List of South Indian film families

South Indian cinema, is the segment of Indian cinema. It refers to the cinema of the four major film industries in South India; primarily engaged in making feature films in the four major languages of the region, namely — Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. They are often colloquially referred to as Tollywood, Kollywood, Sandalwood and Mollywood, respectively.

This article lists notable families in the South Indian cinema, who have been involved in a variety of professions related to the film industry. For actors who featured in predominantly Hindi films rather than South Indian films, see List of Hindi film families.

For Indian music families, see List of Indian music families.

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Adivi family

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Akkineni and Daggubati family

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The Akkineni–Daggubati family is a prominent film family with a long history in Telugu cinema. Akkineni Nageswara Rao and influential movie Mogul Daggubati Ramanaidu are the prominent heads of both families.[1]

Daggubati-Akkineni family tree
Akkineni Nageswara RaoAnnapurnaD. RamanaiduRajeswari
Sathyavathi YarlagaddaAkkineni AmalaAkkineni NagarjunaLakshmi DaggubatiD. Suresh BabuLakshmiVenkatesh
Anumolu Susheeila
Akhil AkkineniNaga ChaitanyaRana Daggubati
SumanthSushanth

Akkineni Prasad (L. V. Prasad) family

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Allu and Konidela family

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Allu–Konidela family is a prominent Indian film family known for their work in Telugu cinema. At least 3 generations of the family are involved in films, business ventures, and politics. Prominent heads of the family are comic actor Allu Ramalingaiah and his son-in-law, actor-politician Chiranjeevi.[2]

  • Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 30 July 2004) – veteran actor, comedian, and producer
    • Allu Aravind (producer, distributor and businessman) – son of Allu Ramalingaiah and brother-in-law of Chiranjeevi
      • Allu Arjun (actor – son of Allu Aravind, nephew of Chiranjeevi)
      • Allu Sirish (actor, producer – son of Allu Aravind, nephew of Chiranjeevi)
  • Chiranjeevi (actor, producer, former Minister of Tourism and brother-in-law of Allu Aravind)
  • Nagendra Babu (actor, producer – brother of Chiranjeevi)
  • Pawan Kalyan (actor, producer – brother of Chiranjeevi)
Family tree of Allu-Konidela
Allu RamalingaiahKanakaratnamKonidela Venkat RaoAnjana Devi
Muttamsetty NirmalaAllu AravindSurekhaChiranjeeviNagendra BabuPadmajaPawan KalyanVijaya DurgaSiva Prasad
Allu ArjunAllu VenkateshAllu SirishRam CharanVarun TejNiharika KonidelaSai Durgha TejPanja Vaishnav Tej

Ambareesh family

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Anant Nag family

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Anandan family

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Asif Ali family

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Azhagappan family

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  • A. L. Azhagappan, producer.
  • A. L. Vijay, director; son of Azhagappan.
  • Udhaya, film actor; son of Azhagappan.
    • Keerthika Udhaya, dubbing artiste; wife of Udhaya.
  • Hamaresh, actor; grandson of Azhagappan.

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Balasubrahmanyam family

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Bhagyaraj family

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Bhanupriya family

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Bharathiraja family

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Chandrasekhar family

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  • 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.
    • S. N. Surendar, Singer and Dubbbing Artist, Brother of Sobha
      • Viraj, Actor, Son of SN Surendar
    • Sheela, actress; sister of Shoba.
      • Sanjeev, director; son of Sheela.
      • Vikranth, actor; son of Sheela.
        • Manasa, actress; wife of Vikranth.
  • Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar, Actor, Singer, Politician; Son of Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar.
    • Sangeetha Joseph Vijay; wife of Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar.
      • Jason Sanjay; Son of Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar and Sangeetha Joseph Vijay.
      • Divya saasha; Daughter of Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar and Sangeetha Joseph Vijay.

Cho Ramaswamy family

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Choudary family

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Chittajallu family

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Deva family

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  • 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.
  • Bobo Shashi, music director; son of Murali.
  • Karthik Sabesh, actor; son of Sabesh
  • Jai, actor; nephew of Deva.

