K. Bhagyaraj

K. Bhagyaraj
K. Bhagyaraj in April 2014
Born
Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj

(1953-01-07) 7 January 1953 (age 71)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Film producer
  • Politician
Years active1977–present
Spouses
(m. 1981; died 1983)
(m. 1984)
[1][2]
Children2
Parents
  • Krishnasaamy
  • Amaravathiyammal
RelativesKeerthi Shanthanu (daughter-in-law) Kanniappan appasamy (son-in-law)

Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, film producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi films and TV serials. As an actor, he has worked in more than 75 films and has directed more than 25 films. He won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu (1983). He received Lifetime Achievement Award in SIIMA (2014).[3] He is the editor of weekly magazine Bhagya and has also written several novels.

  1. ^ "Here's how Poornima and Bhagyaraj celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary". The Times of India. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heroines who fell for their directors". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2014 Tamil winners list". The Times of India.