K. Bhagyaraj

K. Bhagyaraj
Bhagyaraj in 2014
Born
Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj

(1953-01-07) 7 January 1953
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Film producer
  • Politician
Years active1977–present
Spouses
(m. 1981; died 1983)
    (m. 1984)
    Children2 (incl Shanthanu Bhagyaraj)

    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). He is the editor of weekly magazine Bhagya and has also written several novels.