Deve Gowda family

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Dileep Family

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Fazil family

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  • Fazil, director and actor.
    • Fahadh Faasil, actor and producer, son of Fazil
      • Nazriya Nazim, actress and producer, 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, brother-in-law of Nazriya.

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Ghattamaneni family

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Ghantasala Family

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Gemini Ganesan family

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Gowda family

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  • 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.

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Haasan family

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  • Kamal Haasan, Actor, film producer, film director, screenwriter, playback singer, lyricist, television presenter, choreographer, dancer, philanthropist & politician
  • 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.

Hema Chaudhary Family

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Hunsur family

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Ilaiyaraaja family

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  • 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.
  • 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

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Jaggesh family

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Jayan family

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  • Jayan, Malayalam actor.
  • Jayabharathi, actress, Cousin of Jayan.
  • 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

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

Jayadev family

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

Jayaram family

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Jeeva family

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

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Kalabhavan Abi family

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Kallara Sarasamma family

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  • Kallara Sarasamma, politician and wife of Kunjan Nair
    • Radha, actress; daughter of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair
      • Rajasekaran Nair, entrepreneur and restaurateur
    • Ambika, actress; daughter of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair
    • Suresh Nair, director; son of Sarasamma and Kunjan Nair
      • Gauri Nambiar, actress; cousin of Karthika

Kamesh family

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

Kannadasan family

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  • 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
  • Panchu Arunachalam, poet, screenwriter, producer; nephew of Kannadasan
  • Revathi Shanmugam, anchor; daughter of Kannadasan
    • Sathyalakshmi Kannadasan, producer; granddaughter of Kannadasan

Karunanidhi family

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  • M. Karunanidhi, Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu
  • M. K. Muthu (actor; son of Karunanidhi)
  • M.K Stalin (Politician and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, son of Karunanidhi, father of Udhayanidhi Stalin)
  • Kanimozhi (politician, poet and journalist, daughter 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 M.K Stalin)
  • Arulnithi, actor; son of Tamilarasu.
  • Gunanidhi Amirtham, producer; grandson of Karunanidhi.

Karunas family

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Kasthuri Raja family

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Kunchacko family

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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
    • Kalyani Malik, music director; son of Siva Shakthi Datta, younger brother of Keeravani[6]
  • 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.[6]

Komal Swaminathan family

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  • Komal Swaminathan, director. (d.1995)
  • Anand Shankar, director; grandson of Swaminathan.
  • Varun R Swaminathan, Youtuber; grandson of Swaminathan
  • Srikanth Ravichandran, director; cousin of Anand Shankar.

Krish family

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

Kottarakkara family

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Lakshminarayana family

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Lokesh family

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Lokesh (Mysore Lokesh) family

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

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Madhavan family

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  • 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

Mammootty family

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  • Mammootty (three time National Award winning actor and film producer, who has acted in films in six languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi and English. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema)
    • Ibrahim Kutty (actor - Brother of Mammootty)
    • Dulquer Salmaan (actor and producer, who has acted in films in four languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is the younger son of Mammootty)
    • Maqbool Salmaan (actor – nephew of Mammootty (Son of Ibrahim Kutty))
    • Ashkar Saudan (actor – nephew of Mammootty)

Manchu family

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  • 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

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  • 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; ex wife of Ravi.
    • Sujatha Vijayakumar, producer; ex mother-in-law of Ravi.

Mohanlal-Balaji family

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      • Mohanlal, actor, producer.) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films.Mohanlal has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 400 films.Mohanlal's contributions to the Malayalam cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry.The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri in 2001,and Padma Bhushan in 2019, India's fourth and third highest civilian honours,for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 2009, he became the first actor in India to be awarded the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in the Territorial Army. Mohanlal was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by CNN.
        • Pyarelal, actor; brother of mohanlal
        • Pranav Mohanlal, actor; son of Mohanlal and Suchitra
        • Vismaya Mohanlal, Author; daughter of mohanlal and Suchitra

Murali family

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  • Siddalingaiah, director. (d.2015)
  • Murali, actor; son of Siddalingaiah. (d.2010)
  • Atharvaa Murali, actor; son of Murali.
  • Akash Murali, actor; son of Murali.
  • S.D.Suresh, actor; producer; Film maker; younger brother of Murali.

