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| name         = Kasthuri Raja
| name               = Kasthuri Raja
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| birth_name   = R. Krishnamoorthy<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-quashes-maintenance-case-filed-against-dhanush/article18179600.ece|title = HC quashes maintenance case filed against Dhanush|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 April 2017|last1 = S|first1 = Mohamed Imranullah}}</ref>
| birth_name         = R. Krishnamoorthy<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-quashes-maintenance-case-filed-against-dhanush/article18179600.ece|title = HC quashes maintenance case filed against Dhanush|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 April 2017|last1 = S|first1 = Mohamed Imranullah|access-date = 19 May 2017|archive-date = 12 November 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031905/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-quashes-maintenance-case-filed-against-dhanush/article18179600.ece|url-status = live}}</ref>
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1950|8|7|df=y}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1951|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Theni District|Theni]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]
| birth_place       = [[Theni District|Theni]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]
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| occupation   = [[Film Director]], [[Film Producer|Producer]], [[Music Director]], song writer, actor
| occupation         = {{hlist|Film director|producer|music director|lyricist|actor}}
| children     = {{Unbulleted list|K. Vimala Geetha|Karthika Devi|[[Selvaraghavan]]|[[Dhanush]]}}
| children           = {{Unbulleted list|Vimala Geetha|Karthika Devi|[[Selvaraghavan]]|[[Dhanush]]}}
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| party              = [[BJP]] (2014)
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| yearsactive   = 1991–2006, 2018-present
| yearsactive       = 1991–2006, 2018–present
| spouse       = Vijayalakshmi
| spouse             = Vijayalakshmi
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'''Kasthuri Raja''' is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmakers/actors [[Selvaraghavan]] and [[Dhanush]]. Most of the films he directed were either village based.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-13 |title=In love with village vistas |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/in-love-with-village-vistas/article7872936.ece |access-date=2025-09-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> He also worked with director [[Visu]] on more than 16 films. Prior to entering the film industry, he ran away from home to Chennai and worked in a mill.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Feb 13, 2015 |title=WunderStars Talk Show {{!}} Episode 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213142842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2015-02-13 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Wunderbar Films|Wunderbar Studios]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, he joined the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2015 |title=Kasthuri Raja joins BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kasthuri-raja-joins-bjp/articleshow/46485540.cms |access-date=2025-09-29 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


'''Kasthuri Raja''' is an Indian film director. He is the father of director [[Selvaraghavan]] and actor [[Dhanush]]. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. He also worked with Director [[Visu]] on more than 16 films. Prior to entering the film industry, he ran away from home to Chennai and worked in a mill.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/eZZPIzT1T2I Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150213142842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I| title = WunderStars Talk Show {{!}} Episode 1 | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Kasthuri Raja was born as Krishnamoorthy in [[Theni]] on 8 August 1951. His parents were Ramasamy <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xiZF9zAZrM |title=Exclusive - "இப்பவும் நான் 'சைக்கோ'தான்!"  - கஸ்தூரி ராஜா {{!}} Part 1 {{!}} Rewind with Ramji {{!}} HTT |date=2020-01-21 |last=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=Ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812041152/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xiZF9zAZrM |archive-date=12 August 2025 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and Rengamma. He is married to Vijayalakshmi. The couple have Four children: two sons Dhanush and Selvaraghavan, who are both actors and filmmakers.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
;As director
;As director, producer and writer
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Year
! Film
! Film
!class=unsortable| Notes
! Director
! Producer
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1991 || ''[[En Rasavin Manasile]]''  
| rowspan="3"| 1991 || ''[[En Rasavin Manasile]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]''  
| ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Thoodhu Po Chellakiliye]]''  
| ''[[Thoothu Po Chellakkiliye]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992 || ''[[Solaiyamma]]''  
| rowspan="2"| 1992 || ''[[Solaiyamma]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]''  
| ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Thaai Manasu]]''  
| 1994 || ''[[Thaai Manasu]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| 1996||''[[Nattupura Pattu]]''  
| 1996||''[[Nattupura Pattu]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Vasuki (film)|Vasuki]]''  
| rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Vasuke]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ettupatti Rasa]]''  
| ''[[Ettupatti Rasa]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1998 || ''[[Veera Thalattu]]''  
| rowspan="3"| 1998 || ''[[Veera Thalattu]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[En Aasai Rasave]]''  
| ''[[En Aasai Rasave]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Veeram Vilanja Mannu]]''  
| ''[[Veeram Vilanja Mannu]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Kummi Paattu]]''  
| 1999 || ''[[Kummi Paattu]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Karisakattu Poove]]''  
| 2000 || ''[[Karisakattu Poove]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]''  
| 2002 || ''[[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Dreams (2004 film)|Dreams]]''  
| 2004 || ''[[Dreams (2004 film)|Dreams]]''  
|
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam]]''  
| 2006 || ''[[Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam]]''  
| Also music director
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || Also music director
|-
|-
| TBA|| ''[[Paandi Muni]]'' ||Filming
| 2012 || ''[[3 (2012 Indian film)|3]]'' || {{no}} || {{partial|Presenter}} || <ref>{{cite web|title=Dhanush's '3' to hit the screens on March 30|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dhanushs-3-to-hit-the-screens-on-march-30/234493-8-68.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229103239/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dhanushs-3-to-hit-the-screens-on-march-30/234493-8-68.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 February 2012|work=28 February 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| TBA || ''[[Kaasu Panam Thuttu]]'' ||Delayed
|-
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||
|}
|}


