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List of South Indian film families

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There have been several families who have had three or more members 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 (i.e. Aishwarya Rai or Kajol; 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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Ahathian family

  • Ahathian, director.
  • Karthika Ahathian, television anchor; daughter of Ahathian.
  • Thiru, director; husband of Karthika.
  • Vijayalakshmi, actress; daughter of Ahathian.
  • Feroz, director; husband of Vijayalakshmi.

    • Ajith Kumar family

  • Ajith Kumar, actor.
  • Shalini, former actress; wife of Ajith Kumar.
  • Richard Rishi, actor; brother of Shalini.
  • Shamili, actress sister of Shalini.
  • Shiva, actor; husband of Ajith's cousin.

    • Akkineni family

  • Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, actor. (d. 2014)
  • Akkineni Nagarjuna, actor.
  • Amala, actress; wife of Nagarjuna.
  • Naga Chaitanya, actor; son of Nagarjuna and his ex-wife, Daggubati Lakshmi. (see Daggubati family)
  • Samantha, actress; fiancé of Naga Chaitanya.
  • Akhil, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala.
  • Shriya Bhupal, costume designer; fiancé of Akhil.
  • Sumanth, actor; nephew of Nagarjuna.
  • Sushanth, actor; nephew of Nagarjuna.

    • Anandan family

  • C. L. Anandan, actor (d. 1989).
  • Disco Shanthi, actress; daughter of C. L. Anandan.
  • Srihari, actor; husband of Disco Shanthi. (d. 2013)
  • Lalitha Kumari, actress, daughter of C. L. Anandan.
  • Prakash Raj, actor; ex-husband of Lalitha Kumari.
  • Pony Verma, choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj.
  • Prasad Raj, actor; brother of Prakash Raj.

    • Arunpandian family

  • C. Arunpandian, actor.
  • C. Duraipandian, director; brother of Arun Pandian.
  • Sundari Divya, costume designer; niece of Arun Pandian.
  • Kavitha Arunpandian, producer; daughter of Arun Pandian.
  • Yuva Krishna, actor; husband of Kavitha.

    • Azhagappan family

  • A. L. Azhagappan, producer.
  • A. L. Vijay, director; son of Azhagappan.
  • Amala Paul, actress; ex-wife of Vijay.
  • Abijith Paul, actor; brother of Amala.
  • Udhaya, film actor; son of Azhagappan.
  • Keerthika Udhaya, dubbing artiste; wife of Udhaya.

    • Balasubrahmanyam family

  • S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, playback singer.
  • S. P. B. Charan, playback singer; son of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  • S. P. Sailaja, playback singer; sister of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  • Subhalekha Sudhakar, actor; husband of S. P. Sailaja
  • Kasinathuni Viswanath, actor and director; uncle of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
  • Chandra Mohan, actor; cousin of K. Viswanath

    • Bhagyaraj family

  • K. Bhagyaraj, director.
  • Poornima, actress; wife of Bhagyaraj.
  • Saranya Bhagyaraj, actress; daughter of Bhagyaraj
  • Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, actor; son of Bhagyaraj
  • Keerthi, video jockey; wife of Shanthnu. (see Subramanyam family)

    • Bhanupriya family

  • Bhanupriya, actress,
  • Shantipriya, actress; sister of Bhanupriya
  • Vindhya, actress; sister-in-law 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, director; son of Bharathiraja.
  • Nandana, actress; wife of Manoj.
  • Manoj Kumar, director; brother-in-law of Bharathiraja.

    • Chandrasekhar family

  • S. A. Chandrasekhar, director.
  • Shoba Chandrasekhar, playback singer; wife of Chandrasekhar.
  • Vijay, actor; son of Chandrasekhar.
  • Jason Sanjay, actor; son of Vijay.
  • Divya Saasha, actress; daughter of Vijay.
  • Sanjeev, director; nephew of Chandrasekhar.
  • Vikranth, actor; nephew of Chandrasekhar.
  • Manasa, actress; wife of Vikranth.
  • Kanakadurga, actress; mother of Manasa.
  • Sneha Britto, director; grand-niece of Chandrasekhar.
  • S. N. Surendar, voice actor; brother of Shoba.
  • Viraj, actor; son of Surendar.