Muthuraman family

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N. N. Pillai family

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

Nagendra Rao family

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Nagesh family

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Nandamuri family

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Narayan family

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

Nassar family

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

Nidudavolu family

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Om Prakash Rao family

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Pandian family

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  • 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

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Parthiban family

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Peethambaram family

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  • 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

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Pothineni family

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Pudipeddi family

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Priyadarshan Family

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Radha family

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  • M. R. Radha, actor (d. 1979).
  • M. R. R. Vasu, actor: son of M. R. Radha.
  • 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
  • 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

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  • 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;ex 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

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  • Rajasekhar, actor
  • Shivani Rajasekhar, actress; daughter of Rajasekhar.
  • Shivathmika Rajasekhar, actress; daughter of Rajasekhar.
  • Selva, actor; brother of Rajasekhar.
  • Madhan, actor; nephew of Rajasekhar.

Rajendar family

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  • 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

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Rajesh family

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  • 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

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Rajkumar family

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Rao family

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Rathnam family

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Ravichandran family

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Reddy, G. K. family

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Reddy, Sameera family

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Sait Family

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Saluri family

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  • S. Rajeswara Rao, composer, multi instrumentalist, conductor singer-songwriter, actor, and music producer.[7]
  • Saluri Koteswara Rao, widely known as Koti, 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.

Sarja family

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  • 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.
    • 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.
      • Dhruva Sarja, actor; son of Ammaji; grandson of Shakti Prasad.
        • Prerana Shankar; wife of Dhruva Sarja.

Sarovar Sanjeev family

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  • Sarovar Sanjeev Manjappa, producer; actor; business man;
    • Kichcha Sudeep, actor; director; producer; screenwriter; singer; television presenter; cricketer; son of Sarovar Sanjeev Rao and Saroja.
      • Priya Radhakrishna, producer, event management group business person; wife of Sudeep.
      • Sanchith Sanjeev, film director; nephew of Sudeep.

Sasi family

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

Sathyaraj family

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Satyanarayana family

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Sekhar family

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Siddique family

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Sivaji Ganesan family

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Sivakumar family

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Singh Babu family

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Sreenivasan family

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  • 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

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As the family of Sridevi have primarily appeared in Hindi films, only those who have appeared in South Indian films are listed below:

SS Rajendran family

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  • 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

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Sukumaran family

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  • 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

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Sundaram family

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Suresh family

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  • 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

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Susarla family

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Thiagarajan family

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Thoogudeepa family

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  • 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

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  • Lalitha, actress; part of the Travancore Sisters
  • Padmini, actress; part of the Travancore Sisters
  • Ragini, actress; part of the Travancore Sisters
  • P. K. Sathyapal (Baby), producer; cousin of the Travancore Sisters
  • Kumari Thankam, actress; (Wife of P. K. Sathyapal)
  • Latika Suresh, producer; (Daughter of Raveendran Nair) - cousin of Travancore Sisters
  • Shobana, actress; niece of the Travancore Sisters
  • Vineeth, actor; nephew of Padmini 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

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Uppalapati family

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V

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Vairamuthu family

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Vasudevan family

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Vedantham family

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Veeraswamy family

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Vijayakanth family

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  • Vijayakanth, actor.
  • Premalatha Vijayakanth|Premalatha, producer; wife of Vijayakanth.
  • Shanmuga Pandian, actor; son of Vijayakanth.
  • Vijay Prabhakaran, son of Vijayakanth.

Vijayakumar family

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  • 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
  • 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

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  • 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

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