipati Varada Rao (Telugu: యెర్రగుడిపాటి వరదరావు; 30 May 1903 – 13 February 1979) was an Indian director, producer, actor, screenwriter, and editor known for his works primarily in Telugu, Kannada, ...

, producer. **

Rajam Rajam is a town in Vizianagaram District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and the headquarters of Rajam mandal. It is situated at a distance of 51 Km from the district headquarters. The place has nostalgic associa ...

, actress; first wife of Rao. ** Rukmani, actress; second wife of Rao. *

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...

, actress; daughter of Rao. **

Mohan Sharma Mohan Sharma is an Indian film and television actor, film producer, director and screenwriter, who works in South Indian films. He has produced more than 15 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. He became noted through his role in '' C ...

, actor; ex-husband of Lakshmi. **

Sivachandran Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer who was active in Tamil cinema mostly in the 1980s. Career Sivachandran was originally offered to act in '' Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' (1978), but decl ...

, actor; husband of Lakshmi. *

Aishwarya Aishwarya (Devanagari : ''ऐश्वर्य'') is a Hindu Indian or Nepalese male or feminine given name, which means "prosperity" and "wealth". Notable people named Aishwarya * Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran (born 1971), Indian actress * Aishwar ...

, actress daughter of Lakshmi.

Rathnam family

A. M. Rathnam A. M. Rathnam is an Indian film producer, lyricist, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Under the gamut of Sri Surya Movies Entertainment, Hyderabad, a movie production house owned by him, he has produced ...

, film producer. * Jyothi Krishna, director; son of Rathnam. *

Ravi Krishna Ravi Krishna is a former Indian actor who worked in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Son of producer A. M. Rathnam, he made his acting debut in Selvaraghavan's critically acclaimed ''7G Rainbow Colony''. He has won Filmfare Award for Best ...

, actor; son of Rathnam.

Ravichandran family

Ravichandran Ravichandran is an Indian name. Notable people with the name include: * Ravichandran (Tamil actor) (1942–2011) * Ravichandran (Tamil film director) (born 1971) * N. Ravichandran (professor) (1955), professor at IIM Ahmedabad * N. Ravichandran, ...

, actor. *

Sheela Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as h ...

, actress; second wife of Ravichandran. *

Hamsavardhan Hamsavardhan is an Indian actor who has acted in Tamil language films. Career Hamsavardhan was initially set to make his debut in ''Anandham Anandham'' which had begun production in 1998, though the film was delayed and later released as '' Va ...

, actor; son of Ravichandran. **

Reshma Reshma ( ur, ; c.1947 – 3 November 2013), was a Pakistani folk singer. Awarded with Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction), the third highest honour and civilian award in Pakistan among other honours, she is remembered for folk songs and h ...

, actress; wife of Hamsavardhan. *

George Vishnu George Vishnu is an Indian actor who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career George Vishnu, the son of Malaysian Tamil actor Ravichandran and Malayalam actress Sheela, was chosen by producer Bhaskar to debut in a fi ...

, actor; son of Ravichandran and Sheela. * Tanya Ravichandran, actress; granddaughter of Ravichandran.

Reddy, G. K. family

*G. K. Reddy, producer. *

Vikram Krishna Vikram Krishna Reddy, credited in films as Ajay, is an Indian film producer and former actor in Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Ta ...

Reddy, producer; son of Reddy. ** Sriya Reddy, actress; wife of Vikram Krishna * Vishal, actor; son of Reddy.

Reddy, Sameera family

Sameera Reddy Sameera Reddy (born 14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films, in addition to Tamil and Telugu language films. Reddy made her film debut with the 2002 film ''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya''. She is best known for ...

, actress. * Meghna Reddy, actress; sister of Sameera. * Sushma Reddy, actress; sister of Sameera.

S

Sait Family

Tanveer Sait Tanveer Aziz Sait is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education of Karnataka from 2016 to 2018. He is Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Narasimharaja constituency since May 2002. Sait ...

: Politician from

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Danish Sait Danish Sait (born 1 July 1988) is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host, radio jockey, actor, and writer who works in Kannada cinema. Career Danish Sait worked as a radio jockey for ''Supari'' on Fever 104 FM in 2013. On the channel, he ...

