List of South Indian film families

There have been several families who have been involved in

List of Hindi film clans

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

A

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, Actor, Screenwriter, Director; Grandson of Adivi Gangaraju
Sai Kiran Adivi, Director; cousin to Adivi Sesh

Agathian family

Agathian, 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, actress and costume designer; daughter of Agathian.
- Desingh Periyasamy, director; husband of Niranjani.

Ajith Kumar family

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

Akkineni family

Akkineni Nageswara Rao, actor (d. 2014).^[1]
Nagarjuna, actor.
- Daggubati Lakshmi, ex-wife of Nagarjuna
- Amala, actress; wife of Nagarjuna.
Naga Chaitanya, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Daggubati Lakshmi. (see Daggubati family)
- Samantha, actress; ex- wife of Naga Chaitanya.
Akhil
, actor; son of Nagarjuna and Amala.
Sumanth, actor; nephew of Nagarjuna.
Sushanth, actor; nephew of Nagarjuna.

Ambareesh family

Chowdiah, musician
Ambareesh, actor-politician, grand-nephew Chowdiah
Sumalatha, actress-Politician, wife of Ambareesh
- Abhishek Ambareesh, actor, son of Ambareesh and Sumalatha

Anant Nag family

Anant Nag, actor and producer
- Ananth Nag
Shankar Nag, actor, director and producer, younger brother of Anant Nag
- Arundhati Nag, actress, theater artist and wife of Shankar Nag
- Padmavati Rao, sister of Arundhati Nag

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.

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.
- Amala Paul, actress; ex-wife of Vijay.
Udhaya, film actor; son of Azhagappan.
- Keerthika Udhaya, dubbing artiste; wife of Udhaya.
Hamaresh, actor; grandson of Azhagappan.

B

Balasubrahmanyam family

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, playback singer (d. 2020)
S. P. B. Pallavi, playback singer; daughter of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
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.
K. Viswanath, actor and director; uncle of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
- Chandra Mohan, 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

Bhanupriya, 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, 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
- 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, voice actor; brother of Shoba.
  - Viraj, actor; son of Surendar.
Vijay, actor; son of Chandrasekhar.

Cho Ramaswamy family

Cho Ramaswamy, actor.
Ramya Krishnan, 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, actor; son of Choudary.

Chittajallu family

C. Pullaiah
, director
C. S. Rao, director, actor and writer; son of C. Pullaiah.
Rajasulochana, actress and classical dancer; wife of C.S. Rao.

D

Daggubati Family

D. Rama Naidu, producer.^[1]
- Daggubati Suresh Babu
  , producer; son of Ramanaidu.
  Rana Daggubati, actor; son of Daggubati Suresh Babu.
  
  Miheeka Daggubati, wife of Rana Daggubati
- Venkatesh, actor; son of Ramanaidu.
- Nagarjuna, actor, son-in-law of Ramanaidu
  - Naga Chaitanya, actor, grandson of Ramanaidu. (see Akkineni family)
    - Samantha Akkineni, actress, ex-wife of Naga Chaitanya, daughter in law of Nagarjuna
  - Akhil Akkineni, actor, half-brother of Naga Chaitanya

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.
- Bhavani Revanna, politician; wife of Revanna.
- Prajwal Revanna, politician; son of H. D. Revanna.
H. D. Kumaraswamy, 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, actress; wife of Dileep

F

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, actor, son of Fazil, brother of Fahadh Faasil

G

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, actor,producer; daughter of Krishna.
Mahesh Babu, business man,producer,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, actor; son-in-law of Krishna.
- Gowtham,actor son of Mahesh babu

Ghantasala Family

composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.^[2]^[3]

S. Thaman

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^[4]
B. Vasantha, Playback singer, Aunt of S. Thaman.

