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| *], successful film award-winning actor; son of Muthuraman | *], successful film award-winning actor; son of Muthuraman | ||
| **], former actress; wife of Karthik | **], former actress; wife of Karthik | ||
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| ====Prakash Raj family==== | |||
| *], leading award-winning character actor, producer and director | |||
| **], actress; ex-wife of Prakash Raj | |||
| ***], actress; sister of Lalitha Kumari | |||
| **], choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj | |||
| *], actor; brother of Prakash Raj | |||
| ==R== | ==R== | ||
| ====Radha family==== | ====Radha family==== | ||
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| *], noted film producer. | *], noted film producer. | ||
| *], actor in successful films; son of Reddy | *], actor in successful films; son of Reddy | ||
| ====Reddy, G. K. family==== | ====Reddy, G. K. family==== | ||
| *], noted film producer. | *], noted film producer. | ||
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| ***], actor; father of Asha Rani | ***], actor; father of Asha Rani | ||
| *], grandson of Shakti Prasad | *], grandson of Shakti Prasad | ||
| ====Sathyaraj family==== | |||
| *], leading film actor who has played a wide variety of roles | |||
| *], film actor (d. 2009); son of Sathyaraj | |||
| **], film producer; brother of Sathyaraj | |||
| **], comedian; son of Sivakumar | |||
| ====Sharaf Babu family==== | ====Sharaf Babu family==== | ||
| *], an actor who has featured in several low budget films in Tamil and Telugu without considerable success; son of Sharaf Babu | *], an actor who has featured in several low budget films in Tamil and Telugu without considerable success; son of Sharaf Babu | ||
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There have been several families who have had two or more members have been involved in Tamil cinema in a variety of professions related to the industry. Below is an incomplete list of families that have been involved in Tamil cinema. Template:CompactTOC3
B
Bhagyaraj family
- K. Bhagyaraj, prominent director, screenplay writer and actor.
- Poornima, former leading actress; wife of Bhagyaraj
- Saranya Bhagyaraj, actress who has appeared in a couple of films; daughter of Bhagyaraj
- Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, upcoming film actor; son of Bhagyaraj
C
Cethirakath family
- Arya, leading film actor who has appeared in critically acclaimed films
- Sathya, an upcoming actor; brother of Arya
Chandrasekhar family
- S. A. Chandrasekhar, a director of over sixty films in Tamil and Telugu
- Shobha Chandrasekhar , a singer who has recorded film and non-film albums; wife of Chandrasekhar
- S. N. Surendar, a dubbing artiste in films; brother of Shobha
- Vijay, a leading actor who has appeared in 50 films, with a large fan base; son of Chandrasekhar
- Jason Sanjay, a child artiste who has made a guest appearance in one song; son of Vijay
Choudary family
- R. B. Choudary, noted film producer.
- Githan Ramesh, actor who has featured in a string of unsuccessful films; son of Choudary
- Jeeva, successful actor whose work has been critically acclaimed; son of Choudary
H
Haasan family
- Charuhasan, an award-winning actor who now appears in supporting roles.
- Suhasini, a former leading actress, director and television host; daughter of Charuhasan
- Mani Ratnam, legendary director who has directed over twenty critically acclaimed films winning several awards; husband of Suhasini
- G. Venkateswaran, former film producer (d. 2003); brother of Mani Ratnam
- G. Srinivasan, former film producer (d. 2007); brother of Mani Ratnam
- Mani Ratnam, legendary director who has directed over twenty critically acclaimed films winning several awards; husband of Suhasini
- Chandrahasan, noted film producer, mostly of his brother, Kamal Haasan's movies
- Anu Haasan, an actress in supporting roles and a prominent television host; daughter of Chandrahasan
- Nalini Raghu, a classical dancer who has choreographed sequences for a few films
- Gautam Kanthadai, an actor who has appeared in a guest role in his uncle's film; son of Nalini Raghu
- Kamal Haasan, legendary leading actor who has record number of awards with significant critical acclaim and commercial success. Has featured in the industry for over 50 years.
