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


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Adivi family

* Adivi Baapiraju, Indian polymath, novelist, fiction writer, and screen writer; cousin to Adivi Gangaraju * Adivi Gangaraju, Nationalist, and Freedom fighter; Grandfather to Adivi Sesh *
Adivi Sesh Adivi Sesh Sunny Chandra (born 17 December 1985) is an Indian actor, director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu-language films. Sesh was born in Hyderabad and was raised in Berkeley, California. He made his film debut as a lead act ...
, Actor, Screenwriter, Director; Grandson of Adivi Gangaraju * Sai Kiran Adivi, Director; cousin to Adivi Sesh


Agathian family

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Agathian Agathiyan (born 18 August 1952; ) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, and actor. He was the first director in Tamil cinema to win the National Film Award for Best Direction for ''Kadhal Kottai'' (1996). For the film, he ...
, director. *Kani Thiru, television personality; daughter of Agathian. ** Thiru, director; husband of Kani * Vijayalakshmi Feroz, actress and television personality; daughter of Agathian. ** Feroz Mohammed, director; husband of Vijayalakshmi. *
Niranjani Ahathian Niranjani Agathiyan (born 8 June 1986) is an Indian actress, costume designer and fashion stylist who works in the Tamil film industry. She is the daughter of film Director Agathiyan. Career After she gained experience in working with Nalini ...
, actress and costume designer; daughter of Agathian. **Desingh Periyasamy, director; husband of Niranjani.


Ajith Kumar family

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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, actor; husband of Ajith's cousin, Priya. * Shalini, former actress; wife of Ajith Kumar. ** Shamili, actress; sister of Shalini. ** Richard, actor; brother of Shalini.


Akkineni family

* Akkineni Nageswara Rao, actor (d. 2014). * Nagarjuna, actor. **Daggubati Lakshmi, ex-wife of Nagarjuna **
Amala Amala may refer to: People * Amala Akkineni, South Indian actress * Amala Chebolu, playback singer in the Telugu film industry, also known as Tollywood * Amala Paul (born 1991), South Indian actress * Amala Shankar (1919–2020), Indian dancer * ...
, actress; wife of Nagarjuna. * Naga Chaitanya, 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. Spec ...
, actress; ex- wife of Naga Chaitanya. * Akhil, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala. * Sumanth, 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, musician * Ambareesh, actor-politician, grand-nephew Chowdiah * Sumalatha, 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, actor and producer * Shankar Nag, actor, director and producer, younger brother of Anant Nag ** Arundhati Nag, actress, theater artist and wife of Shankar Nag * Gayathri, actress and wife of Ananth Nag


Anandan family

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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, actor; husband of Disco Shanthi. (d. 2013) * Lalitha Kumari, 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 ...
, choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj. ***
Prasad Raj 200px, Prasad thaal offered to Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad">Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad Prasada (, Sanskrit: प्रसाद, ), Prasadam or Prasad is a religious offering in Hinduism. Most often ''Prasada'' is vegetarian fo ...
, actor; brother of Prakash Raj.


Asif Ali family

* Asif Ali, actor ** Askar Ali, actor, younger brother of Asif


Azhagappan family

* A. L. Azhagappan, producer. * A. L. Vijay, director; son of Azhagappan. **R. Aishwarya, wife of A. L. Vijay. ** Amala Paul, actress; ex-wife of Vijay. * Udhaya, film actor; son of Azhagappan. **Keerthika Udhaya, dubbing artiste; wife of Udhaya.


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Balasubrahmanyam family

* S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, playback singer (d. 2020) *
S. P. B. Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Charan is an Indian film playback singer, actor, producer and director known for his works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. He is the son of legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. He first worked as a playback s ...
, playback singer; son of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. *
S. P. Sailaja Sripathi Panditaradhyula Sailaja is an Indian singer and actress who has sung in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. Early life She was born in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Her father, S. P. Sambamurthy, was an exponent of Har ...
, 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, actor and director; uncle of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. **
Chandra Mohan Chandra Mohan or Chandramohan may refer to: * Chandra Mohan (Hindi actor) (1905–1949), Hindi actor * Chandra Mohan (Telugu actor) (born 1947), Telugu actor * Chandra Mohan Patowary Chandra Mohan Patowary is an Indian politician from Assam. A ...
, actor; cousin of K. Viswanath.


Bhagyaraj family

* K. Bhagyaraj, director. * Praveena Bhagyaraj (d. 1983), actress; late wife of Bhagyaraj * Poornima Bhagyaraj, actress; wife of Bhagyaraj * Saranya Bhagyaraj, actress; daughter of Bhagyaraj * Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, actor; son of Bhagyaraj **Keerthi Vijay, television personality; wife of Shanthnu. (see Subramanyam family)


Bhanupriya family

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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, actress; sister-in-law of Bhanupriya. * Shantipriya, actress; sister of Bhanupriya. ** Siddharth Ray (d. 2004), actor; husband of Shantipriya. ** V. Shantaram (d. 1990), director; grandfather of Siddhanth Ray.


Bharathiraja family

* Bharathiraja, actor and director. * Jayaraj, actor; brother of Bharathiraja *
Manoj Bharathiraja Manoj K. Bharathi (born 11 September 1976 as Manoj Bharathiraja) is an Indian actor. He is most noted as the son of director Bharathiraja. Manoj made his acting debut with ''Taj Mahal'' in 1999. He has been the part of few Tamil movies like ''S ...
, director; son of Bharathiraja. ** Nandana, actress; wife of Manoj. * Manoj Kumar, director; brother-in-law of Director Bharathiraja.


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Chandrasekhar family

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S. A. Chandrasekhar S. A. Chandrasekar (born 2 July 1945) is an Indian film director, producer, writer, and actor who primarily works within Kollywood. He made his directorial debut with ''Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhanthai'' (1978), He got his breakthrough with ''Sattam ...
, director **Xavier Britto, entrepreneur; brother-in-law of Chandrasekhar. ***Sneha Britto, director; daughter of Xavier Britto. (see Murali family) **** Atharvaa, actor; brother-in-law of Sneha Britto * Shoba Chandrasekhar, playback singer; wife of Chandrasekhar. **Sheela, actress; sister of Shoba. ***Sanjeev, director; son of Sheela. *** Vikranth, actor; son of Sheela. ****Manasa, actress; wife of Vikranth. ***** Kanakadurga, 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. **
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 ...
, 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

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Cho Ramaswamy Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy, better known as Cho Ramaswamy (5 October 1934  – 7 December 2016), was an Indian actor, comedian, character actor, editor, political satirist, playwright, film director and lawyer from Tamil Nadu. He was a p ...
, 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, director; husband of Ramya Krishna.


Choudary family

* R. B. Choudary, producer. * Jithan Ramesh, 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

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


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Daggubati Family

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D. Rama Naidu Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ...
, producer. ** Daggubati Suresh Babu, 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. ** Nagarjuna, actor, son-in-law of Ramanaidu *** Naga Chaitanya, actor, grandson of Ramanaidu. (see Akkineni family) ****
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 I ...
, actress, ex-wife of Naga Chaitanya, daughter in law of Nagarjuna *** Akhil Akkineni, actor, half-brother of Naga Chaitanya


Deva family

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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, music director; son of Murali. *
Karthik Sabesh Karthik or Kartik ( hi, कार्तिक, link=no, ta, கார்த்திக், link=no) may refer to: People with the given name Kartik * Kartik Aaryan (born 1990), Indian actor * Kartik Chandran, American environmental engineer * Ka ...
, actor; son of Sabesh * Jai, actor; nephew of Deva.


