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{{short description|Indian director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kasthuri Raja
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = R. Krishnamoorthy<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-quashes-maintenance-case-filed-against-dhanush/article18179600.ece|title = HC quashes maintenance case filed against Dhanush|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 21 April 2017|last1 = S|first1 = Mohamed Imranullah|access-date = 19 May 2017|archive-date = 12 November 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112031905/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/hc-quashes-maintenance-case-filed-against-dhanush/article18179600.ece|url-status = live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Theni District|Theni]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|producer|music director|lyricist|actor}}
| children = {{Unbulleted list|Vimala Geetha|Karthika Devi|[[Selvaraghavan]]|[[Dhanush]]}}
| website =
| party = [[BJP]] (2014)
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1991–2006, 2018–present
| spouse = Vijayalakshmi
}}

'''Kasthuri Raja''' is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmakers/actors [[Selvaraghavan]] and [[Dhanush]]. Most of the films he directed were either village based.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-11-13 |title=In love with village vistas |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/in-love-with-village-vistas/article7872936.ece |access-date=2025-09-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Feb 13, 2015 |title=WunderStars Talk Show {{!}} Episode 1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213142842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZPIzT1T2I&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2015-02-13 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Wunderbar Films|Wunderbar Studios]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, he joined the BJP.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 March 2015 |title=Kasthuri Raja joins BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kasthuri-raja-joins-bjp/articleshow/46485540.cms |access-date=2025-09-29 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kasthuri Raja was born as Krishnamoorthy in [[Theni]] on 8 August 1951. His parents were Ramasamy <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xiZF9zAZrM |title=Exclusive - "இப்பவும் நான் 'சைக்கோ'தான்!" - கஸ்தூரி ராஜா {{!}} Part 1 {{!}} Rewind with Ramji {{!}} HTT |date=2020-01-21 |last=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=Ta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812041152/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xiZF9zAZrM |archive-date=12 August 2025 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and Rengamma. He is married to Vijayalakshmi. The couple have Four children: two sons Dhanush and Selvaraghavan, who are both actors and filmmakers.

==Filmography==
;As director, producer and writer
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Producer
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1991 || ''[[En Rasavin Manasile]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| ''[[Aatha Un Koyilile]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| ''[[Thoothu Po Chellakkiliye]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992 || ''[[Solaiyamma]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Thaai Manasu]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 1996||''[[Nattupura Pattu]]''
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997 || ''[[Vasuke]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| ''[[Ettupatti Rasa]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 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 (2004 film)|Dreams]]''
| {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam]]''
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || Also music director
|-
| 2012 || ''[[3 (2012 Indian film)|3]]'' || {{no}} || {{partial|Presenter}} || <ref>{{cite web|title=Dhanush's '3' to hit the screens on March 30|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dhanushs-3-to-hit-the-screens-on-march-30/234493-8-68.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229103239/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dhanushs-3-to-hit-the-screens-on-march-30/234493-8-68.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 February 2012|work=28 February 2012|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||
|}

;As an actor
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Aval Sumangalithan]]'' || Compounder ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Mouna Mozhi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Padai Thalaivan]]'' || Velu's father ||
|}

;As lyricist
*''Solaiyamma'' - all songs
*''Thaai Manasu'' - all songs
*''Kummi Paatu'' - all songs
*''Ettupatti Raasa'' - all songs
*''Dreams'' - all songs

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1011997|Kasthuri Raja}}
{{Kasthuri Raja}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Theni district]]
[[Category:Film directors from Chennai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Film producers from Chennai]]
[[Category:1952 births]]

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