: Host, Actor, Comedian; brother of

Kubra Sait Kubbra Sait (born 27 July 1983) is an Indian actress, TV host and model who has appeared in the films ''Sultan'', '' Ready'' and ''City Of Life''. She gained widespread recognition for her performance as ''Kukoo'' on the First Season of Netfli ...

and nephew of

: Actress, Sister of

and niece of

*Talha Sait: Entrepreneur

Sarja family

Shakti Prasad J. C. Ramaswamy (19 May 1928 – 2 August 1986), known by his screen name Shakti Prasad, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films in mostly villainous roles. In a career spanning close to 20 years, he appeared in over 200 films includ ...

, actor **

Kishore Sarja Kishore Sarja (died 27 June 2009) was an Indian film director who worked in Kannada-language films. Career Kishore Sarja started his career as an assistant director before making his directorial debut with '' Alimayya'' (1993) starring his bro ...

, director; son of Shakti Prasad. *** Aparna Kishore; wife of Kishore Sarja. *** Suraj Sarja, musician; son of Kishore Sarja. **

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles in ...

, actor; director; producer; son of Shakti Prasad. ***

Niveditha Arjun Niveditha Arjun is an Indian actress, producer and dancer. After making her acting debut with M. S. Rajashekar's Kannada Movie '' Ratha Sapthami'' (1986) under the stagename of Asha Rani, she opted against an acting career and continued pursui ...

, actress; wife of Arjun Sarja. ****

, actor; father of Niveditha. ****

Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films. Early life Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat He ...

, actress; cousin sister of Niveditha *****

Raghu Mukherjee Raghu Mukherjee is an Indian Kannada film actor and model. Career Mukherjee won the ''Grasim Mr. India'' title in February 2002 soon started receiving modelling assignments and thus pursued modelling for a while. He started his film career, ...

, actor; husband of Anu. ***** Jayanthi, actress; ex-mother-in-law of Anu. ******

Peketi Sivaram Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and director.http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm Life sketch He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru ...

, actor; ex-husband of Jayanthi. (see

Thiagarajan Thiagarajan Sivanandam (born 21 June 1946) is an Indian actor, director and producer in Tamil cinema. Beside Tamil, he has also acted in several Malayalam and Kannada films and a few Telugu films. He is the father of Tamil actor Prashanth and t ...

family) ***

Aishwarya Arjun Aishwarya Arjun is an Indian actress who has acted in Tamil and Kannada movies. She made her film debut in the Tamil film ''Pattathu Yaanai'' in 2013. Personal life Aishwarya Arjun was born in Bengaluru , Karnataka and is the daughter of p ...

, actress; daughter of Arjun Sarja. *** Anjana Arjun, producer; daughter of Arjun Sarja. ** Bharat Sarja, actor; nephew of Arjun Sarja. ** Pavan Teja, actor; nephew of Arjun Sarja. **Ammaji, daughter of Shakti Prasad. *** Chiranjeevi Sarja, actor; son of Ammaji; grandson of Shakti Prasad. ****

Meghana Raj Meghana Sunder Raj Sarja (born 3 May 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam and Kannada films along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Telugu film ''B ...

, actress; wife of Chiranjeevi Sarja. *****

Sundar Raj Sundar Raj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry (Sandalwood). Some of the notable films of Sundar Raj as an actor include ''Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane'', ''Ondanondu Kaladalli'', ''Chandanada Gombe'', '' Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu'' (2001) ...

, actor; director; father of Meghana Raj. *****

Pramila Joshai Pramila Joshai is an Indian actress in the Kannada film industry. Some of the films of Pramila Joshai as an actor include '' Saheba'' (2017), '' Thayi'' (2008), ''Apthamitra'' (2004). She was credited as Parimalam in her debut Tamil film '' Va ...

, actor; producer; mother of Meghana Raj. ***

Dhruva Sarja Dhruva Sarja (born 6 October 1988), is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in the 2012 film, '' Addhuri''. Career Sarja debuted in films with the 2012 film '' Addhuri''. His portrayal of Arjun as the male lea ...

, actor; son of Ammaji; grandson of Shakti Prasad. **** Prerana Shankar; wife of Dhruva Sarja.

Sarovar Sanjeev family

*Sarovar Sanjeev Manjappa, producer; actor; business man; ** Kichcha Sudeep, actor; director; producer; screenwriter; singer; television presenter; cricketer; son of Sarovar Sanjeev Rao and Saroja. ***Priya Radhakrishna, producer, event management group business person; wife of Sudeep. ***Sanchith Sanjeev, film director; nephew of Sudeep.

Sasi family

* I. V. Sasi, director. * Seema, actress; wife of IV Sasi. * Anu Sasi, actress; daughter of IV Sasi. * Ani Sasi, director; son of IV Sasi.

Sathyaraj family

Sathyaraj Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also includ ...

