Kasthuri Raja

Kasthoori Raja
Born	R. Krishnamoorthy (1952-08-07) 7 August 1952 Theni, Tamil Nadu
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Producer, Music Director
Years active	1991–2006, 2018-present
Spouse	Vijayalakshmi
Children	K. Vimala Geetha Karthika Devi Selvaraghavan Dhanush

Kasthoori Raja is an Indian film director based in Chennai, India. He is originally from Mallingapuram near Pannaipuram, Theni District, Tamil Nadu. He is the father of director Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. 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. He began his life, running away from home to Chennai and working in a mill.

Filmography

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
1991	En Rasavin Manasile	Rajkiran, Meena, Goundamani
	Aatha Un Koyilile	Selva, Kasthuri
	Thoodhu Po Chellakiliye	Varunraj, Kasthuri
1992	Solaiyamma	Rahul, Sukanya, Karikalan
	Mouna Mozhi	Ramesh Aravind, Shali
1994	Thaai Manasu	Saravanan, Suvarna Mathew
1996	Nattupura Pattu	Selva, Sivakumar, Kushboo Sundar, Manorama
1997	Vasuki	Rajendra Prasad, Urvashi, Janagaraj
	Ettupatti Rasa	Napoleon, Urvashi, Kushboo
1998	Veera Thalattu	Murali, Raadhika, Lakshmi
	En Aasai Rasave	Sivaji Ganesan, Murali, Roja
	Veeram Vilanja Mannu	Vijayakanth, Kushboo
1999	Kummi Paattu	Prabhu, Devayani, Raadhika, Sivakumar, Urvashi
2000	Karisakattu Poove	Napoleon, Vineeth, Kushboo, Ravali
2002	Thulluvadho Ilamai	Dhanush, Sherin
2004	Dreams	Dhanush, Diya
2006	Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam	Kiran Rathod, Harishkumar, Lakshmi Priya	Also music director
2019	Paandi Muni	Jackie Shroff	Filming
TBA	Kaasu Panam Thuttu		Delayed

As an actor

• Aval Sumangalithan (1985)

External links

• Kasthuri Raja at IMDb