    • Chiranjeevi family

  • Chiranjeevi, actor.
  • Nagendra Babu, producer; brother of Chiranjeevi.
  • Pawan Kalyan, actor; brother of Chiranjeevi.
  • Renu Desai, actress; ex-wife of Pawan Kalyan.
  • Ram Charan Tej, actor; son of Chiranjeevi.
  • Varun Tej, actor; son of Nagendra Babu.
  • Niharika Konidela, actress; daughter of Nagendra Babu.
  • Sai Dharam Tej, actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi.
  • Allu Rama Lingaiah, actor; father-in-law of Chiranjeevi.
  • Allu Aravind, producer; son of Allu Rama Lingaiah.
  • Allu Bobby, producer; son of Allu Aravind.
  • Allu Arjun, actor; son of Allu Aravind.
  • Allu Sirish, actor; son of Allu Aravind.

    • Cho Ramaswamy family

  • Cho Ramaswamy, actor.
  • Ramya Krishnan, actress; niece of Cho Ramaswamy.
  • Krishna Vamsi, director; husband of Ramya.

    • Choudary family

  • R. B. Choudary, producer.
  • Githan Ramesh, actor; son of Choudary.
  • Jiiva, actor; son of Choudary.

    • Daggubati Family

  • D. Rama Naidu, producer.
  • Daggubati Suresh Babu, producer; son of Ramanaidu.
  • Venkatesh, actor; son of Ramanaidu.
  • Rana Daggubati, actor; son of Daggubati Suresh Babu.
  • Naga Chaitanya, actor, grandson of Rama Naidu. (see Akkineni family)

    • Deva family

  • Deva, music director.
  • Murali, music director; brother of Deva.
  • Sabesh, music director; brother of Deva.
  • Srikanth Deva, 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; brother of Murali.
  • Karthik Sabesh, actor; son of Sabesh
  • Jai, actor; nephew of Deva.

    • Deve Gowda family

  • H. D. Kumaraswamy, producer and politician
  • Anitha Kumaraswamy, producer; wife of Kumaraswamy.
  • Radhika Kumaraswamy, actress; wife of Kumaraswamy.
  • Nikhil Gowda, actor; son of Kumaraswamy.
  • H. D. Deve Gowda, politician; father of Kumaraswamy.
  • H .D . Bakitharan

    • Fazil family

  • Fazil, director.
  • Fahadh Faasil, actor, son of Fazil
  • Nazriya Nazim, actress, wife of Fahadh Faasil
  • Farhaan Faasil, actor, son Fazil.

    • Ghattamaneni family

  • Krishna Ghattamaneni, actor.
  • Vijaya Nirmala, actress; wife of Krishna.
  • Vijaya Naresh, actor; son of Vijaya Nirmala.
  • Ramesh Babu, actor; son of Krishna.
  • Manjula, producer; daughter of Krishna.
  • Mahesh Babu, actor; son of Krishna.
  • Gautham, son of Mahesh Babu.
  • Namrata Shirodkar, actress; wife of Mahesh Babu.
  • Shilpa Shirodkar, actress; sister of Namrata.
  • Meenakshi Shirodkar, actress; grandmother of Namrata.
  • Sudheer Babu, actor; son-in-law of Krishna.

    • Gemini Ganesan family

  • Gemini Ganesan, actor. (d. 2005)
  • Pushpavalli, actress; second wife of Gemini Ganesan.
  • Savitri Ganesan, actress; third wife of Gemini Ganesan.
  • Rekha, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli.
  • Gigi; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli.
  • Abhinay Vaddi, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri.
  • Madhuvanti Arun, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan. (see Vyjanthimala family)

    • Gowda family

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

    • Hunsur family

  • Hunsur Krishnamurthy, producer and director. (d. 1989)
  • H. R. Bhargava, director; cousin of Hunsur Krishnamurthy.
  • Dwarakish, actor, producer, director; nephew of Hunsur Krishnamurthy.
  • Yogesh Dwarakish, producer; son of Dwarakish.
  • Giri Dwarakish, actor; son of Dwarakish.