Gemini Ganesan family

Muthulakshmi Reddy, aunt of Gemini Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan, actor (d. 2005).
Pushpavalli, actress; partner of Gemini Ganesan (see Vedantham family).
Savitri Ganesan, actress; second wife of Gemini Ganesan.
Rekha, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli.
Gigi, actress; daughter of Gemini Ganesan
Abhinay Vaddi, actor, grandson of Gemini Ganesan and Savitri.
- Medha Raghunath, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan.
- Madhuvanti Arun, actress; granddaughter-in-law of Gemini Ganesan (see Vyjanthimala family).

Gowda family

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

H

Haasan family

Kamal Haasan, 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
  , 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, 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
  , 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.

Kamal Haasan with daughters Shruti Haasan (left) and Akshara Haasan (right) in 2010.
Sarika Thakur
Gautami Tadimalla
Suhasini
Mani Ratnam
Chandrahasan
Anu Haasan

Hunsur family

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

I

Ilaiyaraaja family

Ilaiyaraaja, 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, music director; brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
- Venkat Prabhu, director; son of Gangai Amaran.
- Premji Amaran, actor; son of Gangai Amaran.
R. D. Bhaskar, producer; brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
- Parthi Bhaskar, director; son of Bhaskar.
  - Sangeetha Bhaskar, playback singer; wife of Parthi. (see Deva family)
- Hari Bhaskar, playback singer; son of Bhaskar.
- Vasuki Bhaskar, costume designer; daughter of Bhaskar.
Pavalar Varadharajan, music director; half-brother of Ilaiyaraaja.
- Ilaiya Gangai, music director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.
- Pavalar Shiva, music director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.
- Jo V, director; son of Pavalar Varadharajan.

Iyer family

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

J

Jaggesh family

Jaggesh, actor, director.
- Gururaj Jaggesh, 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, producer; ex-husband of Jayabharathi.
  - Radha family
    )
- Sathaar, actor; ex-husband of Jayabharathi.
Krish J. Sathaar, actor; son of Jayabharathi and Sathaar.
Adithya Jayan, actor; nephew of Jayan.
Munna, actor; nephew of Jayabharathi.
Ajayan, actor, younger brother of Jayan .

Jayachitra family

Jayachitra, actress
Amresh Ganesh, actor and music composer; son of Jayachitra
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 and Parvathy
- Tarini Kalingarayar, model; fiance of Kalidas

Jeeva family

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

K

Kalabhavan Abi family

Kalabhavan Abi, actor (d. 2017)
- Shane Nigam, actor, son of Kalabhavan Abi

Kallara Sarasamma family

Kallara Sarasamma, politician and wife of Kunjan Nair
- Radha, 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, actress; cousin of Karthika

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.

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 Kannadhasan
Srinivasan Kannadhasan, Agri Officer, son of kannadhasan
Muthiah Kannadhasan, actor, grand son of Kannadhasan
Vishali Kannadasan, writer; daughter of Kannadasan
Annadurai Kannadasan,writer,producer, lyric writer,director actor, son of Kannadasan
Kanmani Subbu, poet and writer; son of Kannadasan
Kalaivanan Kannadasan, director; son of Kannadasan
- Aadhav Kannadasan, actor; son of Kalaivanan Kannadasan
Panchu Arunachalam, poet, screenwriter, producer; nephew of Kannadasan
- Subbu Panchu, actor, producer; son of Panchu Arunachalam
Revathi Shanmugam, anchor; daughter of Kannadasan
- Sathyalakshmi Kannadasan, producer; granddaughter of Kannadasan

Karunanidhi family

M. Karunanidhi, Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu
- Rasathi Ammal, wife
M. K. Muthu, actor; son of Karunanidhi
M. K. Alagiri, 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
, producer; son of Alagiri.
- Anusha Dhayanidhi, playback singer; wife of Dhayanidhi Alagiri.
Udhayanidhi Stalin, Actor; Producer; Politician and Current Minister; 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.
- Kaviya Maran, daughter of
  Kalanidhi Maran
  .
- Akshita Vikram, playback singer; Daughter of Vikram (actor),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 Selvaragahvan.
- Gitanjali Selvaraghavan, director; wife of Selvaragahvan.
Mohan V. Raman
, actor; uncle of Gitanjali.
V. P. Raman, Indian lawyer and politician, father of Mohan Raman.
- Vidyullekha Raman, actress; daughter of Mohan.
Vimalageetha, producer; daughter of Kasthuri Raja.
Dhanush, actor; son of Kasthuri Raja.
- Aishwarya Rajinikanth, wife of Dhanush, producer; director; daughter of Rajinikanth (see Rajinikanth family)
Karthiga Karthik; Doctor ; daughter of Kasthuri Raja

