Kasthuri Raja is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmaker

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Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, lyricist and playback singer who primarily works in Tamil cinema. Having starred in Dhanush filmography, 50 films over his car ...

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Personal life

Kasthuri Raja was born as Krishnamoorthy in

Theni Theni is a valley town situated in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu at the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is the headquarters of the Theni district, 70km from Madurai Madurai ( , , ), formerly known as Madura, is a major city in th ...

on 08 August 1951. His parents were Ramasamy (Kavarai) Chettiyar and rengamma. He is married to Vijayalakshmi. The couple have Four children: two sons Dhanush and Selvaraghavan, who are both actors.

Filmography

;As director ;As an actor *'' Aval Sumangalithan'' (1985) *'' Mouna Mozhi'' (1992) *'' Padai Thalaivan'' (2025) ;As lyricist *Solaiyamma - all songs *Dreams - all songs *Thaai Manasu - all songs *Kummi Paatu - all songs *Ettupatti Raasa - all songs

As producer

* '' Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam''

References

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* Living people People from Theni district Film directors from Chennai 21st-century Indian people 20th-century Indian people Film producers from Chennai 1952 births {{India-film-bio-stub