List of South Indian film families

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

A

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.
Niranjani Ahathian, costume designer; daughter of Ahathian.

Ajith Kumar family

Ajith Kumar, actor.
Shalini, former actress; wife of Ajith Kumar
- Shamili, actress sister of Shalini.
- Richard, actor; brother of Shalini.
  - Sathyalakshmi Kannadasan, producer; wife of Richard.
  - Aadhav Kannadasan, actor; brother of Sathyalakshmi.
  - Kannadasan, lyricist; grandfather of Sathyalakshmi.
  - Vishali Kannadasan, actress; daughter of Kannadasan.
  - Muthaiah Kannadasan, actor; grandson of Kannadasan.
  - Gopi Kannadasan, actor; son of Kannadasan.
- Shiva, actor; husband of Ajith's cousin, Priya.

Akkineni family

Akkineni Nageshwara Rao, actor (d. 2014).^[1]
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; wife of Naga Chaitanya.
Akhil, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala.
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.
Keerthi Pandian, model; daughter of Arun Pandian.

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.

B

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 Director Bharathiraja.

C

Chandrasekhar family

S. A. Chandrasekhar, director.
Shoba Chandrasekhar, playback singer; wife of Chandrasekhar.
Vijay, actor; son of Chandrasekhar.
Sangeetha Vijay, wife of vijay
Jason Sanjay, actor; son of Vijay.
Divya Saasha, actress; daughter of Vijay.
- 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 and politician.
Nagendra Babu, producer; younger brother of Chiranjeevi.
Pawan Kalyan, actor and politician; younger brother of Chiranjeevi.
- Renu Desai, actress; former wife of Pawan Kalyan.
Ram Charan, actor; son of Chiranjeevi.
Sai Dharam Tej, actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi.
Varun Tej, actor; son of Nagendra Babu.
Niharika Konidela, actress; daughter of Nagendra Babu.
- Allu Rama Lingaiah, actor; father-in-law of Chiranjeevi.
- Allu Aravind, producer; brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi.
- Allu Arjun,actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi.
- Allu Sirish,actor; nephew of Chiranjeevi.
- Allu Venkatesh, producer; grandson of Allu Rama Lingaiah.
- Kalyaan Dhev, actor; son-in-law of Chiranjeevi.

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.
Jithan Ramesh, actor; son of Choudary.
Jiiva, actor; son of Choudary.

D

Daggubati Family

D. Rama Naidu, producer.^[1]
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; son of Murali.
Karthik Sabesh, actor; son of Sabesh
Jai, actor; nephew of Deva.

Deve Gowda family

H. D. Deve Gowda, politician.
H. D. Revanna, politician; son of Deve Gowda.
- Prajwal Revanna, poltiican; son of H. D. Revanna.
H. D. Kumaraswamy, producer and politician; son of Deve Gowda.
- Anitha Kumaraswamy, producer; wife of Kumaraswamy.
- Kutty Radhika, actress; second wife of Kumaraswamy.
Nikhil Gowda, actor; son of Kumaraswamy.

F

Fazil family

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

G

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 (d. 2017), director; wife of K. C. N. Mohan.

H

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.

I

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.
- Zafroon Nizar, costume designer; wife of Yuvan.
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.

Iyer family

Sundaram Iyer, actor.
S. Rajam, actor; son of Iyer. (d.2010)
Sundaram Balachander, director; son of Iyer. (d.1990)
S. Jayalakshmi, actress; daughter of Iyer. (d.2007)
Jayashree, actress; grand-daughter of Jayalakshmi.

J

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

Jeeva family

Jeeva, cinematographer. (d.2007)
Aneez Jeeva, costume designer; wife of Jeeva.
- Vasanth, director; brother of Aneez.
- Ritvik Varun, actor; son of Vasanth.

K

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 (d. 2017); 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, Politician;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.
- 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; ex-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.

L

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.

M

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.
Aarav, actor; son of Ravi.
- 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.
Daniel Balaji, 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.

N

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 (d. 2017); 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
Krishna, actor; grandson of Lalitha
Sukumari, actress; cousin of the Travancore sisters (d. 2013)
Ambika Sukumaran, actress; cousin of the Travancore sisters
- 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.^[1]
N. Trivikrama Rao, producer; brother of NTR.
Mohanakrishna, cinematographer; son of NTR.
Harikrishna, actor; son of NTR (d. 2018)
Balakrishna, actor; son of NTR.
- Nara Chandrababu Naidu, politician; son-in-law of NTR.
  - 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.

Naval family

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

P

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 Vasu.

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.

R

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.
  - Pooja Sarathkumar, costume designer; 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.
Madhan, actor; nephew 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

Rajesh family =

Rajesh, actor.
Amarnath, actor; father of Rajesh.
Sri Lakshmi, actress; sister of Rajesh.
Aishwarya Rajesh, actress; daughter of Rajesh.
Manikanda Rajesh, actor; son of Rajesh.

Rajinikanth family

Rajinikanth, actor.
Latha Rajinikanth, singer; wife of Rajinikanth.
- Ravi Raghavendra, actor ; brother of Latha.
- Anirudh Ravichander, music director; son of Ravi Raghavendra.
- Hrishikesh, actor; cousin of Anirudh.
- Y. Gee. Mahendra, actor; brother-in-law of Latha (see Vyjayanthimala family).
  - Y. G. Parthasarathy, playwright; father of Mahendra.
  - Madhuvanti Arun, actress; daughter of Mahendra (see Gemini Ganesan family).
  - Y. Gee. Harshavardhan, actor; son of Y. Gee. Mahendra.
Aishwarya Rajinikanth, director; daughter of Rajinikanth.
- Dhanush, actor; husband of Aishwarya (see Kasthuri Raja family).
Soundarya Rajinikanth, director; daughter of 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.
- Kumar Bangarappa, actor and politician; brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar, producer; son of Rajkumar.
- Vinay Rajkumar, actor; son of Raghavendra Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar, actor; son of Rajkumar.
Ramkumar, actor; son-in-law of Rajkumar.
- Shringar Nagaraj, actor; father of Ramkumar.

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.

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 Ravichandran, actress; granddaughter of Ravichandran.

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.

Reddy, Sameera family

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

S

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.
Anjana Arjun, producer; daughter of Arjun Sarja.
Bharat Sarja, actor; grandson of Shakti Prasad.
Chiranjeevi Sarja, actor; grandson of Shakti Prasad.
- Meghana Raj, actress; wife of Chiranjeevi Sarja
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.
Sibi Sathyaraj, 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.
  - T. A. Madhuram, actress; wife of Krishnan.
  - Ramya NSK, singer; granddaughter of Krishnan.
    - V. K. Ramasamy, actor; granfather of Ramya.
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.
Dharan Mandrayar, director; nephew of Sivaji.

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.

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, actress.
- Maheswari, actress; niece of Sridevi.
- Karthik, actor; nephew of Sridevi.

Thoogudeepa Srinivas family

Thoogudeepa Srinivas,
Meena Thoogudeepa srinivas, producer; Wife of thoogudeepa Srinivas
Darshan (actor), actor; son of thoogudeepa Srinivas
Vijaya lakshmi Darshan, wife of Darshan thoogudeepa
Vinish Thoogudeepa, grand son of thoogudeepa Srinivas
Dinkar Thoogudeepa, Director; son of thoogudeepa Srinivas
Manasa Dinkar, Director; wife of Dinakar thoogudeepa
Divya Thoogudeepa, Daughter of thoogudeepa Srinivas

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.

T

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

V

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)

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