Konda Family

Konda Muthaiah, Toddy Topper, 5 sons , 2 daughter's; K.Papaiah father
- Konda Papamma, Wife of Konda Muthaiah
Konda Papaiah, Toddy Topper, Horse rider, 5 sons, 2 Daughter's; Son of Muthaiah
- Saidhamma, Wife of Papaiah
Konda Mangaiah, Singer, Horse rider, Graduate (BZC), Toddy Topper, 2 Sons; Son of Papaiah
- Jayamma, Wife of Mangaiah
Konda Naveen, Software; Son of Mangaiah

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

Kiriyath family

Balu Kiriyath, director ,producer, writer, lyrist.
- Paarvati Kiriyath, Celebrity designer; daughter of Balu Kiriyath. (d.1988)
- Rajan Kiriyath , writer ; brother of Balu Kiriyath
- Vinu Kiriyath, writer and producer; brother of Balu Kiriyath.

Koduri family

Siva Shakthi Datta, lyricist; elder brother of V. Vijayendra Prasad
- M. M. Keeravani, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta
  - M. M. Srivalli, line producer; wife of Keeravani and elder sister of Rama Rajamouli
    - Kaala Bhairava, singer and music director; elder son of Keeravani
    - Sri Simha
      , actor; younger son of Keeravani
- Kalyani Malik, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta, younger brother of Keeravani^[5]
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, tech executive; cousin of Rajamouli and Keeravani.^[5]

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.

Konidela-Allu family

Chiranjeevi, actor and politician.
- Ram Charan, actor, producer; businessman; son of Chiranjeevi.
  - Upasana Konidela, businesswoman; wife of Ram Charan.
    - Prathap C. Reddy, Founder of Apollo Hospitals; Maternal grandfather of Upasna.
    - Shobana Kamineni; Mother of Upasna.
    - Anil Kamineni ; Father of Upasna.
    - Armaan Ebrahim, Indian Car Racer; Brother in law of Upasna.
    - Preetha Reddy; Aunt of Upasna.
    - Suneeta Reddy; Aunt of Upasna.
    - Sangita Reddy, Aunt of Upasna.
      - Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, Indian politician; Husband of Sangita; Uncle of Upasna.
      - Anindith Reddy, Indian racing driver;Son of Sangita; Cousin of Upasna.
- Susmitha, costume designer; daughter of Chiranjeevi.
- Srija, daughter of Chiranjeevi
  - Kalyaan Dhev, actor; Husband of Srija.
- Nagendra Babu, actor, producer; younger brother of Chiranjeevi.
  - Varun Tej, actor; son of Nagendra Babu.
    - Lavanya Tripathi, actress; Wife of Varun Tej.
  - 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
  , 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 Venkatesh; Son of Allu Aravind.
  - 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, 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
- - Vinu Mohan, actor, Shobha's son
    - Vidhya Mohan, actress, Vinu's wife
  - Anu Mohan, actor, Shobha's son

L

Lakshminarayana family

V. Lakshminarayana (d. 1990), musician
L. Vaidyanathan (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, violinist; son of Lakshminarayana
- Viji Subramaniam (d. 1995), vocalist; wife of Subramaniam
- Kavita Krishnamurthy
  , singer; wife of Subramaniam

Lokesh family

Subbaiah Naidu, actor. (d. 1962).
Lokesh, actor. (d. 2004).
Girija Lokesh, actress; wife of Lokesh.
Srujan Lokesh, actor and anchor.
Pooja Lokesh, actress.

