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 (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.

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.

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

Further information: ANR-Ramanaidu 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)
• 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.
• 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; wife of Vijay.
• 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 singerr; sister of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
• Subhalekha Sudhakar, actor; husband of S. P. Sailaja

Bhagyaraj family

• K. Bhagyaraj, director.
• Poornima, actress; wife of Bhagyaraj.
• Saranya Bhagyaraj, actress; daughter of Bhagyaraj
• Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, upcoming film 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

Balaji family

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

Bharathiraja family

• Bharathiraja, director.
• Manoj Bharathiraja, director; son of Bharathiraja.
  • Nandana, actress; wife of Manoj.

C

Chandrasekhar family

• S. A. Chandrasekhar, director.
• Shoba Chandrasekhar, playback singer; wife of Chandrasekhar.
• Vijay, actor; son of Chandrasekhar.
• Jason Sanjay, actor; son 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.
    • Hari Prasanth, 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 Teja, 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.

D

Daggubati Family

Further information: ANR-Ramanaidu 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.

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, actor; 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.
  • Galla Jayadev, industrialist; son-in-law of Krishna.

Gemini Ganesan family

• Gemini Ganesan, actor.
• 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.

H

Haasan family

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

I

Ilaiyaraaja family

• Ilaiyaraaja, music director.
• Gangai Amaran, music director; brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
• R. D. Bhaskar, producer; 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, actor; 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.
• Yatheeswaran, playback singer; son of Karthik Raja.

J

Jayadev family

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

K

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.
• Udhayanidhi Stalin, actor; son of 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.

Kasthuri Raja family

• Kasthuri Raja, director.
• Selvaraghavan, director.
  • Sonia Agarwal, actress; ex-wife of Selvaraghavan.
  • Gitanjali Raman, director; wife of Selvaragahvan.
    • Mohan V. Raman, actor; uncle of Gitanjali.
    • Vidyullekha Raman, actress; daughter of Mohan.
• Vimalageetha, producer.
• Dhanush, actor.
  • Aishwarya Dhanush, director. (see Rajinikanth family)
    • Varun, 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.

Krish family

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

M

MGR Family

• M. G. Ramachandran, actor.
  • Janaki Ramachandran, actress; wife of MGR.
• M. G. Chakrapani, actor; brother of MGR.

Mammootty Family

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

Mohan family

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

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.

Murali family

• Siddalingaiah, director.
• 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.

N

Nagesh family

• Nagesh, actor. (d. 2009)
• Anand Babu, actor; son of Nagesh.
• 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.
• Ramakrishna, film producer; son of NTR.
• Kalyan Ram, actor; son of Harikrishna.
• Junior NTR, actor; son of Harikrishna.
• Taraka Ratna, actor; grandson of NTR.

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.

Pinnisetty family

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

R

Radha family

• M. R. Radha, actor (d. 1979).
• M. 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, former actress; daughter of M. R. Radha.
  • Ramki, former actor; husband of Nirosha.
• Vasu Vikram, actor; son of M. R. Radha.
• Hari Radharavi, actor; son of Radharavi.
• 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, director.
• Usha Rajendar, actress; wife of Rajendar.
• Silambarasan, actor; son of Rajendar.
• Kuralarasan Rajendar, actor; son of Rajendar.
• Ilakkiya Rajendar, actress; daughter of Rajendar.

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, director; daughter of Rajinikanth.

Rajkumar Family

• Rajkumar, actor (d.2006).
• Parvathamma Rajkumar, producer; wife of Rajkumar.
• 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

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.

S

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.
• 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.

Sathyaraj family

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

Sekhar family

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

Sivaji Ganesan family

• Sivaji Ganesan, actor (d. 2001).
• Ramkumar Ganesan, producer; son of Sivaji.
• Prabhu Ganesan, actor; son of Sivaji.
  • Kushboo, actress; ex-wife of Prabhu. (see Sundar family)
• Dushyanth Ramkumar, actor; son of Ramkumar.
• Shivaji Dev, actor; son of Ramkumar.
• Vikram Prabhu, actor; son of Prabhu.

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.

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.
• 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; son of Sundaram.
• 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.
  • Vinod Raj, actor; father of Vikram.

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 Malaini, TV host; wife of Yugendran.
• Prashanthini, playback singer; daughter of Vasudevan.

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.

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)
  • Harshavardhan, actor; son of Mahendra.
  • Y. G. Parthasarathy, actor; father of Mahendra.