Deve Gowda family

* H. D. Deve Gowda, politician. *
H. D. Revanna Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district. Hi ...
, politician; son of Deve Gowda. ** Prajwal Revanna, 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, producer; wife of Kumaraswamy. ** Radhika kumarswamy, actress; second wife of Kumaraswamy. * Nikhil Gowda, actor; son of Kumaraswamy and Anitha Kumarswamy * Revathi Nikhil; wife of Nikhil Gowda * Shamika Kumarswamy; daughter of Radhika and Kumarswamy


Dileep Family

* Dileep, actor; producer; businessman ** Manju Warrier, actress; ex-wife of Dileep ** Kavya Madhavan, former actress; wife of Dileep


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Fazil family

* Fazil, director. ** Fahadh Faasil, actor, son of Fazil *** Nazriya Nazim, actress, wife of Fahadh Faasil *** Naveen Nazim, actor, brother of Nazriya, brother-in-law of Fahadh. **
Farhaan Faasil Ismail Fazil (born 26 May 1990), better known by his stage name Farhaan Fazil, is an Indian actor working in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in 2014 with ''Njan Steve Lopez'' directed by Rajeev Ravi. He is the younger son of filmmaker Fazil and ...
, actor, son of Fazil.


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Ghattamaneni family

* Krishna, actor. **Indira Devi, film producer, first wife of Krishna, mother of Ramesh Babu, Mahesh Babu, and Manjula ** Vijaya Nirmala, actress; second wife of Krishna (see Nidudavolu family) * Ramesh Babu, actor; son of Krishna. * Manjula, producer; daughter of Krishna. * Mahesh Babu, actor; son of Krishna ** Namrata Shirodkar, actress; wife of Mahesh Babu. *** Shilpa Shirodkar, actress; sister of Namrata. *** Meenakshi Shirodkar, actress; grandmother of Namrata. **
Sudheer Babu Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...
, 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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer. * Ghantasala Balaramayya 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 Balaramayya *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, aunt of Gemini ganeshan * Gemini Ganesan, actor (d. 2005). *
Pushpavalli Pushpavalli (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991) was an Indian actress who predominently worked in Telugu and Tamil films. She entered the film industry as a child actress with a small role as young Sita in the film ''Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1936) ...
, actress; partner of Gemini Ganesan. *
Savitri Ganesan Savitri Ganesan (born Nissankara Savitri; 6 December 1935 – 26 December 1981) was an Indian actress, playback singer, dancer, director, and producer known for her works primarily in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She had also worked in Kannada, Hi ...
, actress; second wife of Gemini Ganesan. *
Kamala Selvaraj Kamala Selvaraj is an obstetrician and gynecologist from Tamil Nadu, India. Born to Tamil film actor Gemini Ganesan, she commissioned the first test tube baby of South India in August 1990. In 2002 she was awarded PhD for her thesis on "Prema ...
, doctor; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Alamelu. * Rekha, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli. *Gigi, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan * Dr Jaya Shreedhar; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Alamelu. *
Abhinay Vaddi Abhinay Vaddi is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil-language films. Career Abhinay Vaddi made his film debut with the Telugu film ''Young India'' (2010) directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. He was set to make his Tamil debut with ' ...
, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. **
Medha Raghunath Medha Raghunath is a former Indian model, video jockey and socialite from Chennai. She began her career by hosting Tamil television shows before competing in beauty pageants and working as a model. Career Medha began her career in the enterta ...
, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan. **
Madhuvanti Arun Madhuvanthi Arun is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actor Y. G. Mahendran. She is a choreographer, and at times a director of various theater productions. She is currently a State executive committee member of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiy ...
, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan (see Vyjanthimala family).


Gowda family

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K. C. N. Gowda K. C. Nanjunde Gowda (c. 1928 – 4 October 2012) was a businessman and one of the top Kannada film producers, exhibitors, financiers and distributors. He is credited with producing some of the classic films in the annals of Kannada film in ...
, 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

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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, 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, actress & singer; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika. *** Akshara Haasan, 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, actor; brother of Kamal Haasan. **Komalam, actress; wife of Charuhasan. ** Suhasini, actress; daughter of Charuhasan and Komalam. *** Mani Ratnam, director; husband of Suhasini. **** G. Venkateswaran, producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam. **** G. Srinivasan, producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam. * Chandrahasan, producer (d. 2017); brother of Kamal Haasan. **Geethamani; wife of Chandrahasan. **
Anu Haasan Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahaasan on 16 July 1970) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed '' Indira'' (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the c ...
, 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,
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 ...
with daughters Shruti Haasan (left) and Akshara Haasan (right) in 2010. File:Sarika.jpg,
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 ...
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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 ...
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Anu Haasan Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahaasan on 16 July 1970) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed '' Indira'' (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the c ...


Hunsur family

* Hunsur Krishnamurthy, 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, actor **
Giri Dwarakish Giri may refer to: People *Agam Singh Giri (1927–1971), Indian Nepali poet and lyricist *Anish Giri (born 1994), Dutch chess prodigy and grandmaster * Deepak Raj Giri, Nepalese actor, director, and producer * Gehendra Giri, Nepalese politician ...
, actor; son of Dwarakish.


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Ilaiyaraaja family

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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, music director; son of Ilaiyaraaja. *** Yatheeswaran, playback singer; son of Karthik Raja. ** Yuvan Shankar Raja, 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, 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 R. or r. may refer to: * ''Reign'', the period of time during which an Emperor, king, queen, etc., is ruler. * '' Rex'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning King * ''Regina'', abbreviated as R., the Latin word meaning Queen * or , abbreviat ...
, 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, 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 Jo, jo, JO, or J.O. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Jo'' (film), a 1972 French comedy * ''Jo'' (TV series), a French TV series *"Jo", a song by Goldfrapp from '' Tales of Us'' *"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from '' Lambs Anger'' * Jo a fict ...
, director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.


Iyer family

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Sundaram Iyer Sundaram may refer to: People with the surname * Anjan Sundaram, journalist and author * Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Malaysian economist * Kalyan Sundaram (1904–1992), Indian civil servant * Mugur Sundar, choreographer in South Indian cinema * Raghu ...
, actor. *
S. Rajam S. Rajam (10 February 1919 – 29 January 2010) was a distinguished Indian Carnatic musician and painter from the state of Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Carnatic musician Papanasam Sivan and the older brother of Tamil film director and m ...
, actor; son of Iyer. (d.2010) * S. Balachander, 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, actress; granddaughter of Jayalakshmi.


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Jaggesh family

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Jaggesh Jaggesh is an Indian politician, actor, director and producer, who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since 2022 and the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnata ...
, actor, director. **
Gururaj Jaggesh Gururaj is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He is known for his 2009 film '' Gilli,'' the remake of Tamil-Telugu film '' 7G Rainbow Colony''. References * http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/gururaj.html * https://chilo ...
, actor; son of Jaggesh **Yathiraj Jaggesh, actor; son of Jaggesh * Komal Kumar, actor; brother of Jaggesh


Jayan family

* Jayan, Malayalam actor. * Jayabharathi, actress, Cousin of Jayan. **
Hari Pothen Hari ( sa, हरि) is among the primary epithets of the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, meaning 'the one who takes away' (sins). It refers to the one who removes darkness and illusion, the one who removes all obstacles to spiritual progress ...
, 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, actor; ex-husband of Jayabharathi. *
Krish J. Sathaar Krish J. Sathaar (born Unnikrishnan Sathaar; 1 January 1984) is an Indian actor and entrepreneur who primarily works in Malayalam films. Career Krish was born to actors Sathaar and Jayabharathi on 1 January 1984. He has studied engineering and pu ...
, actor; son of Jayabharathi and Sathaar. *
Adithya Jayan 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 m ...
, actor; nephew of Jayan. * Munna, actor; nephew of Jayabharathi. *Ajayan, actor, younger brother of Jayan .