Lokesh (Mysore Lokesh) family

Mysore Lokesh, actor
Pavitra Lokesh, actress.
- Suchendra Prasad, actor; ex-husband of Pavitra Lokesh.
- Naresh, actor, husband of Pavitra Lokesh, son of Vijaya Nirmala (see Nidudavolu family)
Adi Lokesh, actor

M

M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) Family

M. G. Ramachandran, actor, politician, Former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu
- V. N. Janaki Ramachandran
  , actress; wife of M.G.R. and Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
M. G. Chakrapani, actor; brother of M.G.R.
M. G. C. Sukumar, actor; son of Chakrapani
Ramachandran, actor; grand-nephew of M.G.R.

Madhavan family

O. Madhavan, 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, dancer, ex-wife of Mukesh

Mammootty family

Mammootty, actor.
- Dulquer Salmaan, actor, son of Mammooty.
Ibrahim Kutty, actor, brother of Mammooty.
- Maqbool Salmaan, actor, son of Ibrahim Kutty
Ashkar Saudan, 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, producer; mother-in-law of Ravi.

Mohanlal-Balaji family

K. Balaji, producer; father-in-law of Mohanlal.
- Suchitra Mohanlal
  , producer; daughter of K. Balaji, wife of Mohanlal.
  - Mohanlal, 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.
- Rajinikanth family
  ).

Murali family

Siddalingaiah
, director. (d.2015)
Murali, actor; son of Siddalingaiah. (d.2010)
Atharvaa Murali, actor; son of Murali.
Akash Murali, actor; son of Murali.
- Sneha Britto, director; wife of Akash. (see Chandrasekhar family)
S.D.Suresh, actor; producer ; Film maker ; younger brother of Murali.

Muthuraman family

R. Muthuraman, actor. (d. 1982)
Karthik, actor; son of Muthuraman.
- Ragini, actress; ex-wife of Karthik.
Gautham Karthik, actor; son of Karthik.
- Manjima Mohan, actress; wife of Gautham.

N

N.N. Pillai family

N.N. Pillai
, Playwright, actor, theatre director, orator, screenplay writer, & lyricist. (d. 1995)
Vijayaraghavan
, actor; son of N.N. Pillai.

Nagendra Rao family

R. Nagendra Rao, actor (d. 1977).
R. N. Jayagopal, director and poet (d. 2008); son of Nagendra Rao.
R. N. K. Prasad, cinematographer and actor (d. 2012); son of Nagendra Rao.
R. N. Sudarshan, actor (d. 2017); son of Nagendra Rao.
- Shylashri, 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.

Nandamuri family

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
(28 May 1923 – 18 January 1996), popularly known as NTR (or Sr NTR), was a Telugu cinema actor, filmmaker, and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh over three terms.
N. Trivikrama Rao, producer; brother of NTR.
Basavatarakam, Wife of NTR
- Nandamuri Ramakrishna Sr., actor; son of NTR (deceased)
- Nandamuri Saikrishna, Theatre owner; son of NTR (deceased)
- Nandamuri Jayashankar Krishna; Film exhibitor; son of NTR (deceased)
- Nandamuri Harikrishna, actor, politician; son of NTR (deceased)
  - 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 (deceased)
- Nandamuri Jayakrishna, Theatre owner; son of NTR
  - Nandamuri Chaitanya Krishna
    actor; son of Nandamuri Jayakrishna, Theatre owner
- Nandamuri Mohana Krishna, cinematographer; son of NTR
  - Nandamuri Taraka Ratna, actor; son of Nandamuri Mohanakrishna (deceased)
- 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 Chandrababu Naidu
    ) and Bhuvaneshwari
  - Nara Rohit, actor; nephew of Chandrababu
- Daggubati Purandeswari, politician; daughter of NTR
- Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, politician; married to Daggubati Purandeswari
- Nandamuri Lokeswari, Daughter of NTR
- Nandamuri Uma Maheswari, Daughter of NTR

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 Naval, actress; sister of Simran.