    • Ilaiyaraaja family

  • Ilaiyaraaja, music director.
  • Gangai Amaran, music director; brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
  • R. D. Bhaskar, producer; brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
  • Pavalar Varadharajan, music director; half-brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
  • Karthik Raja, music director; son of Ilaiyaraaja.
  • Bhavatharani, playback singer; daughter of Ilaiyaraaja.
  • Yuvan Shankar Raja, music director; son of Ilaiyaraaja.
  • Venkat Prabhu, director; son of Gangai Amaran.
  • Premji Amaran, actor; son of Gangai Amaran.
  • 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.
  • Ilaiya Gangai, music director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.
  • Pavalar Shiva, music director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.
  • Jo V, director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.
  • Yatheeswaran, playback singer; son of Karthik Raja.

    • Jayabharathi family

  • Jayabharathi, actress.
  • Hari Pothen, producer; ex-husband of Jayabharathi.
  • Pratap Pothen, actor; brother of Hari. (see Radha family)
  • Sathaar, actor; ex-husband of Jayabharathi.
  • Krish J. Sathaar, actor; son of Jayabharathi and Sathaar.
  • Jayan, actor; cousin of Jayabharathi.
  • Adithya Jayan, actor; nephew of Jayan.
  • Munna, actor; nephew of Jayabharathi.

    • Jayachitra family

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

    • Jayadev family

  • Devayani, actress; daughter of Jayadev.
  • Rajakumaran, director; husband of Devayani.
  • Nakul, 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

    • Kamal Haasan family

  • Kamal Haasan, actor
  • Vani Ganapathy, actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan.
  • Sarika, actress; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan.
  • Shruti Haasan, actress; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika.
  • Akshara Haasan, actress; daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika.
  • Gauthami, actress; ex-partner of Kamal Haasan.
  • Subbalakshmi, playback singer; daughter of Gauthami.
  • Charuhasan, actor; brother of Kamal Haasan.
  • Suhasini, actress; daughter of Charuhasan.
  • 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; brother of Kamal Haasan.
  • Anu Haasan, actress; daughter of Chandrahasan.
  • Nalini Raghu, dancer; sister of Kamal Haasan.
  • Gautam Kanthadai, actor; son of Nalini Raghu.

    • Kamesh family

  • Kamala Kamesh, actress
  • Uma Riyaz Khan, actress; daughter of Kamesh.
  • Riyaz Khan, actor; husband of Uma.
  • Shariq Khan, actor; son of Riyaz and Uma.
  • Samshad Khan, actor; son of Riyaz and Uma.

    • Karunanidhi family

  • M. Karunanidhi, script writer.
  • M. K. Muthu, actor; son of Karunanidhi
  • M. K. Alagiri, politician; son Karunanidhi.
  • M. K. Stalin, actor; son of Karunanidhi
  • Arivunidhi, playback singer; son of Muthu.
  • Dhayanidhi Alagiri, producer; son of Alagiri.
  • Anusha Dhayanidhi, playback singer; wife of Dhayanidhi Alagiri.
  • Udhayanidhi Stalin, actor; son of Stalin.
  • Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, director; wife of Udhayanidhi Stalin.
  • Arulnithi, actor; grandson of Karunanidhi.
  • Gunanidhi Amirtham, producer; grandson of Karunanidhi.
  • Murasoli Maran, director; nephew of Karunanidhi.
  • Kalanidhi Maran, producer; son of Murasoli Maran.
  • C. S. Jayaraman, playback singer; father-in-law of Muthu.
  • Akshita Vikram, playback singer; granddaughter-in-law of Muthu. (see Thiagarajan family)

    • Karunas family

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

    • Kasthuri Raja family

  • Kasthuri Raja, director.
  • Selvaraghavan, director; son of Kasthuri Raja.
  • Sonia Agarwal, actress; ex-wife of Selvaraghavan.
  • 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, actor; son of Kasthuri Raja.
  • Aishwarya Dhanush, director. (see Rajinikanth family)
  • Kannan, actor; cousin of Dhanush.