Jayachitra family

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


Jayadev family

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Devayani Devayani ( sa, देवयानी, translit=Devayānī) is a character in Hindu literature. She is described to be the daughter of Shukra, the acharya (preceptor) of the asuras, and his wife Jayanti, the daughter of Indra. She marries K ...
, actress; daughter of Jayadev. **
Rajakumaran Rajakumaran may refer to: * ''Rajakumaran '' (film), a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film starring Prabhu * Rajakumaran (director), Indian film director in Tamil cinema See also * Rajkumar (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation ...
, director; husband of Devayani. * Nakul, actor; brother of Devayani. * Mayur, actor; brother of Devayani.


Jayaram family

* Jayaram, actor * Parvathy Jayaram, actress; wife of Jayaram * Kalidas Jayaram, actor, son of Jayaram and Parvathy


Jeeva family

* Jeeva, cinematographer. (d.2007) * Aneez Jeeva, costume designer; wife of Jeeva. ** Vasanth, director; Husband of Jeeva's Sister. **
Ritvik Varun Ritwik, Ritwick, Rithvik or Ritvik may refer to *Ritwik (given name) * Ritwik (theatre group), a Bengali theatre group *'' Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan'', a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language film *Ritvik Holdings, a Canadian children's toy company ...
, 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, actress; daughter of Radha and Rajasekaran Nair **** Thulasi Nair, actress; daughter of Radha and Rajasekaran Nair ** Ambika, actress; daughter of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair *** Ravikanth, actor, ex-husband of Ambika ** Suresh Nair, director; son of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair ***
Gauri Nambiar Gauri may refer to: Religion * ''Gauri'', an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati * Mahagauri, a manifestation of Hindu goddess Durga * Lajja Gauri, a goddess associated with abundance and fertility, also euphemistically described as Lajja Films ...
, actress; cousin of Karthika


Kamesh family

* Kamala Kamesh, actress * Uma Riyaz Khan, actress; daughter of Kamesh. ** Riyaz Khan, actor; husband of Uma. *
Shariq Khan Shariq ( fa, شريق, also Romanized as Sharīq) is a village in Mulan Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called P ...
, actor; son of Riyaz and Uma. * Samshad Khan, actor; son of Riyaz and Uma.


Kannadasan family

* Kannadasan, 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 Kanmani may refer to: * ''Kanmani'' (album), a Malayalam-language album * ''Kanmani'' (film), a Tamil-language film * ''Kanmani'' (TV series), a 2018 Indian Tamil language village family soap opera * Kanmani (director), a Tamil and Telugu fi ...
, 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, 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

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M. Karunanidhi Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...
, Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu wife asathi ammal * M. K. Muthu, actor; son of Karunanidhi *
M. K. Alagiri Muthuvel Karunanidhi Alagiri (born 30 January 1951), commonly known as M. K. Alagiri, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and was a Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India), Cabinet Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers from 28 ...
, politician; son of Karunanidhi. * M. K. 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 Dhayanidhi Azhagiri is an Indian Tamil cinema producer and distributor. He is the owner of the Cloud Nine Movies banner. His grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. His father is M. K. Alagiri, the former Minis ...
, producer; son of Alagiri. **
Anusha Dhayanidhi Anusha is a name of multiple origins meaning "dawn" or "auspicious morning" in Sanskrit, and "immortal" or "ambrosial" in Persian ('انوشه''). Anusha may also be etymologically traced to the Tamil astronomical term ''anusham''.{{cite web , title ...
, playback singer; wife of Dhayanidhi Alagiri. * Udhayanidhi Stalin, actor; son of Stalin. ** Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, director; wife of Udhayanidhi Stalin. * Arulnithi, actor; son of Tamilarasu. * Kanimozhi, politician; Daughter of Karunanidhi * Gunanidhi Amirtham, producer; grandson of Karunanidhi. ** Murasoli Maran, director; nephew of Karunanidhi. ** Kalanidhi Maran, producer; Business Man; son of Murasoli Maran. ** Dayanidhi Maran, politician; son of Murasoli Maran. ** C. S. Jayaraman, playback singer; father-in-law of Muthu. **
Akshita Vikram Akshita Kapoor is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in a number of television serials but is perhaps mostly known for playing the role of, "Krishna Walia", after Diya Sonecha in Zee Tv's Kasamh Se and also has played the role of "T ...
, playback singer; granddaughter-in-law of Muthu. (see Thiagarajan family)


Karunas family

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


Kasthuri Raja family

* Kasthuri Raja, director. * Selvaraghavan, director; son of Kasthuri Raja. ** Sonia Agarwal, actress; ex-wife of Selvaragahvan. **Gitanjali Selvaraghavan, director; wife of Selvaragahvan. * Mohan V. Raman, actor; uncle of Gitanjali. ** Vidyullekha Raman, 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, 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
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 ...
. *Karthiga Karthik; Doctor ; daughter of Kasthuri Raja


Kunchacko family

* Kunchacko, director and producer. (d.1976) **Boban Kunchacko, actor, producer and director; son of Kunchacko. (d.2004) ** Kunchacko Boban, actor and producer; grandson of Kunchacko * Navodaya Appachan, director and producer; brother of Kunchacko. (d.2012) ** Jijo Punnoose, actor, producer and director; son of Appachan **Jose Appachan, actor, producer and director; son of Appachan


Koduri family

* Siva Shakthi Datta, lyricist; elder brother of V. Vijayendra Prasad **
M. M. Keeravani Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961; credited as M. M. Keeravani) is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and lyricist, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Ma ...
, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta ***M. M. Srivalli, line producer; wife of Keeravani and elder sister of Rama Rajamouli **** Kaala Bhairava, singer and music director; elder son of Keeravani ****
Sri Simha Sri Simha Koduri (born 23 February 1996) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu language, Telugu films. He first appeared as a child artist in ''Yamadonga'' (2007). After working in various off-screen roles, Simha made his debut as a lead actor i ...
, actor; younger son of Keeravani ** Kalyani Malik, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta, younger brother of Keeravani * V. Vijayendra Prasad, writer; younger brother of Siva Shakti Datta ** S. S. Rajamouli, director; son of V. Vijayendra Prasad. *** Rama Rajamouli, 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, music director; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani. *S. S. Kanchi, writer; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani. *
Raja Koduri Raja M. Koduri (Rajabali Makaradhwaja Koduri) is an Indian-American computer engineer and executive for computer graphics hardware. He is currently the chief architect and senior vice president of Intel's architecture, graphics and software (IAGS ...
, tech executive; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani.


Komal Swaminathan family

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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. ...
, director. (d.1995) * Anand Shankar, director; grandson of Swaminathan. * Srikanth Ravichandran, director; cousin of Anand Shankar. ** Dhivyadharshini, actress; ex-wife of Srikanth.


Konidela–Allu family

* Chiranjeevi, actor and politician. ** Ram Charan, 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, actor; son of Nagendra Babu. *** Niharika Konidela, actress; daughter of Nagendra Babu. ** Pawan Kalyan, actor, filmmaker, and politician; younger brother of Chiranjeevi. ***Anna Lezhneva, wife of Pawan Kalyan. *** Renu Desai, actress; ex-wife of Pawan Kalyan. **
Sai Dharam Tej Panja Sai Dharam Tej (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Related to the Allu–Konidela family, he made his acting debut with the box office success ''Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham'' (2014) for which he received S ...
, actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi. ** Panja Vaisshnav Tej, actor; younger brother of Sai Dharam Tej * Allu Rama Lingaiah, actor; father-in-law of Chiranjeevi. ** Allu Aravind, producer; Son of Allu Rama Lingaiah *** *** Allu Arjun, actor; Son of Allu Aravind. *** Allu Sirish, actor; Son of Allu Aravind.


