Biography
K. Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is a Tamil film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He has also written and directed Telugu, Hindi films and TV serials. He won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu (1983). He is editor of weekly magazine Bhagya and has also written several novels. He is called as "King of Screenplay in Indian Cinema".
Known For
Complete Filmography

Kuberaa
2025
as Sadhu
A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggar...

35 - Chinna Katha Kaadu
2024
as Principal
A young mother faces challenges when her son fails to secure passing marks in mathematics, inciting events that test the family's resilience and unity...

PT Sir
2024
as Judge
The film follows a Physical Training teacher who inspires his students to realize their potential and pursue their aspirations. As he navigates variou...

Moondram Manithan
2023
Moondram Manithan is a Tamil movie starring K. Bhagyaraj and Sonia Agarwal in the lead.

Kick
2023
A young advertisement director, who conducts business with models and entertainers, suddenly has the chance to take over the global corporation by mas...

Katharbasha Endra Muthuramalingam
2023
as Kaluvan
An arrogant yet righteous man decides to get married to a woman, who has been suffering at the hands of her relatives. Little does he realize that an ...

Dada
2023
as Manikandan's father
Manikandan and Sindhu, final year college students, become parents accidentally. Situations separate them, forcing Manikandan to raise his child, Adhi...

Super Senior Heroes
2022
as Ganeshan
Ganeshan, a 65-year-old widower to impress Aadith, his 7-year-old grandson, forms a pretend superhero league with his friends. When a young girl is ki...

Murungakkai Chips
2021
On their first night, a newly-wedded couple are forced to act with an agenda - while the guy has to remain celibate, the girl has ensure that they con...

Ponmagal Vandhal
2020
as 'Petition' Pethuraj
A resident in Ooty named ‘Petition’ Pethuraj reopens a case from 2004 that involved a serial killer ‘Psycho Jyoti’ who was convicted for the kidnappin...

Koothan
2018
When the future of his community of Junior Artists (Film Nagar) is threatened, Raana takes his team of underdog dancers (The Battery Boys) on a missio...

Aaruthra
2018
as Avudaiappan
Shattered by his sister’s cruel murder, a sculptor awards death punishments to those who are behind the brutal act in different ways

Kilambitaangayaa Kilambitaangayaa
2018
Four sexagenarians plan to kidnap a child for ransom. A police officer tries his best to nab the gang who hides in a forest.

Brahma.com
2017
as Temple Priest
The lives of two brothers become a mess when their identities get swapped due to a supernatural power.

Thupparivaalan
2017
as Muthu
Detective Kaniyan Poonkundran is hungry for a challenging case to investigate and the mystery of a murdered dog leads to a rival who could be the matc...

Ivan Yaarendru Therigiratha
2017
Arivu, an unemployed youth, strives to find love and settle down but luck does not favour him. Just when he falls for Savithri, an ex-lover returns an...

Ayyanar Veethi
2017
Ayyanaar Veethi is a Tamil movie starring Yuvan and Sara Shetty in prominent roles. The cast also includes K Bhagyaraj and Meera Krishnan. It is a dra...

Mupparimanam
2017
A mysterious youngster kidnaps a girl a few minutes before her wedding and takes her to a secluded place in search of answers for his questions.
Mappilai Vinayagar
2016
Mappilai Vinayagar is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Sriram Padmanabhan. The film stars Lollu Sabha Jeeva, Rashmi Gautam, Santhanam and K. Bhagyaraj in...
Vaaimai
2016
as Cameo
A judge decides to bring back the jury system to decide if a woman, who is alleged to have helped her son in assassinating a Gandhian leader, should b...

Kanithan
2016
A reporter who gets arrested realises that he is a victim of a fake degree certificate racket, and decides to track down the person responsible for mi...

Moone Moonu Varthai
2015
as K. Bhagyaraj
Arjun and Karna, two happy-go-lucky friends who have resigned from their jobs, start a bad news delivery service and one of their assigments ends up i...

Thunai Mudhalvar
2015
A man, who is elected as an MLA, stages his own death so that his remote village will reap the benefits of the largesse that political parties will be...

Thunai Mudhalvar
2015
Writer
A man, who is elected as an MLA, stages his own death so that his remote village will reap the benefits of the largesse that political parties will be...
Ninaithathu Yaaro
2014
as Special Appearances
A director changes the perception of love for a group of youngsters by narrating how he reclaimed his life because of his now-married lover and her un...
Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu
2013

Mr. Marumakan
2012
as Balasubrahmanyam
Three women believe they can survive without the help of a man, but the arrival of Ashok Raj, a lawyer trained drama director, into their lives forces...