    • Kunchacko family

  • Kunchacko, director.
  • Navodaya Appachan, producer; brother of Kunchacko.
  • Jijo Appachan, director; son of Appachan
  • Jose Appachan, director; son of Appachan
  • Boban Kunchacko, actor; son of Kunchacko.
  • Kunchacko Boban, actor; grandson of Boban.

    • Koduri family

  • K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, director.
  • S. S. Rajamouli, director; son of K. V. Vijayendra Prasad
  • Rama Rajamouli, costume Designer; wife of S. S. Rajamouli.
  • M. M. Keeravani, music director; nephew of K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.
  • Kalyani Malik, music director; nephew of K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.
  • M. M. Srilekha, music director; niece of K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.
  • S. S. Kanchi, writer; nephew of K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.

    • Komal Swaminathan family

  • Komal Swaminathan, director. (d.1995)
  • Anand Shankar, director; grandson of Swaminathan.
  • Srikanth Ravichandran, director; cousin of Anand Shankar.
  • Dhivyadharshini, actress; wife of Srikanth.
  • Priyadarshini, TV host; sister of Dhivyadharshini.

    • Kovelamudi family

  • Kovelamudi Surya Prakash Rao, director. (d. 1996).
  • Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, director.
  • Prakash Kovelamudi, actor and director
  • Kovelamudi Bapayya, director; brother of Raghavendra Rao.
  • Shobu Yarlagadda, producer; son-in-law of Raghavendra Rao.

    • Krish family

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

    • Lokesh family

  • Lokesh, actor. (d. 2004).
  • Subbaiah Naidu, actor. (d. 1962).
  • Girija Lokesh, actress; wife of Lokesh.
  • Srujan Lokesh, actor and anchor.
  • Pooja Lokesh, actress.
  • Pavitra Lokesh, actress.(not from lokesh family)
  • Suchendra Prasad, actor; husband of Pavitra Lokesh.

    • MGR Family

  • M. G. Ramachandran, actor.
  • Janaki Ramachandran, actress; wife of MGR.
  • M. G. Chakrapani, actor; brother of MGR.
  • M. G. C. Sukumar, actor; son of Chakrapani.
  • Ramachandran, actor; grandson of MGR.

    • Madhavan family

  • O. Madhavan, stage actor
  • Vijayakumari, actress; wife of O. Madhavan
  • Mukesh, actor; son of Madhavan and Vijayakumari.
  • Saritha, actress; ex-wife of Mukesh.
  • Viji Chandrasekhar, actress; sister of Saritha.

    • Mammootty family

  • Mammootty, actor.
  • Ibrahim Kutty, actor; brother of Mammooty.
  • Dulquer Salmaan, actor; son of Mammooty.
  • Maqbool Salmaan, actor; son of Ibrahim.

    • Manchu family

  • Manchu Mohan Babu, actor.
  • Lakshmi Manchu, actress; daughter of Mohan Babu.
  • Vishnu Manchu, actor; son of Mohan Babu.
  • Manoj Manchu, actor; son of Mohan Babu.

    • Mohan family

  • Mohan, editor.
  • M. Raja, director; son of Mohan.
  • Jayam Ravi, actor; son of Mohan.
  • Sujatha Vijayakumar, producer; father-in-law of Ravi.

    • Mohanlal family

  • Mohanlal, actor
  • K. Balaji, producer; father-in-law of Mohanlal
  • Suresh Balaje, producer; son of K. Balaji
  • Suchitra Mohanlal, producer; daughter of K. Balaji
  • Pranav Mohanlal, actor; son of Mohanlal
  • Sitara Suresh, producer; daughter of Suresh Balaje

    • Murali family

  • Siddalingaiah, director. (d.2015)
  • Murali, actor; son of Siddalingaiah. (d.2010)
  • Atharvaa Murali, actor; son 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.