Krish family

* Krish, playback singer. * Sangeetha, actress; wife of Krish. ** Parimal, actor; brother of Sangeetha. **
K. R. Balan K is the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet. K may also refer to: General uses * K (programming language), an array processing language developed by Arthur Whitney and commercialized by Kx Systems * K (cider), a British draft cider manufac ...
, producer; grandfather of Sangeetha.


Kottarakkara family

* Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, actor * Sai Kumar, son of Kottarakkara **Prasannakumari, ex-wife of Saikumar ** Bindu Panicker, wife of Sai Kumar * Shobha Mohan, daughter of Kottarakkara * Shylaja, daughter of Kottarakkara **Mohan Kumar, Shobha's husband *** Vinu Mohan, 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, 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, Nayanthara's husband * Lenu Kurian, Kurian and Omana's son, Nayanthara's brother


L


Lakshminarayana family

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V. Lakshminarayana V. Lakshminarayana (1911–1990) was an Indian musician. He was born in British India in 1911 and became professor of music at the age of 29. His sons L. Vaidyanathan, L. Subramaniam and L. Shankar are also a notable musicians. He performed the vi ...
(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, 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 Viji Subramaniam, also known as Viji Shankar, (15 August 1952 – 10 February 1995) was an Indian singer. She was the daughter of singer Lakshmi Shankar ( Hindustani vocalist born into a South Indian family)Kavita Das"Lakshmi Shankar: A Life J ...
(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

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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, actor. (d. 2004). * Girija Lokesh, 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, actress.


Lokesh (Mysore Lokesh) family

*Mysore Lokesh, actor * Pavitra Lokesh, actress. **
Suchendra Prasad K. Suchendra Prasad (born 1973) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor. Before beginning his career in Kannada cinema, he worked as theater actor with playwrights such as B. V. Karanth and D. R. Ankur. During this time, he also directed ...
, actor; husband of Pavitra Lokesh. *Aadi Lokesh, actor


M


MGR Family

* M. G. Ramachandran, actor, politician, Former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu ** V. N. Janaki Ramachandran, actress; wife of MGR and Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu *
M. G. Chakrapani Maruthur Gopalan Chakrapani (13 January 1911 – 17 August 1986), commonly known as Ettan ("elder brother" in Malayalam), was an Indian actor and producer based in the Tamil film industry. He was the elder brother of actor-politician M. G ...
, actor; brother of MGR *
M. G. C. Sukumar ( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respec ...
, actor; son of Chakrapani * Ramachandran, actor; grand-nephew of MGR


Madhavan family

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O. Madhavan O. Madhavan (1922 – 19 August 2005) was an Indian theatre director and actor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India in Kerala. He is considered one of the great masters of the theatre; he has made major contributi ...
, stage actor * Vijayakumari, actress, wife of O. Madhavan *Sandhya Rajendran, actress, daughter of Madhavan and Vijayakumari **E.A. Rajendran, actor, husband of Sandhya ** Divyadarshan, actor, son of Sandhya and Rajendran * Mukesh, actor, son of Madhavan and Vijayakumari ** Saritha, actress, ex-wife of Mukesh *** Viji Chandrasekhar, actress, sister of Saritha. ***Shravan Mukesh, actor, son of Mukesh and Saritha **
Methil Devika Methil Devika (born 1976) is an Indian classical dancer and research supervisor. Education Devika completed a Ph.D in Mohiniyattam from Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, 2014. Awards Devika's archival film was voted into the Oscar Awar ...
, dancer, ex-wife of Mukesh


Mammootty family

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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, actor, son of Mammooty. *
Ibrahim Kutty Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people w ...
, actor, brother of Mammooty. ** Maqbool Salmaan, actor, son of Ibrahim Kutty *
Ashkar Saudan Ashkar Saudan is an Indian actor who predominantly work in the Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut through the commercially successful movie '' Thaskaraveeran'' directed by Pramod Pappan starring Mammootty in 2005. Career He started his c ...
, actor, nephew of Mammootty


Manchu family

* Manchu Mohan Babu, actor * Lakshmi Manchu, 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, 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, actor; son of Mohan Babu.


Mohan family

* Mohan, editor. * M. Raja, director; son of Mohan. * Jayam Ravi, actor; son of Mohan. * Pranav Mohan, actor; son of Raja. * Aarav, actor; son of Ravi. ** Aarti Ravi, costume designer; wife of Ravi. **
Sujatha Vijayakumar Sujata or Sujatha may refer to: People *Sujata (name), a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name ''includes list of name-holders'' Persons known by the single name *Sujatha (actress) (1952-2011), Indian actress * Sujata (actress) ( 1963–1980) ...
, producer; mother-in-law of Ravi.


Mohanlal-Balaji family

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K. Balaji Krishnamachari Balaji (24 June 19342 May 2009) was an Indian film producer and actor. He was a prominent actor in the 1960s and 70s, playing lead, supporting and antagonist roles. He appeared in many Sivaji Ganesan films. Early life Balaji was ...
, producer; father-in-law of Mohanlal. **
Suchitra 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 appear ...
, producer; daughter of K. Balaji, wife of Mohanlal. *** Mohanlal, actor, producer. **** Pranav Mohanlal, actor; son of Mohanlal and Suchitra **** Vismaya Mohanlal, Author ; daughter of mohanlal and Suchitra ** Suresh Balaje, producer; son of K. Balaji. *** Sitara Suresh, producer; daughter of Suresh Balaje. ** Y. G. Parthasarathy, actor; brother-in-law of Balaji (see Rajinikanth family).


Murali family

* Siddalingaiah, director. (d.2015) * Murali, actor; son of Siddalingaiah. (d.2010) * Atharvaa Murali, actor; son of Murali. *
Akash Murali Akasha or Akash (Sanskrit ' ) means space or sky or æther in traditional Indian cosmology, depending on the religion. The term has also been adopted in Western occultism and spiritualism in the late 19th century. In many modern Indo-Aryan lan ...
, actor; son of Murali. **Sneha Britto, director; wife of Akash. (see Chandrasekhar family) *
Daniel Balaji T. C. Balaji, better known by his stage name Daniel Balaji, is an Indian actor and writer, who predominantly appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Early life and career Balaji studied a film direction course in Taramani film institute, Chenna ...
, actor; cousin of Murali.


Muthuraman family

* R. Muthuraman, actor. (d. 1982) * Karthik, actor; son of Muthuraman. ** Ragini, actress; wife of Karthik. * Gautham Karthik, actor; son of Karthik. ** Manjima mohan, actress; wife of gautham karthik(m.28 nov 2022)


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Nagendra Rao family

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R. Nagendra Rao Rattihalli Nagendra Rao (23 June 1896 – 9 February 1977) was an Indian theatre actor, film actor and director in South Indian cinema. Following his career in theatre, Rao turned to film a where he became an actor, director, producer, screenwr ...
, 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 Rattihalli Nagendra Rao Krishna Prasad (c. 1929 – 15 February 2012) was an Indian cinematographer, actor, director and producer. He was the eldest son of R. Nagendra Rao considered one of the foremost figures of Kannada cinema. Career Born ...
, cinematographer and actor (d. 2012); son of Nagendra Rao. *
R. N. Sudarshan Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (2 May 1939 – 8 September 2017) was an Indian actor and producer who had mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He had also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. During a career spanning more than five de ...
, 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, actor. (d. 2009) * Anand Babu, actor; son of Nagesh. * Bijesh, actor; son of Anand Babu. *
Gajesh ''Kalkandu'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil film written and directed by A. M. Nandakumar. The film features Gajesh and Dimple Chopade in the lead roles, and was released in October 2014. Plot synopsis A demanding father pressures his son into a ...
, actor; son of Anand Babu.