Nidudavolu family

Nidudavolu Venkatarao Indian littérateur, son of Sundaram Pantalu, brother of Vishalakshi
- Nidudavolu Rameshwara Rao, son of Venkatarao, husband of actress Joga Bai
  - Jayasudha, actress, daughter of Rameshwara Rao and Joga Bai, granddaughter of Nidudavolu Venkatarao, ex-wife of Vadde Ramesh's brother-in-law, Rajendra Prasad, widow of Nitin Kapoor (see Kapoor family)
- Vijaya Nirmala, actress, paternal niece of Nidudavolu Venkatarao, Aunt to Jayasudha, wife of Krishna (see Ghattamaneni family)
  - Vijaya Krishna Naresh, actor, son of Vijaya Nirmala
    - Srinu Master, choreographer, father of Naresh's first wife
      - Naveen Vijayakrishna, actor, son of Naresh with his first wife
    - Rekha Supriya, granddaughter of poet Devulapalli Krishna Shastri, second wife of Naresh, mother of Teja Vijayakrishna
    - Ramya Raghupathi, niece of Raghuveera Reddy, cousin of Aadarsh Balakrishna, Prashanth Neel, and Sriimurali's wife Vidya (see Rajkumar family)
    - Pavithra Lokesh, actress, daughter of Mysore Lokesh, ex-wife of V. Suchendra Prasad, Naresh's fiancée and soon-to-be 4th wife (see Lokesh family
      )

Raavu Vishalakshi, sister of Venkatarao, wife of Raavu Parthasarthy
- Raavu Balasaraswathi, singer, daughter of Vishalakshi, wife of the Raja of Kolanka
Jagannatha Rao Nidadavolu, cousin of Venkatarao (his father was the brother of Venkatarao's father Sundaram Pantalu)
- Nidadavolu Malathi, Indian littérateur, novelist, daughter of Jagannatha Rao
  - Sarayu Rao, Hollywood actress, daughter of Nidadavolu Malathi and Velcheru Narayana Rao

P

Pandian family

Arun Pandian, actor
Durai Pandian, Film director
Divya, actress; elder daughter of Durai Pandian
Ramya Pandian, actress; second daughter of Durai Pandian
Kavitha Pandian, producer; daughter of Arun Pandian
- Yuva Krishna, actor; ex-husband of Kavitha
Kirana Pandian, producer; daughter of Arun Pandian
Keerthi Pandian, actress; daughter of Arun Pandian
- Ashok Selvan, actor; husband of Keerthi.
  - Abinaya Selvam, producer; sister of Ashok.
Driya Pandian, actress; granddaughter of Arun Pandian

Panthulu family

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

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.
- 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.
- Nikki Galrani, actress; wife of Aadhi.
  - Sanjjanaa Galrani, actress; sister of Nikki.

Pothineni family

Ram Pothineni, actor.
Sravanthi Ravi Kishore, producer; Uncle of Ram.
Sharwanand Myneni
, actor; Cousin of Ram.

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, actor, Director and voice actor

Priyadarshan Family

Priyadarshan, Director.
Lissy, Actress, Ex-wife of Priyadarshan.
Kalyani Priyadarshan, Actress, Daughter of Lissy and Priyadarshan

R

Radha family

M. R. Radha, actor (d. 1979).
M. R. R. Vasu, 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, 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, musician; Rahman's father.
A. R. Reihana, playback singer; sister of Rahman.
Israth Kadhiri, playback singer; sister of Rahman.
G. V. Prakash Kumar, music composer and playback singer; son of Reihana.
- Saindhavi, playback singer; wife of Prakash.
Khadija Rahman, playback singer; daughter of Rahman.
A. R. Ameen, playback singer; son of Rahman.
Azhar Kaashif, music composer; nephew of Rahman.
- Rahman, 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, 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, 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.