    • Nagendra Rao family

  • R. Nagendra Rao, actor (d. 1977).
  • R. N. Jayagopal, director and poet (d. 2008); son of Nagendra Rao.
  • R. N. Krishna Prasad, cinematographer and actor (d. 2012); son of Nagendra Rao.
  • R. N. Sudarshan, actor; son of Nagendra Rao.
  • Shylashri, actress; wife of Sudharshan.

    • Nagesh family

  • Nagesh, actor. (d. 2009)
  • Anand Babu, actor; son of Nagesh.
  • Bijesh, actor; son of Anand Babu.
  • Gajesh, actor; son of Anand Babu.

    • Nair family

  • Radha, actress; daughter of Rajasekaran Nair
  • Ambika, actress; daughter of Rajasekaran Nair
  • Suresh Nair, director; son of Rajasekaran Nair
  • Karthika Nair, actress; daughter of Radha
  • Thulasi Nair, actress; daughter of Radha
  • Gauri Nambiar, actress; cousin of Karthika

    • Nair (Travancore) family

  • Padmini, actress; part of the Travancore Sisters
  • Lalitha, actress; part of the Travancore sisters
  • Ragini, actress; part of the Travancore sisters
  • Shobana, actress; niece of the Travancore sisters
  • Vineeth, actor; nephew of the Travancore sisters
  • Sukumari, actress; cousin of the Travancore sisters (d. 2013)
  • A. Bhimsingh, director; husband of Sukumari (d. 1982)
  • B. Lenin, editor; son of Bhimsingh
  • B. Kannan, cinematographer; son of Bhimsingh

    • Nandamuri Family

  • N. T. Rama Rao, actor.
  • N. Trivikrama Rao, producer; brother of NTR.
  • Mohanakrishna, cinematographer; son of NTR.
  • Harikrishna, actor; son of NTR.
  • Balakrishna, actor; son of NTR.
  • Nara Chandrababu Naidu, politician; brother-in-law of Balakrishna.
  • Nara Rohit, actor; nephew of Chandrababu
  • Ramakrishna, film producer; son of NTR.
  • Kalyan Ram, actor; son of Harikrishna.
  • Junior NTR, actor; son of Harikrishna.
  • Taraka Ratna, actor; grandson of NTR.

    • Narayan family

  • S. Narayan, director.
  • Pankaj Narayan, actor; son of S. Narayan.

    • Nassar family

  • Nassar, actor.
  • Kameela Nassar, producer; wife of Nassar.
  • Luthfudeen Baasha, actor; son of Nassar.
  • Abi Mehdhi Hassan, actor; son of Nassar.
  • Simran, actress.
  • Deepak, actor; husband of Simran.
  • Monal, actress; sister of Simran (d. 2002)
  • Jyothi, actress; sister of Simran.

    • Parthiban family

  • Parthiban, actor.
  • Seetha, 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 Sakthi.

    • Pinnisetty family

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

    • Pudipeddi family

  • P. J. Sarma, actor. (d. 2014).
  • Saikumar, actor and voice actor.
  • Aadi, actor; son of Saikumar.
  • P. Ravishankar, actor and voice actor.
  • Ayyappa P. Sharma, director.