Nandamuri family

* Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (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, 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, actor, politician; son of NTR *** Nara Brahmani (Executive Director Heritage Foods Ltd), daughter of Nandamuri Balakrishna, married to Nara Lokesh *** Mathukumilli Tejaswini *** Nandamuri Mokshagna Teja ** Nandamuri Ramakrishna Jr., producer; son of NTR ** Nara Bhuvaneshwari, daughter of NTR ** Nara Chandrababu Naidu, politician; married to Bhuvaneshwari *** Nara Lokesh, politician; son of Nara Chandrababu Naidu) and Bhuvaneshwari *** Nara Rohit, 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 pr ...
, politician; daughter of NTR ** Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, politician; married to
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 pr ...


Narayan family

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


Nassar family

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


Naval family

* Simran, actress. ** Deepak, actor; husband of Simran. * Monal, actress; sister of Simran (d. 2002) * Jyothi, actress; sister of Simran.


Nazim family

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


Nidudavolu family

* Nidudavolu Venkatarao Indian littérateur *Nidudavolu Malathi, Indian littérateur, novelist, cousin to Nidudavolu Venkatarao * Raavu Balasaraswathi, singer niece of Nidudavolu Venkatarao * Vijaya Nirmala, actress, niece of Nidudavolu Venkatarao, Aunt to Jayasudha, wife of Krishna (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 (see Kapoor family) * Vijaya Krishna Naresh, actor, son of Vijaya Nirmala


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Pandian family

* Arun Pandian, actor *
Durai Pandian Durai may refer to: * Durai (director) (born 1940), Tamil film director * ''Durai'' (film), a 2008 Tamil film directed by A. Venkatesh * T. T. Durai (born 1948), former CEO of the National Kidney Foundation Singapore * Durai (Shortfilm Director) ...
, Film director * Tripura Sundari (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 Kirana may refer to: * Kirana Hills, Pakistan ** Kirana-I, a series of 24 cold-tests conducted by Pakistan during 1983–1990 in the Kirana Hills ** Kirana Bar, a hilly area named after the Kirana Hills * Kirana store, a small neighborhood ret ...
, producer; daughter of Arun Pandian * Keerthi Pandian, actress; daughter of Arun Pandian * Driya Pandian, actress; granddaughter of Arun Pandian


Panthulu family

* B. R. Panthulu, producer and director *
B. R. Vijayalakshmi B. R. Vijayalakshmi is an Indian cinematographer. Early life She is the daughter of veteran legendary film director and producer B. R. Panthulu. He died while she was in college. She decided to devote herself to cinema. Career She worked ...
, cinematographer and director; daughter of Panthulu * B. R. Ravishankar, director; son of Panthulu


Parthiban family

* Parthiban, 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, director; son of Peethambaram. * Sakthi Vasu, actor; son of Vasu. ** Ramu, make-up artiste; father-in-law of Vasu. * Gautham V. R., director; grandson of Peethambaram.


Pinnisetty family

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


Pothineni family

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Ram Pothineni Ram Pothineni (born 15 May 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with the box office success ''Devadasu'' (2006), for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He has two Filmfar ...
, actor. * Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, producer; Uncle of Ram. * Pothineni Ramesh Babu, Cardiologist; Uncle of Ram. * Sharwanand Myneni, actor; Cousin of Ram.


Pudipeddi family

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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, 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 w ...
, actor and voice actor. *
Ayyappa P. Sharma Ayyappan an incarnation of dharma sastha, also called Manikandan, is a Hindu deity popular in Southern India, He is considered to be the epitome of dharma, truth, and righteousness and is often called upon to obliterate evil. Although devotion t ...
, director. Priyadarshan Family • Priyadarshan, Director. • Lissy, Actress, Ex-wife of Priyadarshan. • Kalyani Priyadarshan, Actress, Daughter of Lissy and Priyadarshan • Sidharth Priyadarshan, Son of Lissy and Priyadarshan


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Radha family

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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, actor; son of M. R. Vasu. * Radharavi, actor; son of M. R. Radha. ** Hari Radharavi, actor; son of Radharavi. * Radhika, actress; daughter of M. R. Radha. ** Rayane, Grand daughter, daughter of Radhika sarathkumar ** Rahul Sarathkumar, Grandson, son of Radhika and Sarathkumar ** Sarath Kumar, actor; husband of Radhika *** Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, actor; Daughter of Sharath Kumar *
Nirosha Nirosha is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After her debut in Tamil in the film ''Agni Natchathiram'' (1988, directed by Mani Ratnam), Nirosha went ...
, actress; daughter of M. R. Radha. ** Ramki, actor; husband of Nirosha. * Ike Radha, director; grandson of M. R. Radha. * Joshna Fernando, actress; niece of M. R. Radha.


Rahman family

* A. R. Rahman, music director. *
R. K. Shekhar Rajagopala Kulashekharan or R. K. Shekhar (21 June 1933 – 09 September 1976) was an Indian music composer who worked mainly for Malayalam movies. He composed music for 52 films (23 in Malayalam with 127 songs), and was the music conductor for ...
, musician; Rahman's father. *
A. R. Reihana Raihanah'' (also known as Rayhanah) ''is an Indian playback singer and composer for films. She is the sister of A. R. Rahman and mother of G. V. Prakash Kumar and Bhavani Sree. Her first song being ''Malle Malle'' from the movie Chocolate for ...
, playback singer; sister of Rahman. *Israth Kadhiri, playback singer; sister of Rahman. *
G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian composer, actor, producer and singer known for his work in Tamil films and a few Telugu films as well. His first film was S Pictures' ''Veyil'' (2006) and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s. He ...
, music composer and playback singer; son of Reihana. ** Saindhavi, 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 Rahman (Arabic: or ) may refer to: *Rahman, one of the names of God in Islam *Ar-Rahman, the 55th sura of the Qur'an People *Rahman (name), an Arabic male personal name **Short form of Abd al-Rahman *Rahman (actor) (born 1967), Indian actor *Rah ...
, actor; co-brother of Rahman.


Rajasekhar family

* Rajasekhar, actor ** Jeevitha, actress; wife of Rajasekhar. * Shivani Rajasekhar, actress; daughter of Rajasekhar. * Shivathmika Rajasekhar, actress; daughter of Rajasekhar. * Selva, actor; brother of Rajasekhar. * Madhan, actor; nephew of Rajasekhar.


Rajendar family

* T. Rajendar, actor, director, music composer. *
Usha Rajendar Usha may refer to: Geography * Usha (city), an ancient city in western part of Galilee, Israel * Usha, Israel, a modern kibbutz * Usha, Bardhaman, a village in India Personal name Mythology * Ushas or Usha, a Vedic goddess *Uṣā, daughter of As ...
, actress; wife of Rajendar. * Silambarasan, actor; son of Rajendar. * Kuralarasan, actor and music composer; son of Rajendar. ** L. V. Muthukumarasamy, music composer; cousin of Silambarasan.