Rajkumar family

Singanalluru Puttaswamiah, actor; father of Dr. Rajkumar.
- S. P. Varadappa, actor; producer; son of Singanalluru Puttaswamiah, brother of Dr. Rajkumar (d. 2006).
- Dr. Rajkumar, 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.
  - Shivaram B K, Retired ACP of Karnataka; Father-in-law of Vijay Raghavendra
  - Sriimurali, actor; son of Chinne Gowda.
  - Prashanth Neel, director; brother-in-law of Sriimurali, cousin of Ramya Raghupathi (see Nidudavolu family).
  - Ramya Raghupati - Cousin of Prashant Neel, second wife of Naresh (see Nidudavolu family).
  - Aadarsh Balakrishna - cousin of Prashant Neel
- 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
    , Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, father-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar (d. 2011).
  - Kumar Bangarappa, (actor and former Minister; brother-in-law of Shiva Rajkumar)
  - Madhu Bangarappa: (actor, producer, MLA, Minister); 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, 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.
  - Suraj - Son of S. A. Srinivas
- Balaraj, actor, nephew of Dr. Rajkumar.

Rao family

Y. V. Rao
, producer.
- Rajam, 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

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.
- Reshma, actress; wife of Hamsavardhan.
George Vishnu, actor; son of Ravichandran and Sheela.
Tanya Ravichandran, actress; granddaughter of Ravichandran.

Reddy, G. K. family

G. K. Reddy, producer.
Vikram Krishna Reddy, 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

Sait Family

Bengaluru
- Kubra Sait and nephew of Tanveer Sait
- Kubra Sait: Actress, Sister of Danish Sait and niece of Tanveer Sait

Talha Sait: Entrepreneur

Sarja family

Shakti Prasad, actor
- Kishore Sarja, director; son of Shakti Prasad.
  - Aparna Kishore; wife of Kishore Sarja.
  - Suraj Sarja, musician; son of Kishore Sarja.
- Arjun Sarja, actor; director; producer; son of Shakti Prasad.
  - Niveditha Arjun, actress; wife of Arjun Sarja.
    - Rajesh, 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.
    - Umapathy Ramaiah, actor; fiance of Aishwarya.
      - Thambi Ramaiah, director; father of Umapathy.
  - Anjana Arjun, producer; daughter of Arjun Sarja.
- Bharat Sarja, actor; nephew of Arjun Sarja.
- Pavan Teja, actor; nephew of Arjun Sarja.
- Ammaji, daughter of Shakti Prasad.
  - Chiranjeevi Sarja, actor; son of Ammaji; grandson of Shakti Prasad.
    - Meghana Raj, 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

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

Sathyaraj family

Sathyaraj, 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, director. (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.
    - 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, actor and producer; son of Ramkumar.
Shivaji Dev, actor; son of Ramkumar.
Vikram Prabhu, actor; son of Prabhu.
- J. Jayalalithaa, actress, politician and Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; former foster mother-in-law of the granddaughter of Sivaji.
  - Sandhya, actress; mother of Jayalalithaa.
  - Thalaivan Bas, actor; brother of former foster son of Jayalalithaa.
Dharan Mandrayar, director; nephew of Sivaji.

Sivakumar family

Sivakumar, actor.
Suriya, actor; older 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.
Brindha Sivakumar, singer; daughter of Sivakumar
- Gnanavel Raja
  , producer; nephew of Sivakumar.
- S. R. Prabhu, producer; nephew of Sivakumar.

Saluri family

composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.^[6]

Saluri Koteswara Rao, widely known as
composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor
singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of S. Rajeswara Rao.

Roshan Saluri,

composer

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

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, screenwriter, director.
- Vineeth Sreenivasan, singer, actor, screenwriter, director; son of Sreenivasan.
  - Divya Vineeth, singer; wife of Vineeth Sreenivasan
- Dhyan Sreenivasan, actor, screenwriter, director; son of Sreenivasan.
M. Mohanan, director; brother-in-law of Sreenivasan.
Rakesh Mantodi, screenwriter; nephew 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.
- Boney Kapoor, film producer; husband of Sridevi
Janhvi Kapoor, actress; daughter of Sridevi
Khushi Kapoor, actress; daughter of Sridevi
- Maheswari, actress; niece of Sridevi.
- Avishek Karthik, actor; nephew of Sridevi.