    • Radha family

  • M. R. Radha, actor (d. 1979).
  • M. R. R. Vasu, actor: son of M. R. Radha.
  • Radharavi, actor; son of M. R. Radha.
  • Radhika, actress; daughter of M. R. Radha.
  • Pratap Pothen, actor; ex-husband of Radhika.
  • Sarath Kumar, actor; husband of Radhika.
  • Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, actress; daughter of Sarath Kumar.
  • Nirosha, actress; daughter of M. R. Radha.
  • Ramki, actor; husband of Nirosha.
  • Vasu Vikram, actor; son of M. R. Vasu.
  • Hari Radharavi, actor; son of Radharavi.
  • 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, musician; Rahman's father.
  • A. R. Reihana, playback singer; sister of Rahman.
  • Israth Kadhiri, playback singer; sister of Rahman.
  • G. V. Prakash Kumar, music composer; son of Reihana.
  • Saindhavi, playback singer; wife of Prakash.
  • Khadija Rahman, playback singer; daughter of Rahman.
  • Ameen Rahman, playback singer; son of Rahman.
  • Rahman, actor; brother-in-law of Rahman.

    • Rajasekhar family

  • Rajasekhar, actor
  • Jeevitha, actress; wife of Rajasekhar.
  • Selva, actor; brother of Rajasekhar.

    • Rajendar family

  • T. Rajendar, actor, director, music composer.
  • Usha Rajendar, actress; wife of Rajendar.
  • Silambarasan, actor; son of Rajendar.
  • Kuralarasan Rajendar, actor; son of Rajendar.
  • L. V. Muthukumarasamy, music composer; cousin of Silambarasan.

    • Rajendra Babu family

  • D. Rajendra Babu, director (d. 2013)
  • Sumithra, actress; wife of Rajendra Babu.
  • Umashankari, actress; daughter of Rajendra Babu
  • Nakshathra, actress; daughter of Rajendra Babu

    • Rajinikanth family

  • Rajinikanth, actor.
  • Latha Rajinikanth, wife of Rajinikanth
  • Ravi Raghavendra, actor; brother of Latha.
  • Anirudh Ravichander, music composer; son of Ravi Raghavendra.
  • Hrishikesh, actor; cousin of Anirudh.
  • Y. Gee. Mahendra, actor; brother-in-law of Latha (see Vyjayanthimala family)
  • Aishwarya Rajinikanth, director; daughter of Rajinikanth.
  • Dhanush, actor; husband of Aishwarya (see Kasthuri Raja family)
  • Soundarya Rajinikanth,

    • Rajkumar Family

  • Rajkumar, actor (d.2006).
  • Parvathamma Rajkumar, producer; wife of Rajkumar.
  • S. A. Chinne Gowda, producer; brother of Parvathamma.
  • Vijay Raghavendra, actor; son of Chinne Gowda.
  • Sriimurali, actor; son of Chinne Gowda.
  • Shiva Rajkumar, actor; son of Rajkumar.
  • Raghavendra Rajkumar, producer; son of Rajkumar.
  • Puneeth Rajkumar, actor; son of Rajkumar.
  • Ramkumar, actor; son-in-law of Rajkumar.
  • Shringar Nagaraj, actor; father of Ramkumar.
  • Vinay Rajkumar, actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar
  • Kumar Bangarappa, actor and politician; brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar
  • Guru Rajkumar, Producer, upcoming actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar

    • Rao family

  • Y. V. Rao, producer.
  • Rajam, actress; first wife of Rao.
  • Rukmini, actress; second wife of Rao.
  • Lakshmi, actress; daughter of Yaragudipati.
  • Mohan Sharma, actor; ex-husband of Lakshmi.
  • Sivachandran, actor; husband of Lakshmi.
  • Aishwarya, actress daughter of Lakshmi.

    • Reddy, G. K. family

  • G. K. Reddy, producer.
  • Vikram Krishna, producer; son of Reddy.
  • Sriya Reddy, actress; wife of Vikram Krishna
  • Vishal, actor; son of Reddy.

    • Rathnam family

  • A. M. Rathnam, 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.
  • George Vishnu, actor; son of Ravichandran and Sheela.
  • Tanya, actress; granddaughter of Ravichandran.

