Kasthuri Raja

Kasthuri Raja is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmaker Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. 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.^[3]

Kasthuri Raja
Born	R. Krishnamoorthy[1] (1951-08-08) 8 August 1951 (age 74) Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Film director producer music director lyricist actor
Years active	1991–2006, 2018–present
Political party	BJP (2014)
Spouse	Vijayalakshmi
Children	Vimala Geetha Karthika Devi Selvaraghavan Dhanush
Father	Ramasamy Naidu[2]

Personal life

Kasthuri Raja was born as Krishnamoorthy in Theni on 08 August 1951. His parents were Ramasamy Naidu^[2] and Rengamma. He is married to Vijayalakshmi. The couple have Four children: two sons Dhanush and Selvaraghavan, who are both actors.

Filmography

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	[4]
2025	Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam	No	Yes

As an actor

• Aval Sumangalithan (1985)
• Mouna Mozhi (1992)
• Padai Thalaivan (2025)

As lyricist

• Solaiyamma - all songs
• Thaai Manasu - all songs
• Kummi Paatu - all songs
• Ettupatti Raasa - all songs
• Dreams - all songs