- Vani Ganapathy, former actress and dancer; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan
- Sarika, award-winning actress who has predominatly appeared in Hindi films; ex-wife of Kamal Haasan
- Gauthami, former leading actress and now costume designer; domestic partner of Gauthami
- Subbalakshmi, sung playback in a film; daughter of Gauthami
- Shruti Haasan, leading actress and singer who has appeared in notable films; daughter of Kamal Haasan
- Akshara Haasan, has choreographed and sung in a film; daughter of Kamal Haasan
J
Jayadev family
- Devayani, former leading actress, now television artiste; daughter of Jayadev.
- Rajakumaran, film director; husband of Devayani
- Nakul, film actor; brother of Devayani
- Mayur, upcoming film actor; brother of Devayani
K
Kumar family
- Karthik Kumar, theatre actor who has appeared in leading and supporting roles
- Suchitra, noted playback singer and television host; wife of Karthik Kumar
M
Mohan family
- Mohan, prominent film editor and producer
- M. Raja, successful film director who has specialised in remakes; son of Mohan
- Jayam Ravi, a leading actor who has enjoyed significant success as an actor; son of Mohan
- Sujatha Vijayakumar, television serial producer; father-in-law of Jayam Ravi
Muthuraman family
- R. Muthuraman, former prominent actor (d. 1982)
- Karthik, successful film award-winning actor; son of Muthuraman
- Ragini, former actress; wife of Karthik
P
Prakash Raj family
- Prakash Raj, leading award-winning character actor, producer and director
- Lalitha Kumari, actress; ex-wife of Prakash Raj
- Diso Shanthi, actress; sister of Lalitha Kumari
- Pony Verma, choreographer; wife of Prakash Raj
- Lalitha Kumari, actress; ex-wife of Prakash Raj
- Prasad Raj, actor; brother of Prakash Raj
R
Radha family
- M. R. Radha, former leading film actor (d. 1979)
- M. R. R. Vasu, former actor; son of Radha
- Vasu Vikram, a supporting actor; son of Vasu
- Radharavi, noted character actor and leading film fraternity representative; son of Radha
- Hari Radharavi, an upcoming actor; son of Radharavi
- Radhika, leading actress in yesteryear films and in television serials and noted producer; daughter of M. R. Radha
- Pratap Pothen, former noted actor and director; ex-husband of Radhika
- Sarath Kumar, leading award-winning actor, representative of the film fraternity and politician; husband of Radhika
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, upcoming film actress and theatre artist; daughter of Sarath Kumar from another marriage
- Nirosha, former actress; daughter of M. R. Radha
- Ramki, former actor; husband of Nirosha
Rajendar family
- T. Rajendar, former leading film actor
- Usha Rajendar, former film actress, singer and producer; wife of Rajendar
- Silambarasan, a successful film actor who has also directed films; son of Rajendar
- Ilakiya, a former child artiste; daughter of Rajendar
- Kuralarasan, child artiste in several films; son of Rajendar
Rajinikanth family
- Rajinikanth, legendary actor often dubbed as the "superstar", has the largest fan base in Indian cinema.
- Latha Rajinikanth, former television actress; wife of Rajinikanth
- Y. Gee. Mahendra, a noted theatre actor and supporting actor in films; brother of Latha
- Harshavardhan, an actor who has appeared in a single film; son of Mahendra
- Aishwarya Rajinikanth, playback singer, socialite and celebrity judge; daughter of Rajinikanth
- Dhanush, leading actor who won critical acclaim for his performances; husband of Aishwarya
- Kasthuri Raja, former noted director; father of Dhanush
- Vimalageetha, film producer mostly of her brother's films; sister of Dhanush
- Selvaraghavan, leading film director who has won critical and commercial acclaim; brother of Dhanush
- Sonia Agarwal, actress in several films winning acclaim for her roles; ex-wife of Selvaraghavan
- Dhanush, leading actor who won critical acclaim for his performances; husband of Aishwarya
- Soundarya Rajinikanth, animator and creative head of Ocher studios; daughter of Rajinikanth from another marriage
Reddy, A. K. family
- A. K. Reddy, noted film producer.