, actor. * Mathampatti Sivakumar, producer; brother of Sathyaraj. *

Sibi Sathyaraj Sibi Sathyaraj (also credited as Sibiraj) is an Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry. He is the son of actor Sathyaraj. Early life and education Sibi did his schooling in Sherwood Hall Senior Secondary School and Don Bosco Matric ...

, film actor; son of Sathyaraj. *

Sathyan Sivakumar Sathyan Sivakumar (born 11 June 1975) and known mononymously as Sathyan, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar. Making debut as a Junior Artist in the Movie Poovu ...

, actor; nephew of Sathyaraj.

Satyanarayana family

* E. V. V. Satyanarayana, director. (d. 2011) * Allari Naresh, actor; son of Satyanarayana. *

Aryan Rajesh Edara Aryan Rajesh is an Indian actor & film producer who appears in Telugu films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He has played the lead role in 14 Telugu films, and now takes up a variety of role ...

, actor; son of Satyanarayana. * E. Satti Babu, director; cousin of Satyanarayana.

Sekhar family

* Pattiyal Sekhar, producer. * Vishnuvardhan, director; son of Sekhar **

Anu Vardhan Anu Vardhan is an Indian costume designer and entrepreneur. Career A graduate of visual communications from Loyola College, Chennai is a recipient of State Award for Best Costume Design and number of other awards. Anu Vardhan's first involvem ...

, costume designer; wife of Vishnuvardhan. ***

N. S. Krishnan Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar () and also as NSK, was an Indian actor-comedian, theatre artist, playback singer and writer in the early stages of the Tamil film industry – in the 1940s and 1950s. He is conside ...

, actor; grandfather of Anu Vardhan. ***

T. A. Madhuram T. A. Mathuram (14 October 1918 – 23 May 1974) was an Indian stage and film actress and singer. Biography and career Mathuram was born in Srirangam on 14 October 1918 in a family of artists. Her first Tamil film was Rathnaavali released in ...

, actress; wife of Krishnan. ***

Ramya NSK Ramya NSK is an Indian playback singer, who has predominantly sung for Tamil language and films. Apart from her work as a singer, she is recognised for being the granddaughter of comedian N. S. Krishnan, actor K. R. Ramaswamy and actress T. A. ...

, singer; granddaughter of Krishnan. **** K. R. Ramasamy, actor; grandfather of Ramya. *

Kreshna Krishna Kulasekaran (born 14 February 1978) credited as Krishna is an Indian actor who mainly appears in Tamil cinema. He is the younger brother of Tamil film director Vishnuvardhan. Early life Krishna's father is film producer K.K.Sekar (Pa ...

, actor; son of Sekhar.

Siddique family

* Siddique; actor and producer *

Shaheen Siddique Shaheen Siddique (born 21 February 1989) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. The son of film actor Siddique, Shaheen made his debut with the Malayalam film ''Pathemari'' (2015) directed by National Award winner Salim Ahamed. He ...

; son of Siddique; actor

Sivaji Ganesan family

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, actor (d. 2001). *

Ramkumar Ganesan Ramkumar Ganesan (born 12 January 1955) is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the head of Sivaji Productions, a film productions company that has produced several films, particularly featuring his father Sivaji Ganesan or his younger broth ...

, producer; son of Sivaji. *

Prabhu ''Prabhu'' means master or the Prince in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. The term is also used by devotees of the Hindu God Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. It is also appended ...

, actor; son of Sivaji Ganesan. *

Dushyanth Ramkumar Dushyanth Ramkumar is an Indian actor and producer working in Tamil language films, who made his debut in '' Success'' (2004). After appearing in a couple of films, he has worked as an executive producer for Sivaji Productions. He is the son of ...

, actor and producer; son of Ramkumar. *

Vikram Prabhu Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and ''Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the son of actor Pr ...

, actor; son of Prabhu. **

Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

, actress; former foster mother-in-law of the granddaughter of Sivaji. *** Sandhya, actress; mother of Jayalalithaa. ***

Bas Bas may refer to: People * Bas (name), a given name and a surname * Bas (rapper) (born 1987) Chemistry * Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound * Barium sulfide (BAs), a chemical compound Other uses * ''bas'' (French for "low"), as in bas ...

, actor; brother of former foster son of Jayalalithaa. * Dharan Mandrayar, director; nephew of Sivaji.

Sivakumar family

Sivakumar Palaniswamy, better known by his stage name Sivakumar (born 27 October 1941), is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has portrayed a wide range of leading and supporting roles onscreen in Tamil cinema and television. He made his actin ...