Rajendra Babu family

* D. Rajendra Babu, director (d. 2013) **
Sumithra Sumitra ( sa, सुमित्रा, IAST: Sumitrā) is a princess of Kashi in Hindu mythology. The wise Sumitra is the third queen consort of Dasharatha, the king of Kosala, who ruled from Ayodhya. She is the mother of the twins Lakshman ...
, actress; wife of Rajendra Babu. * Umashankari, actress; daughter of Rajendra Babu * Nakshathra, actress; daughter of Rajendra Babu


Rajesh family

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


Rajkumar family

* Singanalluru Puttaswamiah, actor; father of Dr. Rajkumar. **
S. P. Varadappa Singanalluru Puttaswamayya Varadaraj (also known as S. P. Varadappa, 1935 – 8 February 2006) was an Indian actor and producer in Kannada cinema. He produced films such as ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' starring Lokesh, and ''Hemavathi'' starring U ...
, actor; producer; son of Singanalluru Puttaswamiah, brother of Dr. Rajkumar (d. 2006). ** Dr. Rajkumar, actor, singer, son of Singanalluru Puttaswamiah (d. 2006). *** Parvathamma Rajkumar, producer, distributor; wife of Dr. Rajkumar (d. 2017). ** S. A. Chinne Gowda, producer; brother of Parvathamma. *** Vijay Raghavendra, actor; son of Chinne Gowda. ***
Sriimurali Sriimurali (born 17 December 1981), also known simply as Murali, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. After making his debut in 2003 in ''Chandra Chakori'', he appeared in '' Kanti'' as the eponymous lead, a performance ...
, actor; son of Chinne Gowda. *** Prashanth Neel, director; brother-in-law of Sriimurali. ** Shiva Rajkumar, 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, befo ...
, politician, father-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar (d. 2011). *** Kumar Bangarappa, 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, actor, producer; son of Dr. Rajkumar. *** Mangala, wife of Raghavendra Rajkumar. *** Vinay Rajkumar, actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar. *** Yuva Rajkumar, actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar. ** Puneeth Rajkumar, 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, 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

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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 asso ...
, actress; first wife of Rao. ** Rukmani, actress; second wife of Rao. * Lakshmi, actress; daughter of Rao. ** Mohan Sharma, actor; ex-husband of Lakshmi. ** Sivachandran, actor; husband of Lakshmi. * Aishwarya, actress daughter of Lakshmi.


Rathnam family

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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, actor; son of Rathnam.


Ravichandran family

* Ravichandran, actor. * Sheela, actress; second wife of Ravichandran. * Hamsavardhan, actor; son of Ravichandran. ** Reshma, actress; wife of Hamsavardhan. * George Vishnu, actor; son of Ravichandran and Sheela. *
Tanya Ravichandran Tanya S Ravichandran (born as Abbirami Sriram) is an Indian actress who has worked in predominantly Tamil-language films. She had roles in '' Nenjukku Needhi'' (2022), ''Balle Vellaiyathevaa'' (2016), '' Brindavanam'' (2017) and ''Karuppan'' (2 ...
, 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. He is the elder brother of noted actor Vishal and is married to actress Sriya Reddy. He produced films under the banner ''G.K Film C ...
Reddy, producer; son of Reddy. ** Sriya Reddy, actress; wife of Vikram Krishna *
Vishal Vishal may refer to: People * Vishal (name), a common Indian given name * King Vishal, emperor of the Mahabharata era who founded the ancient city of Vishalapura * Vishal (actor) (born 1977), Indian film actor, producer and anti-piracy activi ...
, actor; son of Reddy.


Reddy, Sameera family

* Sameera Reddy, actress. *
Meghna Reddy The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...
, actress; sister of Sameera. *
Sushma Reddy Sushama Reddy is an Indian model, VJ, actress and producer. Early life Sushama Reddy studied at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and graduated in Economics from Mithibai College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She completed a filmmaking course ...
, actress; sister of Sameera.


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Sait Family

* Tanveer 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 and nephew of Tanveer Sait ** Kubra Sait: Actress, Sister of
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 ...
and niece of Tanveer Sait *Talha Sait: Entrepreneur


Sarja family

* Shakti Prasad, actor ** Kishore Sarja, director; son of Shakti Prasad. ***
Aparna Kishore Aparna may refer to: *One of the names of the Hindu goddess Parvati People * Aparna Bajpai, Indian actress * Aparna Balamurali, Indian actress and singer *Aparna Balan (born 1986), Indian badminton player *Aparna Brielle (born 1994), American a ...
; wife of Kishore Sarja. *** Suraj Sarja, musician; son of Kishore Sarja. ** Arjun Sarja, 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. ****
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; father of Niveditha. **** Anu Prabhakar, actress; cousin sister of Niveditha ***** Raghu Mukherjee, actor; husband of Anu. ***** Jayanthi, actress; ex-mother-in-law of Anu. ****** Peketi Sivaram, actor; ex-husband of Jayanthi. (see Thiagarajan family) *** Aishwarya Arjun, actress; daughter of Arjun Sarja. ***
Anjana Arjun Anjana may refer to: * Añjanā, the mother of Hanuman in the Indian epic, the ''Ramayana'' *Anjana (Cantabrian mythology), a witch in Cantabrian mythology * Anjana, Faizabad, a village in Faizabad District, Uttar Pradesh, India *Añjana Añjan ...
, producer; daughter of Arjun Sarja. ** Bharat Sarja, actor; nephew of Arjun Sarja. **
Pavan Teja Pavan may refer to: * pavan, English spelling of '' pavane'', a slow 16th-century dance, or the music for such a dance * Pavan (Hindu god), a god of wind in Hindu mythology and father of Hanuman * Pavan, Iran, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran * ...
, actor; nephew of Arjun Sarja. **Ammaji, daughter of Shakti Prasad. ***
Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja (died 7 June 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years. Early life and family Sarja was born as the first child ...
, actor; son of Ammaji; grandson of Shakti Prasad. **** Meghana Raj, actress; wife of Chiranjeevi Sarja. ***** Sundar Raj, actor; director; father of Meghana Raj. ***** Pramila Joshai, actor; producer; mother of Meghana Raj. *** Dhruva Sarja, 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

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I. V. Sasi Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1947 – 24 October 2017), better known as I. V. Sasi, was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. ...
, director. *
Seema Seema may refer to: Films * ''Seema'' (1955 film), a Hindi film * ''Seema'' (1971 film), a Hindi film People * Lehlohonolo Seema (born 1980), football (soccer) player from Lesotho *Seema (actress) (born 1957), Indian film actress * Seema Aissen We ...
, actress; wife of IV Sasi. *
Anu Sasi , image=Detail, upper part, Kudurru of Ritti-Marduk, from Sippar, Iraq, 1125-1104 BCE. British Museum.jpg , caption=Symbols of various deities, including Anu (bottom right corner) on a kudurru of Ritti-Marduk, from Sippar, Iraq, 1125–1104 BCE , ...
, actress; daughter of IV Sasi. * Ani Sasi, director; son of IV Sasi.


Sathyaraj family

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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, film actor; son of Sathyaraj. * Sathyan Sivakumar, actor; nephew of Sathyaraj.


Satyanarayana family

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E. V. V. Satyanarayana Eedara Veera Venkata Satyanarayana (10 June 1956 21 January 2011) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed a total of 51 films in Telugu and Hindi and introduced many actors to Telugu cinema. He was well known for ma ...
, director. (d. 2011) * Allari Naresh, actor; son of Satyanarayana. * Aryan Rajesh, actor; son of Satyanarayana. *
E. Satti Babu E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. E or e may also refer to: Commerce and transportation * €, the symbol for the euro, the European Union's standard currency unit * ℮, the estimated sign, an EU symbol indicating that the wei ...
, director; cousin of Satyanarayana.


Sekhar family

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Pattiyal Sekhar ''Pattiyal'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by Vishnuvardhan and produced by Punnagai Poo Gheetha. It stars Bharath, Arya, Pooja Umashankar, and Padmapriya Janakiraman while Cochin Haneefa and San ...
, producer. * Vishnuvardhan, director; son of Sekhar ** Anu Vardhan, costume designer; wife of Vishnuvardhan. *** N. S. Krishnan, 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, singer; granddaughter of Krishnan. **** K. R. Ramasamy, actor; grandfather of Ramya. * Kreshna, actor; son of Sekhar.