Vaagai Sooda Vaa
2011
as Annamalai
Veluthambi, who aspires for a government job, finds himself teaching poor children in a village. When he learns that they are appointed as bonded labo...

Appavi
2011
Siddhu +2 1st Attempt
2010
Siddhu +2 is an Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, starring his son Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and newcomer Chandini Ta...
Siddhu +2 1st Attempt
2010
Director
Siddhu +2 is an Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, starring his son Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and newcomer Chandini Ta...

Uthama Puthiran
2010
as Raghupathi/Washington Vetrivel
Siva is asked to help a friend in a love marriage. Siva kidnaps Pooja on a mistaken identity from the marriage hall. When Pooja is kidnapped, her uncl...

Ninaithale Inikkum
2009
as Sakthi's father
Shiva gets nostalgic thinking about his college life and friends and looks forward to meeting them all. But, there is a sombre mood at the reunion. So...

Rendu
2006
as CBI Officer
Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalik...

Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum
2006
as Krishnan
The story starts in a jail, where prisoner Muthupandi (Prabhu) is being interrogated by a police officer (Vijayakumar) about his past. Without hesitat...

Parijatham
2006
Director, Writer
Prakashraj and Seetha have a son named Surendhar (Prithviraj Sukumaran). Sumathi (Saranya Bhagyaraj) is the daughter of Sarath Babu. Sumathi lived in ...
Chokka Thangam
2003
Director

Banallu Neene Buviyallu Neene
2001
Story
Gopala Krishna is forced into rehabilitating Lalitha, an amnesiac. He pretends to be her husband in order to help her recover but problems arise when ...
Kabadi Kabadi
2001
Writer

Papa the Great
2000
Director, Screenplay
Bobby is a young lad, who lives with his Engineer dad, Jai Prakash, and mom, Pooja. Bobby always brags to everyone as to how brave and macho his dad i...
Suyamvaram
1999
Suyamvaram is directed by a host of directors.Kuselan (Vijayakumar) and Suseela (Manjula) have 9 children: 3 boys (Satyaraj, Prabhu and Abbas) and 6 g...
Vaettiya Madichu Kattu
1998
Vaettiya Madichu Kattu is a Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film was remade in Hindi as Papa The Great (2000) with Kishan Kumar a...
Vaettiya Madichu Kattu
1998
Director
Vaettiya Madichu Kattu is a Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film was remade in Hindi as Papa The Great (2000) with Kishan Kumar a...

Jagath Kiladi
1998
Original Story
Despite being a police officer, Vijay is scared of goons, while Bhaskar, his lookalike, is a brave ex-convict. However, when their worlds collide, the...

Aliya Alla Magala Ganda
1997
Original Story
Raja, an orphan, arrives at his maternal village to find a job. With the help of the village headman, he gets a job but gradually falls in love with t...

Mr. Bechara
1996
Screenplay, Story, Director
Mr Bechara is a shy printer who, since the passing of his wife, has been taking care of his infant son. However, his simple life is blown apart by the...

Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu
1996
Story
When Sriram learns that his wife, Seeta, cannot bear a child, he keeps it hidden from his father. However, he marries Manisha under dire circumstances...
Thaikulame Thaikulame
1995
Story
While on a business tour, circumstances force a married man to marry another woman. However, his first wife happens to learn about his second marriage...

Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari
1995
as Venkatasubramanian
Oru Oorla oru Rajakumari (A princess in a town) is a Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film, produced by C. H. Venu, had musical sc...

Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari
1995
Director
Oru Oorla oru Rajakumari (A princess in a town) is a Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film, produced by C. H. Venu, had musical sc...

Andaz
1994
Original Story
Jaya has a crush on her married teacher and befriends his wife. When Jaya's father dies, the teacher's wife asks her to live with them.
Veetla Visheshanga
1994
Veetla Visheshanga is a 1994 Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj.
Veetla Visheshanga
1994
Director
Veetla Visheshanga is a 1994 Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj.

Raja Babu
1994
Original Story, Screenplay
Raja Babu is a rich, spoiled, country bumpkin who lives a carefree, luxury lifestyle until the girl he loves rejects him and his parents reveal that h...
Abbaigaru
1993
Story
A greedy woman fears she might lose control over her stepson, an illiterate and gullible person, when she learns about his unexpected marriage and att...

