Top 10 Tamil Film Families

1. Ajith Kumar Family

Ajith Kumar is a superstar in Tamil film industry. His wife Shalini Ajith Kumar was a top class actress in Malayalam both as a teenager and as a child artist. And her brother Richard Rishi and sister ‘Shamili’ are both in the film industry as film artists.

2. R Muthuraman Family

R Muthuraman is a legendary actor, who shared the screen space with MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Jai Shankar and even the next-gen artists, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. Started his career in 1956 in Rangoon Radha, he ended his career while shooting for Ayiram Muthangal. However, his last film was Pokkiriraja with Rajini and “Sridevi.” His son Karthik Muthuraman is a well-known actor in the Tamil film industry. Started his career in Alaigal Oivathillai as a hero, Karthik has been doing character roles, now. Karthik’s elder son, Gautham Karthik is an actor too. Karthik’s first wife, Ragini is also an actress. She shared the screen space with him in Solaikuyil.

3. Ilayaraja Family

Apart from other families in this list, Ilayaraja family is the one family that has its fame in the musical world. Ilayaraja and his son Yuvan Shankar Raja are the main music directors in Tamil film industry nowadays. His daughter ‘Bhavatharini’ is a playback singer as well.

4. S. A. Chandrasekhar Family

Director Chandrasekhar is a well-known personality in Tamil film industry as he is the father of superstar actor ‘Vijay’. Chandrasekhar's wife is a famous playback singer. Both son and daughter of Vijay have appeared in many films as child artists.

5. Kamal Haasan Family

Kamal Haasan doesn't need any introduction and his daughter Shruti Haasan also doesn’t need any introduction. His wife Gautami Tadimalla was a front line actress during the 90’s. Before his marriage with Gauthami, he was married to Vani Ganpati and ‘Sarika’; both were actresses as well.

6. Karunanidhi Family

Karunanidhi is a well-known politician in India. But before his emergence into the politics, he was a well-known script writer. His son ‘Stalin Karunanidhi’ was an actor and now a politician. His other two sons, ‘Muthu’ and ‘Alagiri’, are actor and politician respectively.

7. MG Ramachandran Family

Everybody knows MGR. His wife Janaki was an actress during her rise to fame. His brother M. G. Chakrapani is also an actor. Grandson of MGR, Ramachandran is an actor in South India.

8. Sivakumar Family

Sivakumar was an old time actor in Tamil film industry. But his two sons are very famous. Suriya Sivakumar and Karthik Sivakumar are at their peak in South India. Suriya’s wife Jyothika Saravanan is a front row actress in Tamil film industry.

9. Rajinikanth Family

No need of any introduction for the legendary actor. His daughter 'Aishwarya R Dhanush' is a director and her husband is none other than ‘Dhanush’, who along with Anirudh Ravichander created the hit song “Why this Kolaveri.” Anirudh is part of the Rajinikanth family.

10. Sivaji Ganesan Family

He was a legend in Tamil film industry. His son ‘Prabhu’ is a well-known actor, and his son Vikram Prabhu is also an actor. Another son of Sivaji, Ramkumar Ganesan is a producer.