    • Sameera Reddy's family

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

    • Sarja family

  • Shakti Prasad, actor.
  • Arjun Sarja, actor; son of Shakti Prasad
  • Asha Rani, actress; wife of Arjun
  • Rajesh, actor; father of Asha.
  • Kishore Sarja, director; son of Shakti Prasad
  • Aishwarya Arjun, actress; daughter of Arjun Sarja.
  • Bharat Sarja, actor, grandson of Shakti Prasad.
  • Chiranjeevi Sarja, actor, grandson of Shakti Prasad.
  • Dhruva Sarja, actor, grandson of Shakti Prasad.

    • Sasi family

  • I. V. Sasi, director.
  • Seema, actress; wife of IV Sasi.
  • Anu Sasi, actress; daughter of IV Sasi.

    • Sathyaraj family

  • Sathyaraj, actor.
  • Mathampatti Sivakumar, producer; brother of Sathyaraj.
  • Sibiraj, film actor; son of Sathyaraj.
  • Sathyan Sivakumar, actor; nephew of Sathyaraj.

    • Satyanarayana family

  • E. V. V. Satyanarayana, actor. (d. 2011)
  • Allari Naresh, actor; son of Satyanarayana.
  • Aryan Rajesh, actor; son of Satyanarayana.
  • E. Satti Babu, director; cousin of Satyanarayana.

    • Sekhar family

  • Pattiyal Sekhar, producer.
  • Vishnuvardhan, director; son of Sekhar
  • Anu Vardhan, costume designer; wife of Vishnuvardhan.
  • N. S. Krishnan, actor; grandfather of Anu Vardhan.
  • Kreshna, actor; son of Sekhar.

    • Siddalingiah family

  • S. Siddalingaiah, director (d. 2015).
  • Murali, actor (d. 2010).
  • Atharvaa, actor; son of Murali.

    • Sivaji Ganesan family

  • Sivaji Ganesan, actor (d. 2001).
  • Ramkumar Ganesan, producer; son of Sivaji.
  • Prabhu Ganesan, actor; son of Sivaji.
  • Dushyanth Ramkumar, actor and producer; son of Ramkumar.
  • Shivaji Dev, actor; son of Ramkumar.
  • Sripriya, actress; aunt of Shivaji Dev.
  • Rajkumar Sethupathi, actor; husband of Sripriya.
  • Shanmugha Rajeswara, producer; father of Rajkumar.
  • Latha, actress; sister of Rajkumar.
  • Kamala Kotnis, actress; aunt of Latha.
  • Vikram Prabhu, 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.

    • Sivakumar family

  • Sivakumar, actor.
  • Suriya, actor; elder son of Sivakumar.
  • Jyothika, actress; wife of Suriya.
  • Nagma, actress; half-sister of Jyothika.
  • Roshini, actress; sister of Jyothika.
  • Karthi, actor; younger son of Sivakumar.
  • Gnanavel Raja, producer; nephew of Sivakumar.
  • S. R. Prabhu, producer; nephew of Sivakumar.

    • Singh Babu family

  • D. Shankar Singh, director
  • Prathima Devi, actress; wife of Shankar Singh
  • Rajendra Singh Babu, director; son of Shankar Singh and Prathima Devi
  • Aditya, actor; son of Rajendra Singh
  • Rishika Singh, 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; son of Sreenivasan.
  • Dhyan Sreenivasan, actor; son of Sreenivasan.

    • Srinivasan family

  • Thengai Srinivasan, comedy actor (d. 1987)
  • Yogi Srinivasan, actor; grandson of Srinivasan
  • Shrutika, actress; granddaughter of Srinivasan

    • SS Rajendran family

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

    • Subramanyam family

  • K. Subramanyam, director (d.1971)
  • S. D. Subbulakshmi, actress; wife of Subramanyam,
  • Padma Subrahmanyam, dancer; daughter of Subramanyam,
  • Raghuram, choreographer; grandson of Subrahmanyam.
  • Jayanthi, actress; sister of Girija.
  • Kala, choreographer; sister of Girija.
  • Brindha, choreographer; sister of Girija.
  • Sneha, actress; ex sister-in-law of Kala.
  • Prasanna, actor; husband of Sneha.
  • Gayathri Raguram, actress; daughter of Raguram.
  • Prasanna Sujit, choreographer; nephew of Kala.
  • Keerthi, video jockey; niece of Kala. (see Bhagyaraj family)