, actor. *

Suriya Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known by his stage name Suriya, is an Indian actor, producer, television presenter and a philanthropist. He primarily works in Tamil cinema where he is one of the highest paid actors. He received numerou ...

, actor; older son of Sivakumar. **

Jyothika Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.

, actress; wife of Suriya. ***

Nagma Nagma Arvind Morarji (born Nandita Arvind Morarji on 25 December 1974) is an Indian politician and former actress. She was a popular lead actress in the 1990s. She made her cinematic debut in the film '' Baaghi'' opposite Salman Khan in 1990. ...

, actress; half-sister of Jyothika. ***

Roshini Roshni or Roshini is a given name. Notable persons with that name include: *Roshini (actress), Indian actress *Roshini (singer), Indian singer *Roshini Kempadoo (born 1959), British photographer, artist, and academic *Roshini Thinakaran, Sri Lanka ...

, actress; sister of Jyothika. *

Karthi Karthik Sivakumar (born 25 May 1977), better known by his stage name Karthi, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. ...

, actor; younger son of Sivakumar. *

Brindha Sivakumar Brindha Sivakumar (born c. 1980) is an Indian singer and voice artist who works in Tamil-language films. She is the daughter of actor Sivakumar and the younger sister of actors Suriya and Karthi. Career While Brindha was studying grade 10, ...

, Singer; Daughter of Sivakumar ** Gnanavel Raja, producer; nephew of Sivakumar. **

S. R. Prabhu S. R. Prabhu is an Indian film producer. During his tenure at Studio Green (2010–13), he has produced 10 Tamil language, Tamil films and distributed 16 films in Tamil and Telugu. Later he founded Dream Warrior Pictures, a film production comp ...

, producer; nephew of Sivakumar.

Saluri family

* S. Rajeswara Rao,

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer. *Saluri Koteswara Rao, widely known as Koti,

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of S. Rajeswara Rao. *Roshan Saluri,

, singer-songwriter, actor, son of Saluri Koteswara Rao.

Susarla family

*Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Sr.

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, and music producer. *Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sr. * Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Jr.

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry.

Singh Babu family

* D. Shankar Singh, director *

Prathima Devi Prathima Devi (9 April 1933 – 6 April 2021) was an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada films. Devi made her debut through the 1947 film ''Krishnaleela''. She starred in the lead role in '' Jaganmohini'' (1951), the first Kannada film ...

, actress; wife of Shankar Singh **

Rajendra Singh Babu S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu (born 22 October 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and occasional actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father Shankar Singh produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pict ...

, director; son of Shankar Singh and Prathima Devi ***

Aditya Surya (; sa, सूर्य, ) is the sun as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchayatana puja and a ...

, actor; son of Rajendra Singh ***

Rishika Singh Rishika Singh (born Rohini Singh) is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada-language films. She is the daughter of film director Rajendra Singh Babu and granddaughter of Mysore-based film producer Shankar Singh and former Kannada actress Pratim ...

, actress; daughter of Rajendra Singh *

Vijayalakshmi Singh Vijayalakshmi Singh is an Indian actress, director, costume designer and producer in Kannada. She has acted in more than 50 Kannada films and is actively involved in television projects. Early life Vijayalakshmi was born in Mysore to film pe ...

, director; sister of Rajendra Singh **

Jai Jagadish Jai Jagadish (born 29 June 1954) is an Indian actor, director and producer in the Kannada film industry. Starting his career as an actor in '' Phalitamsha'' (1976), he went on to feature in over 300 films as an actor. In 1998, he turned produce ...

, actor; husband of Vijayalakshmi Singh

Sreenivasan family

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ' ...

, actor. **

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

, actor, director; son of Sreenivasan. *** Divya Vineeth,singer;wife of Vineeth Sreenivasan **

Dhyan Sreenivasan Dhyan Sreenivasan (born 20 December 1988) is an Indian actor, and film director who works in Malayalam films. He made his acting debut with ''Thira'' (2013), directed by his elder brother Vineeth Sreenivasan.

, actor, director; son of Sreenivasan.

Sridevi family

As the family of Sridevi have primarily appeared in Hindi films, only those who have appeared in South Indian films are listed below: *

Sridevi Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Female ...

, actress. **

Boney Kapoor Achal Surinder "Boney" Kapoor (born 11 November 1955) is an Indian producer primarily associated with Hindi cinema in addition to Tamil and Telugu cinema. Early life Kapoor was born as Achal Surinder Kapoor in 1955, the son of Surinder Kapoor ...

