Y. G. Mahendran

Y. G. Mahendran
Born
Y G Mahendran

(1950-01-09) 9 January 1950 (age 74)
Madras, Madras State, Dominion of India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dramatist
  • singer
  • playwright
  • comedian
Years active1970–present
Spouse
Sudha Mahendra
​
(m. 1975)​
Children2, including Madhuvanti Arun
Parents
Relatives

Yecha Gunja Mahendran (born 9 January 1950), also known as Y. G. Mahendran or Y. G. Mahendra, is an Indian actor, dramatist, singer, playwright and comedian from the state of Tamil Nadu. He has acted in a number of plays and films. He is the son of Y. G. Parthasarathy, one of the pioneers of modern Tamil drama and Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy, founder and dean of Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan group of schools, and nephew of veteran Tamil filmmaker K. Balaji. Mahendran is also the cousin of actress Vyjayanthimala[1] and the co-brother of Rajinikanth and Mohanlal.[2][3]

  1. ^ "You and Sivaji made a great jodi". The Hindu. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 April 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth is doing fine, says his relative Y Gee Mahendran".
  3. ^ "YG Mahendra's son wedding and reception photos: Look who all graced the marriage".