Kasthuri Raja

Kasthuri Raja
Born
R. Krishnamoorthy

(1951-08-08) 8 August 1951
Occupation(s)Film director, Film Producer, Music director, Lyricist, Actor
Years active1991–2006, 2018–present
Political partyBJP (2014)
SpouseVijayalakshmi
Children
FatherRamasamy Naidu

Kasthuri Raja is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmaker Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. 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.