, Film Producer; Husband of Sridevi **

Janhvi Kapoor Janhvi Kapoor (born 6 March 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Born to Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, she made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama ''Dhadak'', which was a commercial success. Kapoor went on to receive ...

, actress; elder daughter of Sridevi **

Maheswari Maheswari is an Indian former actress, who appeared predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She was one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil films from 1994 to 2000. She appeared alongside major South Indian stars like J ...

, actress; niece of Sridevi. **

Avishek Karthik Avishek Karthik is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Closely associated with director Gautham Vasudev Menon, Karthik has worked previously as Menon's assistant in the films ''Pachaikili Muthucharam'' (2007) and ''Vaarana ...

, actor; nephew of Sridevi.

SS Rajendran family

S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, also known by his initials SSR (January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian actor, director, producer and politician who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema. Film career Rajendran made his acting de ...

, actor. ** C. R. Vijayakumari, actress; wife of SS Rajendran. * S. S. Rajendra Kumar, actor; son of Rajendran. * S. S. R. Kannan, actor; son of Rajendran. * S. S. R. Pankaj Kumar, actor; grandson of Rajendran.

Subramanyam family

* K. Subramanyam, director (d.1971) *

S. D. Subbulakshmi Srivaikundam Duraisamy Subbulakshmi was an Indian actress and singer who was active in Tamil cinema during the 1930s and 1940s. She was the wife of film director K. Subramanyam. She is credited with having introduced the singer and family fri ...

, actress; wife of Subramanyam. * S. Krishnaswamy, director; son of Subramanyam. *S. V. Ramanan, director; son of Subramanyam. **Lakshmi Ravichander, wife of

Ravi Raghavendra Ravi Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films and television serials. Career and personal life Raghavendra has appeared on television and in films since the 1980s, often playing supporting roles. He has also worked in theatre. ...

***

Anirudh Ravichander Anirudh Ravichander (born 16 October 1990), also known Mononymous person, mononymously as Anirudh, is an Indian film scorer music composer music producer singer and instrumentalist who primarily works in Tamil films. He is the son of actor Ra ...

, music director; son of Ravi and Lakshmi. (see Rajinikanth family) ***

Hrishikesh Rishikesh, also spelt as Hrishikesh, is a city near Dehradun in Dehradun district of the Indian state Uttarakhand. It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges River and is a pilgrimage town for Hindus, with ancient sages and saints medita ...

, actor; grandson of Ramanan. (see Rajinikanth family) *

Padma Subrahmanyam Padma Subrahmanyam (born 4 February 1943, in Madras), is an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer. She is also a research scholar, choreographer, teacher, Indologist and author. She is famous in India as well as abroad; several films and docume ...

, dancer; daughter of Subramanyam. *

Raghuram Raghuram (1 May 1949 – 30 November 2013) was an Indian dance choreographer, who choreographed more than a thousand songs in Indian films across various languages. He was born into a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family and is the grandson of actor Kri ...

, choreographer; grandson of Subrahmanyam. *Girija Raghuram, choreographer; wife of Raghuram. **Jayanthi, actress; sister of Girija. ** Brindha, choreographer; sister of Girija. **

Kala Kala or Kalah may refer to: Religion Hinduism *Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time'' *Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva. *Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts'' * Kala Bo, ...

, choreographer; sister of Girija. ***

Prasanna Sujit Prasanna Sujit (''also known as Prasanna Master'') is an Indian dance choreographer who primarily works in South Indian cinemas. He has choreographed dance sequences for various south Indian films. He has won Kerala State Film Award for Best C ...

, choreographer; nephew of Kala. ***Keerthi, video jockey; niece of Kala. (see Bhagyaraj family) ** Sneha, actress; former sister-in-law of Kala. ** Prasanna, actor; husband of Sneha. *Suja Manoj, actress; daughter of Raguram. *

Gayathri Raguram Gayathri Raguram is an Indian politician and former actress who has worked in the South Indian film industry. Gayathri began her career as an actress in the 2001 Telugu film ''Repallelo Radha'' and after a career break, she began working as a ...

, actress; daughter of Raguram.

Sukumaran family

Sukumaran Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1 ...

, actor (d. 1997) **

Mallika Sukumaran Mohamallika Pillai (born 4 November 1954), better known as Mallika Sukumaran is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema. She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film '' Utharayanam'' by G. Aravindan. Since t ...

