K. Bhagyaraj

Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He has also written and directed Telugu and Hindi films and TV serials. He won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu . He is editor of weekly magazine Bhagya and has also written several novels.

Bhagyaraj was born in Vellankoil near Gobichettipalayam in Erode district in Tamil Nadu. His parents were Krishnaswamy and Amaravathiamma. He married twice. His first marriage was with actress Praveena, in 1981. She died due to an aggravated case of jaundice in August 1983. His second marriage was with actress Poornima Jayaram onFebruary 1984. She was his costar in Darling Darling Darling . The couple have a daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj who dbuted in the 2006 film Parijatham and a son Shanthnu Bhagyaraj who made his dbut in Sakkarakatti which released in 2008.

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