Siddique family

* Siddique; actor and producer * Shaheen Siddique; son of Siddique; actor


Sivaji Ganesan family

* Sivaji Ganesan, actor (d. 2001). * Ramkumar Ganesan, producer; son of Sivaji. * Prabhu, 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 P ...
, actor; son of Prabhu. ** Jayalalithaa, actress; former foster mother-in-law of the granddaughter of Sivaji. *** Sandhya, actress; mother of Jayalalithaa. *** Bas, actor; brother of former foster son of Jayalalithaa. * Dharan Mandrayar, director; nephew of Sivaji.


Sivakumar family

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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, actress; wife of Suriya. *** Nagma, 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, actor; younger son of Sivakumar. * Brindha Sivakumar, Singer; Daughter of Sivakumar **
Gnanavel Raja K. E. Gnanavel Raja is an Indian film producer and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu, India. He initially began his career by producing and distributing films starring Suriya and Karthi, before branching out to own two studios — Studio Green and A ...
, producer; nephew of Sivakumar. ** S. R. Prabhu, producer; nephew of Sivakumar.


Saluri family

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S. Rajeswara Rao Saluri Rajeswara Rao (11 October 1922 – 25 October 1999) was an Indian composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and music producer known for his works predominantly in South Indian cinema.M. L. Narasimham"Trend-setter in Light Music ...
,
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer. *Saluri Koteswara Rao, widely known as Koti,
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of S. Rajeswara Rao. *Roshan Saluri,
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 ...
, singer-songwriter, actor, son of Saluri Koteswara Rao.


Susarla family

*Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Sr.
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, and music producer. *Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of
Susarla Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi Jr. (Telugu: సుసర్ల దక్షిణామూర్తి; 1921 – 2012) was an Indian music composer, playback singer, record producer, Carnatic musician, multi-instrumentalist,Ilavelpu in Naati 101 Chitral ...
Sr. *
Susarla Dakshinamurthi Susarla Dakshinamurthi Jr. (Telugu: సుసర్ల దక్షిణామూర్తి; 1921 – 2012) was an Indian music composer, playback singer, record producer, Carnatic musician, multi-instrumentalist,Ilavelpu in Naati 101 Chitral ...
Sastry Jr.
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry.


Singh Babu family

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D. Shankar Singh D. Shankar Singh was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, exhibitor and a freedom fighter during the British rule in India. Singh, along with B. Vittalacharya co-found the "Mahatma Pictures", a production venture in 1946, that ha ...
, 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, director; son of Shankar Singh and Prathima Devi *** Aditya, 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, director; sister of Rajendra Singh ** Jai Jagadish, actor; husband of Vijayalakshmi Singh


Sreenivasan family

* Sreenivasan, actor. ** Vineeth Sreenivasan, actor, director; son of Sreenivasan. ***
Divya Vineeth Divya may refer to: *Divya (name), a Hindu first name meaning "divine" *''Divya Bhaskar'', a Gujarati newspaper * Divya Desams, Srivaishnava shrines that were sung about by Azhvars *Divya Prabha Eye Hospital, eye care hospital in Kerala *''Divya Sha ...
,singer;wife of Vineeth Sreenivasan ** Dhyan 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, Film Producer; Husband of Sridevi ** Janhvi Kapoor, actress; elder daughter of Sridevi ** Maheswari, actress; niece of Sridevi. ** Avishek Karthik, actor; nephew of Sridevi.


SS Rajendran family

* S. S. Rajendran, actor. **
C. R. Vijayakumari C. R. Vijayakumari is an Indian actress in the Tamil film industry from 1953 to 2003. Film career Vijayakumari is known for her ability to convincingly transform herself into the characters she portrays. She is noted for her Tamil diction an ...
, actress; wife of SS Rajendran. * S. S. Rajendra Kumar, actor; son of Rajendran. *
S. S. R. Kannan S is the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet. S may also refer to: History * an Anglo-Saxon charter's number in Peter Sawyer's, catalogue Language and linguistics * Long s (ſ), a form of the lower-case letter s formerly used where "s ...
, actor; son of Rajendran. * S. S. R. Pankaj Kumar, actor; grandson of Rajendran.


Subramanyam family

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K. Subramanyam K. Subramaniyam (20 April 1904 – 7 April 1971), born Krishnasamy Subramaniyam, was an Indian film director of the 1930s and 1940s. Dancer Padma Subrahmanyam is his daughter. Biography Subramanyam was involved in the establishment of the T ...
, director (d.1971) * S. D. Subbulakshmi, actress; wife of Subramanyam. * S. Krishnaswamy, director; son of Subramanyam. *S. V. Ramanan, director; son of Subramanyam. **Lakshmi Ravichander, wife of Ravi Raghavendra ***
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, actor; grandson of Ramanan. (see Rajinikanth family) * Padma Subrahmanyam, dancer; daughter of Subramanyam. * Raghuram, 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, choreographer; nephew of Kala. ***Keerthi, video jockey; niece of Kala. (see Bhagyaraj family) **
Sneha Sneha ( hi, स्नेहा) is a popular Hindu Indian feminine given name, which means "Affection". Notable people named Sneha *Sneha (actress) (born 1981), Indian actress in South Indian films - Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languag ...
, actress; former sister-in-law of Kala. ** Prasanna, actor; husband of Sneha. *Suja Manoj, actress; daughter of Raguram. * Gayathri Raguram, actress; daughter of Raguram.


Sukumaran family

* Sukumaran, 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 Indrajith may refer to: * Indrajith Sukumaran, Indian film actor and singer * Indrajit Meghanada (), also referred to by his epithet Indrajita , according to Hindu texts, was the crown prince of Lanka, who conquered Indraloka (Heaven). He is ...
, actor; son of Sukumaran. ****
Poornima Mohan Poornima Indrajith (née Poornima Mohan; born 13 December) is an Indian actress and television presenter who works in mainly in Malayalam cinema. Apart from that, she is a fashion designer. She is married to actor Indrajith Sukumaran. Early an ...
, actress; wife of Indrajith. ***** Prarthana Indrajith, playback singer; daughter of Indrajith and Poornima. ***** Nakshatra Indrajith, child artist; daughter of Indrajith and Poornima. ***
Prithviraj Prithviraj or Pruthviraj may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Samrat Prithviraj'', a 2022 Indian Hindi film Mononym * Prithviraja I (r. c. 1090-1110), Indian king from the Shakambhari Chahamana dynasty * Prithviraja II (r. c. 1165-1169), Indi ...
, actor,director, producer; son of Sukumaran. **** Supriya Menon, BBC India Reporter, producer; wife of Prithviraj. **** Alankritha Menon Prithviraj, only daughter of Prithviraj and Supriya.


Sundar family

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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, actress; wife of Sundar. ** Abdullah, actor; brother of Kushboo. ** Ramya Raj, actress; sister of Kushboo's sister-in-law.


Sundaram family

* Sundaram, choreographer. * Raju Sundaram, choreographer; son of Sundaram. * Prabhu Deva, actor and director; son of Sundaram. ** Vishnu Deva, choreographer; nephew of Prabhu Deva * Nagendra Prasad, choreographer; son of Sundaram.


Suresh family

* Suresh Kumar, film producer. **
Menaka Menaka () is an Apsara (heavenly nymph) in Hindu literature. Legends Menaka was born during the churning of the ocean by the devas and asuras. She is one of the most mesmerising apsaras (celestial nymphs) in the three worlds, with quick intel ...
, actress; wife of Suresh. ***Revathy Suresh, daughter of Suresh and Menaka. *** Keerthy Suresh, actress; daughter of Suresh and Menaka.


Suresh gopi family

* Suresh Gopi, actor. ** Gokul Suresh, actor; son of Suresh Gopi.