, actress; wife of Sukumaran. *** Indrajith, actor; son of Sukumaran. **** Poornima Mohan, actress; wife of Indrajith. *****

Prarthana Indrajith Prarthana Indrajith (born 29 October 2004) is an Indian playback singer. She predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry, and has also sung in Tamil and Hindi films. Her debut performance was the song "Ko Ko Kozhi" which she sang in the ...

, playback singer; daughter of Indrajith and Poornima. ***** Nakshatra Indrajith, child artist; daughter of Indrajith and Poornima. *** Prithviraj, actor,director, producer; son of Sukumaran. ****

Supriya Menon Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Bollywood, Hindi films. He acted ...

, BBC India Reporter, producer; wife of Prithviraj. **** Alankritha Menon Prithviraj, only daughter of Prithviraj and Supriya.

Sundar family

Sundar C Vinayagar Sundar Vel (born 21 January 1966), known professionally as Sundar C., is an Indian film director, actor and producer. He has directed over 34 films in Tamil and acted in 17 movies as the protagonist. His notable films include ''Ull ...

, director. *

Khushbu Khushbu Sundar (born Nakhat Khan; 29 September 1970) is an Indian actress, politician, film producer and television presenter. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, besides Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is a rec ...

, actress; wife of Sundar. **

Abdullah Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakis ...

, actor; brother of Kushboo. **

Ramya Raj Ramya Raj, alias Ragini, is a Malaysian actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. Career She is probably best known for her performances in ''Sandai''. Ramya is related to actress Khushbu, by her elder sister being Kushboo's sister-in-law. T ...

, actress; sister of Kushboo's sister-in-law.

Sundaram family

* Sundaram, choreographer. *

Raju Sundaram Basuva Raju Sundaram is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director, who works primarily in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He appeared as an actor in films such as but not limited to: ''Jeans'' (1998), '' 123'' (2002), ''I Love You Da' ...

, choreographer; son of Sundaram. *

Prabhu Deva Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada language films. In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed a ...

, actor and director; son of Sundaram. **

Vishnu Deva Vishnu Deva (born 18 May 1975) is an Indian choreographer who has worked in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali and Nepali films. Since 2000, he has choreographed different types of dance styles, and is known for his work on the Bollywo ...

, choreographer; nephew of Prabhu Deva *

Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Sundaram (born 19 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer and actor who works in Tamil and Kannada films (as a lead actor). He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine arti ...

, choreographer; son of Sundaram.

Suresh family

* Suresh Kumar, film producer. ** Menaka, actress; wife of Suresh. ***Revathy Suresh, daughter of Suresh and Menaka. ***

Keerthy Suresh Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam films. She was recognised as Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021.She won the National Film Award for Best Act ...

, actress; daughter of Suresh and Menaka.

Suresh gopi family

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

, actor. **

Gokul Suresh Gokul Suresh (born 29 September 1993) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is the son of film actor and politician Suresh Gopi. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Christ University and did in ...

, actor; son of Suresh Gopi.

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Thiagarajan family

, actor. *

Prashanth Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor and businessman, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam fi ...

, actor; son of Thiagarajan. **

, actor; father-in-law of Thiagarajan. ** Jayanthi, actress; ex-wife of Sivaram. (see Sarja family) * Vikram, actor; nephew of Thiagarajan. * Arvind Victor John, actor; brother of Vikram. **

Vinod Raj Vinod Raj is an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He worked with actors such as Ambareesh, Arjun Sarja, Ramesh Arvind, Srinivas Murthy. In 2009, he released his album named ''Bhaktanjali'', which cons ...

, actor; father of Vikram. ** Akshita Vikram, playback singer; daughter of Vikram. (see Karunanidi family) **

Dhruv Vikram Dhruv Vikram (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian actor, singer and lyricist who works in Tamil films. The son of actor Vikram, he made his acting debut with the 2019 romantic drama ''Adithya Varma'' and has since starred with his father in ' ...

, actor; playback singer; son of Vikram. ** Arjuman, actor; nephew of Vikram.

Thoogudeepa family

Thoogudeepa Srinivas Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, D ...

, actor. (d. 1995) * Darshan, actor; son of Srinivas *

Dinakar Thoogudeepa Dinakar S (born 21 September 1978) mononymously known as Dinakar Thoogudeepa is an Indian film director, actor and producer who mainly works in Kannada films. who started his film career as an actor from the movie Ayyo Pandu in 2004 later he ...