;As an actor
;As an actor
*''[[Aval Sumangalithan]]'' (1985)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Mouna Mozhi]]'' (1992)
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1985 ||  ''[[Aval Sumangalithan]]'' || Compounder ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Padai Thalaivan]]'' || Velu's father ||
|}


;As lyricist
;As lyricist
*Solaiyamma - all songs
*''Solaiyamma'' - all songs
*Dreams - all songs
*''Thaai Manasu'' - all songs
*Thaai Manasu - all songs
*''Kummi Paatu'' - all songs
*Kummi Paatu - all songs
*''Ettupatti Raasa'' - all songs
*''Dreams'' - all songs


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Film directors from Chennai]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:1952 births]]

Latest revision as of 03:26, 21 February 2026


Kasthuri Raja
Born
R. Krishnamoorthy[1]

(1951-08-08) 8 August 1951 (age 74)
Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Film director
  • producer
  • music director
  • lyricist
  • actor
Years active1991–2006, 2018–present
Political partyBJP (2014)
Spouse(s)Vijayalakshmi
Children

Kasthuri Raja is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmakers/actors Selvaraghavan and Dhanush. Most of the films he directed were either village based.[2] He also worked with director Visu on more than 16 films. Prior to entering the film industry, he ran away from home to Chennai and worked in a mill.[3] In 2015, he joined the BJP.[4]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Kasthuri Raja was born as Krishnamoorthy in Theni on 8 August 1951. His parents were Ramasamy [5] and Rengamma. He is married to Vijayalakshmi. The couple have Four children: two sons Dhanush and Selvaraghavan, who are both actors and filmmakers.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As director, producer and writer
Year Film Director Producer Notes
1991 En Rasavin Manasile Yes No
Aatha Un Koyilile Yes No
Thoothu Po Chellakkiliye Yes No
1992 Solaiyamma Yes No
Mouna Mozhi Yes No
1994 Thaai Manasu Yes No
1996 Nattupura Pattu Yes Yes
1997 Vasuke Yes No
Ettupatti Rasa Yes No
1998 Veera Thalattu Yes Yes
En Aasai Rasave Yes No
Veeram Vilanja Mannu Yes No
1999 Kummi Paattu Yes Yes
2000 Karisakattu Poove Yes Yes
2002 Thulluvadho Ilamai Yes No
2004 Dreams Yes No
2006 Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam Yes Yes Also music director
2012 3 No Presenter [6]
2025 Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam No Yes
As an actor
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Aval Sumangalithan Compounder
1992 Mouna Mozhi
2025 Padai Thalaivan Velu's father
As lyricist
  • Solaiyamma - all songs
  • Thaai Manasu - all songs
  • Kummi Paatu - all songs
  • Ettupatti Raasa - all songs
  • Dreams - all songs

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ S, Mohamed Imranullah (21 April 2017). "HC quashes maintenance case filed against Dhanush". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "In love with village vistas". The Hindu. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "WunderStars Talk Show | Episode 1". YouTube. Wunderbar Studios. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kasthuri Raja joins BJP". The Times of India. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Hindu Tamil Thisai (21 January 2020). Exclusive - "இப்பவும் நான் 'சைக்கோ'தான்!" - கஸ்தூரி ராஜா | Part 1 | Rewind with Ramji | HTT (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 12 August 2025 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Dhanush's '3' to hit the screens on March 30". 28 February 2012. CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

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