    • Sukumaran family

  • Sukumaran, actor (d. 1997)
  • Mallika Sukumaran, actress; wife of Sukumaran.
  • Jagathy Sreekumar, actor; ex-husband of Mallika.
  • Indrajith, actor; son of Sukumaran.
  • Poornima Mohan, actress; wife of Indrajith.
  • Prithviraj, actor; son of Sukumaran.
  • Supriya Menon, BBC India Reporter; wife of Prithviraj.

    • Sundar family

  • Sundar C, director.
  • Kushboo Sundar, actress; wife of Sundar.(see Sivaji Ganesan family)
  • 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, actress; wife of Suresh.
  • Keerthy Suresh, actress; daughter of Suresh.

    • Thiagarajan family

  • Thiagarajan, actor.
  • Prashanth, actor; son of Thiagarajan.
  • Peketi Sivaram, actor; father-in-law of Thiagarajan.
  • Vikram, actor; nephew of Thiagarajan.
  • Akshita Vikram, playback singer; daughter of Vikram. (see Karunanidhi family)
  • Dhruv Vikram, playback singer; son of Vikram.
  • Vinod Raj, actor; father of Vikram.

    • Thoogudeepa family

  • Thoogudeepa Srinivas, actor. (d. 1995)
  • Darshan, actor; son of Srinivas.
  • Dinakar Thoogudeepa, director; son of Srinivas.

    • Vairamuthu family

  • Vairamuthu, poet.
  • Madhan Karky, poet; son of Vairamuthu.
  • Kabilan, poet; son of Vairamuthu.

    • Vasudevan family

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

    • Veeraswamy family

  • N. Veeraswamy, producer. (d. 1992)
  • V. Ravichandran, actor, director and music composer; son of Veeraswamy
  • Manoranjan Ravichandran, actor; son of Ravichandran
  • Balaji, actor; brother of Ravichandran

    • Vijayakanth family

  • Vijayakanth, actor.
  • Premalatha, producer; wife of Vijayakanth.
  • Shanmugapandian, actor; son of Vijayakanth.

    • Vijayakumar family

  • Vijayakumar, actor.
  • Manjula Vijayakumar, actress. (d. 2013)
  • Arun Vijay, actor; son of Vijayakumar.
  • N. S. Mohan, producer; father-in-law of Arun.
  • Hemanth, actor; son of Mohan.
  • Kavitha Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar.
  • Vanitha Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar.
  • Akash, actor; ex-husband of Vanitha.
  • Robert, choreographer; partner of Vanitha.
  • Alphonsa, actress; sister of Robert.
  • Preetha Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar.
  • Hari, director; husband of Preetha.
  • Sridevi Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar.
  • Sanjeev, actor; nephew of Manjula Vijayakumar.
  • Preethi, actress; wife of Sanjeev.
  • Sindhu, actress; niece of Manjula Vijayakumar. (d. 2005)
  • Rishi, actor; husband of Sindhu.
  • Raghuveer, actor; ex-husband of Sindhu. (d. 2014)

    • Vishnuvardhan family

  • Vishnuvardhan, actor.
  • Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, actress; wife of Vishnuvardhan .
  • Anirudh, actor; son-in-law of Vishnuvardhan.

    • Vyjayanthimala family

  • Vyjayanthimala, actress.
  • Vasunthara Devi, actress; mother of Vyjayanthimala.
  • Suchindra Bali, actor; son of Vyjayanthimala.
  • Y. Gee. Mahendra, actor; cousin of Vyjayanthimala. (see Rajinikanth family)
  • Madhuvanti Arun, actress; daughter of Mahendra. (see Gemini Ganesan family)
  • Harshavardhan, actor; son of Mahendra.
  • Y. G. Parthasarathy, actor; father of Mahendra.

    • References

    List of South Indian film families Wikipedia
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