, director; son of Srinivas. * Meena Thoogudeepa srinivas, producer; Wife of thoogudeepa srinivas * Vijaya lakshmi Darshan, wife of Darshan thoogudeepa * Vinish Thoogudeepa, grand son of thoogudeepa Srinivas * Manasa Dinkar, Director; wife of Dinakar thoogudeepa * Divya Thoogudeepa, Daughter of thoogudeepa Srinivas

Travancore family

* Lalitha, actress; part of the

Travancore Sisters Travancore Sisters refers to the trio of Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini who were actresses, dancers and performers in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada films. The Travancore sisters learned dancing under Guru Gopinath and Guru T. K. ...

* Padmini, actress; part of the Travancore Sisters * Ragini, actress; part of the Travancore Sisters *P. K. Sathyapal (Baby), producer; cousin of the Travancore Sisters *

Kumari Thankam Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in Malayalam cinema. She was a lead actress during the late 1950s and 1960s in Malayalam. She made her debut in Aathmasakhi in 1952. She acted in more than 50 movies. Personal life Kumari came fro ...

, actress; (Wife of P. K. Sathyapal) *Latika Suresh, producer; (Daughter of Raveendran Nair) - cousin of Travancore Sisters *

Shobana Shobana Chandrakumar Pillai (born 21 March 1970) is an Indian actress and Bharatanatyam dancer. She acts predominantly in Malayalam films along with Telugu and Tamil films with few Hindi, Kannada and English films. She has won two National Fil ...

, actress; niece of the Travancore Sisters *

Vineeth Vineeth Radhakrishnan (born 23 August 1969) is an Indian actor, classical dancer, voice artist and choreographer who primarily works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. He has also starred in a few Kannada and Bollywood films. He h ...

, actor; nephew of Padmini *

, actor; grandson of Lalitha *

Ambika Sukumaran Ambika may refer to: Mythology * Ambika (goddess), an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti * Ambika (Jainism), a Jain Yakshini goddess * Ambika (Mahabharata), the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, t ...

, actress; cousin of the Travancore Sisters *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

, actress; cousin of the Travancore Sisters (d. 2013) *

A. Bhimsingh A. Bhimsingh or Bhim Singh (1924–1978) was an Indian filmmaker who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Apart from Tamil, he made films in other languages that include 18 films in Hindi, 8 films in Telugu, 5 films in Malayalam and 1 film in ...

, director; husband of Sukumari (d. 1978) *

B. Lenin B. Lenin born as Bhimsingh Lenin is an Indian film editor, writer and director who works in Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi language, Hindi films. The son of Tamil film maker A. Bhimsingh, Lenin entered the film industry as an assistan ...

, editor; son of Bhimsingh (but not of Sukumari) * B. Kannan, cinematographer; son of Bhimsingh (but not of Sukumari) *Suresh Bhimsingh, actor; son of Bhimsingh and Sukumari

Thotakura family

T. V. Raju Thotakura Venkata Raju (Telugu: తోటకూర వెంకట రాజు), better known as T. V. Raju (1921 - 20 February 1973), was an Indian music composer who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He worked as an assistant composer to ...

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.Raj–Koti Reunited : Special Live show , ap7am
/ref> * Thotakura Somaraju widely known as

Raj–Koti Thotakura Somaraju and Saluri Koteswara Rao, popularly known as Raj–Koti were Indian film music composers, singer-songwriters, record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists duo in Telugu cinema, In a notable career spanning a decade ...

, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of

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Uppalapati family

*Suryanarayana Raju Uppalapati, Producer. *

Krishnam Raju Uppalapati Uppalapati Venkata Krishnam Raju (20 January 1940 – 11 September 2022) was an Indian actor and politician. He was known for his works in Telugu cinema and was widely known as "''Rebel Star''" for his rebellious acting style. He was also the ...

, elder brother of Suryanarayana; Actor, Producer. * Prabhas Raju Uppalapati, son of Suryanarayana, Actor.

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Vairamuthu family

Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first ...

, poet. *

Madhan Karky Madhan Karky Vairamuthu is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, research associate, software engineer, and entrepreneur. A holder of a doctorate in computer science from the University of Queensland, Karky began his professional career as an ass ...

, poet; son of Vairamuthu. * Kabilan, poet; son of Vairamuthu.

Vasudevan family

Malaysia Vasudevan Vasudevan (15 June 1944 – 20 February 2011), known as Malaysia Vasudevan, was a Malaysian-Indian playback singer and actor in Tamil cinema. Early life Malaysia Vasudevan's parents were from Palakkad. Chattu Nair of Ottappalam and Ammalu ...

, playback singer. (d. 2011) *

Yugendran Yugendran (born Yugendran Vasudevan on 20 December 1976) is an Indian actor and singer who has sung hundreds of songs in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. He is also an occasional music director and host. Personal life Yugendran is the son of the ...