T


Thiagarajan family

* Thiagarajan, actor. * Prashanth, actor; son of Thiagarajan. ** Peketi Sivaram, actor; father-in-law of Thiagarajan. ** Jayanthi, actress; ex-wife of Sivaram. (see Sarja family) * Vikram, actor; nephew of Thiagarajan. *
Arvind Victor John Arvind (from sa, अरविन्द ') is a common Indian masculine name meaning lotus. The name is of Hindu origin. Its variants include Aravind, Aravinda, Aravindan, and Aurobindo (). Meaning ' means sun in the Sanskrit language. In pa ...
, actor; brother of Vikram. ** Vinod Raj, actor; father of Vikram. **
Akshita Vikram Akshita Kapoor is an Indian television actress. She has appeared in a number of television serials but is perhaps mostly known for playing the role of, "Krishna Walia", after Diya Sonecha in Zee Tv's Kasamh Se and also has played the role of "T ...
, playback singer; daughter of Vikram. (see Karunanidi family) ** Dhruv Vikram, actor; playback singer; son of Vikram. ** Arjuman, actor; nephew of Vikram.


Thoogudeepa family

* Thoogudeepa Srinivas, actor. (d. 1995) * Darshan, actor; son of Srinivas * Dinakar Thoogudeepa, director; son of Srinivas. * Meena Thoogudeepa srinivas, producer; Wife of thoogudeepa srinivas *
Vijaya lakshmi Darshan Vijaya may refer to: Places * Vijaya (Champa), a city-state and former capital of the historic Champa in what is now Vietnam * Vijayawada, a city in Andhra Pradesh, India People * Prince Vijaya of Sri Lanka (fl. 543–505 BC), earliest recor ...
, wife of Darshan thoogudeepa *
Vinish Thoogudeepa Vietglish or Vietglish, is an informal term for a mixture In chemistry, a mixture is a material made up of two or more different chemical substances which are not chemically bonded. A mixture is the physical combination of two or more substances ...
, 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 * 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, actress; (Wife of P. K. Sathyapal) *Latika Suresh, producer; (Daughter of Raveendran Nair) - cousin of Travancore Sisters * Shobana, actress; niece of the Travancore Sisters * Vineeth, actor; nephew of Padmini * Krishna, actor; grandson of Lalitha * Ambika Sukumaran, 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, 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 Bhimsingh Kannan (10 January 1951 – 13 June 2020) was an Indian cinematographer who worked in Tamil and Malayalam films. He was known for his association with Director Bharathiraja and was referred to as "Bharathirajavin Kangal" (Bharathiraja' ...
, cinematographer; son of Bhimsingh (but not of Sukumari) *Suresh Bhimsingh, actor; son of Bhimsingh and Sukumari


Thotakura family

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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 ...
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.Raj–Koti Reunited : Special Live show , ap7am
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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 ...
,
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 Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of
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 ...
.


U


Uppalapati family

*Suryanarayana Raju Uppalapati, Producer. * Krishnam Raju Uppalapati, elder brother of Suryanarayana; Actor, Producer. *
Prabhas Raju Uppalapati Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas (), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, Prabhas has featured in ''Fo ...
, son of Suryanarayana, Actor.


V


Vairamuthu family

* Vairamuthu, 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 Kabilan is a Tamil given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kabilan Vairamuthu (born 1982), Tamil writer and activist * Kabilan (lyricist) Kabilan (born 16 May 1977) is an Indian lyricist, poet and actor who predominantly works i ...
, poet; son of Vairamuthu.


Vasudevan family

* Malaysia Vasudevan, playback singer. (d. 2011) * Yugendran, actor; son of Vasudevan. **Hema Malini Yugendran, TV host; wife of Yugendran. * Prashanthini, playback singer; daughter of Vasudevan.


Vedantham family

* Vedantam Raghavayya- actor,Dancer, director *Vedantam Ramu-son of Raghavayya- dancer * Suryaprabha- wife of Raghavayya * Shubha- daughter of Raghavayya *
Pushpavalli Pushpavalli (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991) was an Indian actress who predominently worked in Telugu and Tamil films. She entered the film industry as a child actress with a small role as young Sita in the film ''Sampoorna Ramayanam'' (1936) ...
- sister of Suryaprabha * Gemini Ganesan- partner of Pushpavalli. * Rekha (Bhanurekha Ganesan)- daughter of Pushpavalli


Veeraswamy family

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N. Veeraswamy Nagappa Veeraswamy (17 April 1932 – 23 August 1992) was Indian film producer and distributor, who produced under the house, Sri Eswari Productions. He produced 17 Kannada films and one Hindi film, from the early 1970s till his death in 1992. H ...
, producer. (d. 1992) ** V. Ravichandran, actor, director and music composer; son of Veeraswamy ***
Manoranjan Ravichandran Ravichandran Manoranjan is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. The son of Kannada film star actor-director V. Ravichandran, Manoranjan made his debut with the Kannada film '' Saheba'' (2017), directed by Bharath, which was released t ...
, actor; son of Ravichandran ***Vikram Ravichandran; 2nd Son Of Ravichandran *Balaji (Kannada actor), actor; brother of Ravichandran


Vijayakanth family

* Vijayakanth, actor. * Premalatha, producer; wife of Vijayakanth. * Shanmuga Pandian, actor; son of Vijayakanth. *
Vijay prabhakaran Vijay may refer to: People *Vijay (name) *Vijay (actor) (born 1974), an Indian Tamil actor *Vijay (director), Kannada film director Fiction *Vijay (1942 film), ''Vijay'' (1942 film), a 1942 Indian Hindi film *Vijay (1988 film), ''Vijay'' (1988 f ...
, son of Vijayakanth.


Vijayakumar family

*1. Vijayakumar, actor. * 2. Manjula Vijayakumar, actress. (d. 2013) *3. Arun Vijay, actor; son of Vijayakumar. **4.
N. S. Mohan N is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet. N or n may also refer to: Mathematics * \mathbb, the set of natural numbers * N, the field norm * N for ''nullae'', a rare Roman numeral for zero * n, the size of a statistical sample S ...
, 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, 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 fil ...
, 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 Raghuveer may refer to: *Rama, Hindu deity, the veer (hero) of the Raghu dynasty *Raghuveer (actor) (1963–2014), Indian film actor and director in Kannada films *Raghuveer Chaudhari, Indian novelist *Raghuvir Meena, Indian Member of Parliament ...
, actor; ex-husband of Sindhu. (d. 2014)


Vishnuvardhan family

* Vishnuvardhan, actor. ** Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, actress; wife of Vishnuvardhan . ** Keerthi Vishnuvardhan, Costume Designer; Daughter Of Vishnuvardhan. **
Anirudha Aniruddha ( sa, अनिरुद्ध ') is a character in Hindu mythology, the son of Pradyumna and Rukmavati, and the grandson of Krishna and Rukmini. He is said to have been very much like his grandfather, to the extent that he is con ...
, actor; son-in-law of Vishnuvardhan.


Vyjayanthimala family

* Vyjayanthimala, actress. *
Vasunthara Devi Vasundhara Devi (1917-1988) was an Indian actress, trained Bharathanatyam dancer and carnatic singer. The Indian actress Vyjayanthimala is her daughter. Filmography *(1941) '' Rishyasringar'' *(1943) '' Mangamma Sapatham'' *(1947) ''Udayanan ...
, actress; mother of Vyjayanthimala. * Suchindra Bali, actor; son of Vyjayanthimala. **
Y. Gee. Mahendra Y G Mahendran (born 9 January 1950) is an Indian Actor, dramatist, actor, singer, playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of mo ...
, actor; cousin of Vyjayanthimala. (see Rajinikanth family)


References

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Film families Film families South India