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.
S. Krishnaswamy, director; son of Subramanyam.
S. V. Ramanan, director; son of Subramanyam.
- Lakshmi Ravichander, wife of Ravi Raghavendra
  - Anirudh Ravichander, 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
  , choreographer; sister of Girija.
  - Prasanna Sujit, choreographer; nephew of Kala.
  - Keerthi, video jockey; niece of Kala. (see Bhagyaraj family)
- Sneha, actress; former sister-in-law of Kala.
- Prasanna, actor; husband of Sneha.
Suja Manoj, actress; daughter of Raguram.
Gayathri Raguram, actress; daughter of Raguram.

Sukumaran family

Sukumaran, actor (d. 1997)
Mallika Sukumaran, actress; wife of Sukumaran.
- - Indrajith, actor; son of Sukumaran.
    - Poornima Mohan, actress; wife of Indrajith.
      - Prarthana Indrajith, playback singer; daughter of Indrajith and Poornima.
      - Nakshatra Indrajith, child artist; daughter of Indrajith and Poornima.
  - Prithviraj
    , actor,director, producer; son of Sukumaran.
    - Supriya Menon
      , BBC India Reporter, producer; wife of Prithviraj.
    - Alankritha Menon Prithviraj, only daughter of Prithviraj and Supriya.

Sundar family

Sundar C, 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, 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.

Susarla family

Susarla Dakshinamurthi Sastry Sr.
composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, and music producer.^[7]

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

composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, and music producer, son of Susarla Krishna Brahma Sastry.^[7]

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, actor; brother of Vikram.
- Vinod Raj, actor; father of Vikram.
- Akshita Vikram, 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, wife of Darshan Thoogudeepa
Vinish Thoogudeepa, grand son of Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Manasa Dinkar, Director; wife of Dinakar Thoogudeepa
Divya Thoogudeepa, Daughter of Thoogudeepa Srinivas

Travancore Sisters family

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 and Travancore Sisters
Krishna, actor; grandson of Lalitha
Ambika Sukumaran, actress; cousin of the Travancore Sisters
Sukumari, actress; cousin of the Travancore Sisters (d. 2013)
A. Bhimsingh, director; husband of Sukumari (d. 1978)
B. Lenin, editor; son of Bhimsingh (but not of Sukumari)
B. Kannan, cinematographer; son of Bhimsingh (but not of Sukumari)
Suresh Bhimsingh, actor; son of Bhimsingh and Sukumari

Thotakura family

composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.^[8]

composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer, son of T. V. Raju.^[8]

U

Uppalapati family

Suryanarayana Raju Uppalapati, producer.
Krishnam Raju Uppalapati
, producer; brother of Suryanarayana.
Prabhas Raju Uppalapati
, actor; son of Suryanarayana.

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

Vedantham family

Vedantam Raghavayya, actor.
Suryaprabha
, actress; wife of Raghavayya.
Vedantam Ramu, dancer; son of Raghavayya.
Shubha, actress; daughter of Raghavayya.
- Pushpavalli, actress; sister of Suryaprabha.
  - Gemini Ganesan, actor; husband of Pushpavalli. (see Gemini Ganesan family)
- Rekha, actress; daughter of Pushpavalli.

Veeraswamy family

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

Vijayakanth family

Vijayakanth, actor.
Premalatha Vijayakanth|Premalatha, producer; wife of Vijayakanth.
Shanmuga Pandian
, actor; son of Vijayakanth.
Vijay Prabhakaran, 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; ex-partner of Vanitha.
- Peter Paul, visual effects director; ex-husband of Vanitha
  - Alphonsa, actress; sister of Robert.
Preetha Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar.
- Hari, director; husband of Preetha.
Sridevi Vijayakumar, actress; daughter of Vijayakumar.
Arnav Vijay, actor; son of Arun Vijay.
Jovika Vijayakumar, reality television contestant; daughter of Vanitha.
- 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 .
- Keerthi Vishnuvardhan, costume designer; daughter Of Vishnuvardhan.
- Anirudha, actor; son-in-law of Vishnuvardhan.
- Chandana Vishnuvardhan, daughter 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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