, actor; son of Vasudevan. **Hema Malini Yugendran, TV host; wife of Yugendran. *

Prashanthini Prashanthini is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is the daughter of Malaysia Vasudevan and the sister of Yugendran. Career Prashanthini first began her playback career with Harris Jayaraj for the movie '' 12B''. H ...

, playback singer; daughter of Vasudevan.

Vedantham family

Vedantam Raghavayya Vedantam Raghavayya ( te, వేదాంతం రాఘవయ్య) (8 June 1919 – 1971) was an Indian film director, dance choreographer, Kuchipudi exponent, actor, producer, and musician known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theat ...

- actor,Dancer, director *Vedantam Ramu-son of Raghavayya- dancer * Suryaprabha- wife of Raghavayya * Shubha- daughter of Raghavayya * Pushpavalli- sister of Suryaprabha *

- partner of Pushpavalli. *

(Bhanurekha Ganesan)- daughter of Pushpavalli

Veeraswamy family

* N. Veeraswamy, producer. (d. 1992) **

V. Ravichandran Veeraswamy Ravichandran (born 30 May 1961), known mononymously as Ravichandran, is an actor, director, producer, music director, lyricist and editor in the Kannada Film Industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravi ...

, actor, director and music composer; son of Veeraswamy *** Manoranjan Ravichandran, actor; son of Ravichandran ***Vikram Ravichandran; 2nd Son Of Ravichandran *Balaji (Kannada actor), actor; brother of Ravichandran

Vijayakanth family

Vijayakanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...

, actor. * Premalatha, producer; wife of Vijayakanth. *

Shanmuga Pandian Shanmuga Pandian (born 6 April 1993) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil language, Tamil language films. He is the son of Tamil actor and politician Vijayakanth. Career Shanmuga Pandian made his debut as a leading actor in ''Sagaptham' ...

, actor; son of Vijayakanth. * Vijay prabhakaran, son of Vijayakanth.

Vijayakumar family

*1. Vijayakumar, actor. * 2. Manjula Vijayakumar, actress. (d. 2013) *3.

Arun Vijay Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor ...

, actor; son of Vijayakumar. **4. N. S. Mohan, producer; father-in-law of Arun. ** 5. Hemanth, actor; son of Mohan. * 6. Kavitha Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar. * 7. Vanitha Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar. ** 8. Akash, actor; ex-husband of Vanitha. **9.

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, choreographer; ex-partner of Vanitha. **10. Peter Paul, visual effects director; ex-husband of Vanitha *** 11. Alphonsa, actress; sister of Robert. *12.

Preetha Vijayakumar Preetha Vijayakumar (born 10 January 1982) is an former Indian actress. Career Preetha had first signed up to portray the leading role in Ravi Raja Pinisetty's Telugu film ''Rukmini'' opposite Vineeth in 1997, but delays meant her Tamil film ...

, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar. ** 13. Hari, director; husband of Preetha. * 14. Sridevi Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar. ** 15. Sanjeev, actor; nephew of Manjula Vijayakumar. ** 16. Preethi, actress; wife of Sanjeev. ** 17. Sindhu, actress; niece of Manjula Vijayakumar. (d. 2005) ***18.

Rishi ''Rishi'' () is a term for an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mentions in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "great yogis" or ...

, actor; husband of Sindhu. ***19. Raghuveer, actor; ex-husband of Sindhu. (d. 2014)

Vishnuvardhan family

* Vishnuvardhan, actor. **

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950), also known mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Kannada cinema and television serials. She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the Kannada mov ...

, actress; wife of Vishnuvardhan . ** Keerthi Vishnuvardhan, Costume Designer; Daughter Of Vishnuvardhan. ** Anirudha, actor; son-in-law of Vishnuvardhan.

Vyjayanthimala family

Vyjayanthimala Vyjayanthimala (born 13 August 1936) is a former Indian actress, dancer and parliamentarian. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two BFJA Awards and five Filmfare Awards. She made her screen debut at the age of thirteen with ...

, actress. * Vasunthara Devi, actress; mother of Vyjayanthimala. *

Suchindra Bali Suchindra Bali is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. Career Suchindra is the son of former 1950s and 1960s actress Vyjayanthimala and Chamanlal Bali. He was born in Mumbai, did his schooling in Chennai, moved to Delhi f ...

, actor; son of Vyjayanthimala. ** Y. Gee. Mahendra, actor; cousin of Vyjayanthimala. (see Rajinikanth family)

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