- Vaibhav, actor in successful films; son of Reddy
Reddy, G. K. family
- G. K. Reddy, noted film producer.
- Vikram Krishna, former actor cum producer of films; son of Reddy
- Sriya Reddy, actress and former music VJ; wife of Vikram Krishna
- Vishal, an actor who has appeared in successful films; son of Reddy
S
Sarja family
- Shaktiprasad Sarja, noted Kannada actor
- Kishore Sarja, film director (d. 2009); son of Shakti Prasad
- Arjun Sarja, a leading actor who has appeared in over 100 films; son of Shakti Prasad
- Chiranjeevi Sarja, grandson of Shakti Prasad
Sathyaraj family
- Sathyaraj, leading film actor who has played a wide variety of roles
- Sibiraj, film actor (d. 2009); son of Sathyaraj
- Mathampatti Sivakumar, film producer; brother of Sathyaraj
- Sathyan, comedian; son of Sivakumar
Sharaf Babu family
- Richard Rishi, an actor who has featured in several low budget films in Tamil and Telugu without considerable success; son of Sharaf Babu
- Shalini, former actress who featured in critically acclaimed films and started as a child artiste; daughter of Sharaf Babu
- Ajith Kumar, a leading actor who has appeared in 50 films, has won major awards and holds a large fan base; husband of Shalini
- Shamili, actress who a National Award as a child artiste and has recently featured in her first role as female lead; daughter of Sharaf Babu
Sivaji Ganesan family
- Sivaji Ganesan, legendary actor whose performances included versatile roles with critical acclaim (d. 2001)
- Ramkumar Ganesan, a leading film producer and head of Sivaji Productions; son of Sivaji
- Dushyant Ramkumar, a former actor briefly known as Junior Sivaji, who appeared in low budget films turned producer; son of Ramkumar
- Junior Sivaji, an actor who has appeared in a couple of unsuccessful films (not to be confused with Dushyant); son of Ramkumar
- Prabhu Ganesan, a former successful leading actor who has gone on to appear in character roles; son of Sivaji
- Vikram Prabhu, a film producer; son of Prabhu
Sivakumar family
- Sivakumar, former leading actor who has gone on to appear in character roles and television roles
- Suriya, a leading actor whose performances have won critical acclaim and commercial success; son of Sivakumar
- Jyothika, a former leading actress who has won awards for her performances across several languages; wife of Suriya
- Karthi, a leading actor who has won critical acclaim for his performances til date; son of Sivakumar
- Gnanavel Raja, producer and owner of Studio Green, who has worked mostly for family productions; nephew of Sivakumar
Sukumaran family
- Sukumaran, former prominent Malayalam actor (d. 1997)
- Mallika Sukumaran, former leading actress in Malayalam films; wife of Sukumaran
- Jagathy Sreekumar, film actor; ex-husband of Mallika
- Indrajith, actor who has appeared in several films; son of Sukumaran
- Poornima Mohan, former actress; wife of Indrajith
- Prithviraj, leading film actor who has appeared in critically-acclaimed films; son of Sukumaran
Sundaram family
- Sundaram, noted film choreographer
- Raju Sundaram, film actor and choreographer; son of Sundaram
- Prabhu Deva, prominent film actor, director and choreographer; son of Sundaram
- Nagendra Prasad, film actor and choreographer; son of Sundaram
T
Thyagarajan family
- Thyagarajan, prominent film actor and director
- Prashanth, noted film actor who has appeared in successful ventures; son of Thyagarajan
V
Vijayakumar family
- Vijayakumar, former leading film actor and now supporting actor
- Manjula Vijayakumar, former leading film actress; wife of Vijayakumar
- Arun Vijay, an actor who has appeared in several Tamil films; son of Vijayakumar
- Vanitha Vijayakumar, an actress who appeared in a couple of films; daughter of Vijayakumar
- Akash, a television actor; ex-husband of Vanitha
- Preetha Vijayakumar, an actress who appeared in a dozen films; daughter of Vijayakumar
- Hari, noted director who has worked on successful films; husband of Preetha
- Sridevi Vijayakumar, an actress who has appeared in several regional langauges; daughter of Vijayakumar