Mane Devru
1993
Original Story
A woman divorces her husband when he blurts out in a drunken stupor that he slept with a widow. He hatches a plan to reconcile with his family after f...

Sundara Kanda
1992
Original Story
A newly appointed professor finds that his student has a crush on him and wants to marry him. He ignores her advances and marries an orphan. Not the o...

Beta
1992
Original Story
Beta is the story of Raju, the only child of a widowed multi millionaire. Raju's father can provide him anything he wants but Raju's only desire is to...

Halli Meshtru
1992
Original Story
Parimala falls for a widowed school teacher and accuses him of molesting her when he rejects her. Later, she realises the error of her ways and tries ...
Sundara Kandam
1992
Sundara Kandam is 1992 Tamil comedy movie directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The movie's name is adaption from the title of fifth major division or 'Gaandam' o...
Sundara Kandam
1992
Director
Sundara Kandam is 1992 Tamil comedy movie directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The movie's name is adaption from the title of fifth major division or 'Gaandam' o...

Rasukutti
1992
Rasukutti is the spoiled and idle son of rich parents who, upon falling in love with a respected society girl named Aishwarya, must prove his value an...

Rasukutti
1992
Director, Writer
Rasukutti is the spoiled and idle son of rich parents who, upon falling in love with a respected society girl named Aishwarya, must prove his value an...

Rudhra
1991
as Madurai
A criminal helps a police officer and the victim of a crime to solve a murder.

Rudhra
1991
Screenplay
A criminal helps a police officer and the victim of a crime to solve a murder.
Pavunnu Pavunuthan
1991
K Bhagyaraj plays the role of a commando captain who visits his hometown after many years of his elope in childhood. He keeps his identity secret to a...
Avasara Police 100
1990
A hardened criminal seeks revenge against his father for abandoning his mother. Soon, he finds a policeman who is a doppelganger of himself and decide...
Avasara Police 100
1990
Writer, Director
A hardened criminal seeks revenge against his father for abandoning his mother. Soon, he finds a policeman who is a doppelganger of himself and decide...

Chapala Chennigaraya
1990
Story
Chapala Chennigaraya is a 1990 Indian Kannada film, directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M Rajagopal and Suresh Kumar. The film stars Kashinath,...

Pathar Ke Insan
1990
Story
Two sisters, Asha and Lata, want to be successful singers and dancers, but a competition drives their rivalry to tragic consequences.

Aararo Aariraro
1989
abu is a care-taker in a mental hospital who shows much devotion to his job unlike other employees and more affection towards the patients in the hosp...

Aararo Aariraro
1989
Director
abu is a care-taker in a mental hospital who shows much devotion to his job unlike other employees and more affection towards the patients in the hosp...

Sahadevan Mahadevan
1988
Music
Two unemployed youths become private detectives to solve a girl's problems.
Thenpaandi Seemaiyilae
1988
Music

Idhu Namma Aalu
1988
Gopalsamy, a poor graduate, travels to Madras to financially provide for his mother's eye surgery. Struggling to earn money, he encounters a Brahmin p...

Idhu Namma Aalu
1988
Original Music Composer, Writer
Gopalsamy, a poor graduate, travels to Madras to financially provide for his mother's eye surgery. Struggling to earn money, he encounters a Brahmin p...

Enga Chinna Rasa
1987
Enga Chinna Rasa was a 1987 Tamil film written and directed and starred by K. Bhagyaraj. This film is an inspiration of Kannada movie Mallammana Pavad...

Enga Chinna Rasa
1987
Director
Enga Chinna Rasa was a 1987 Tamil film written and directed and starred by K. Bhagyaraj. This film is an inspiration of Kannada movie Mallammana Pavad...

Aakhree Raasta
1986
Writer, Director, Story
David is an old prisoner, released after twenty-four years in a penitentiary for a crime he hasn't committed. The three men who framed him and sent hi...
Kanna Thorakkanum Saami
1986
Screenplay

Masterji
1985
Writer, Story
Radha falls in love with the new teacher employed in the village school. Being a widower with a son, he snubs her. Enraged, she publicly accuses him o...

Naan Sigappu Manithan
1985
as CID Chinna Salem Singaram
A young man turns into a vigilante to fight injustice after his loved ones are killed.

Chinna Veedu
1985
as Madanagopal
Gopal marries Bhagyalakshmi, a plain and unsophisticated woman, at his father's behest. However, when he meets Banu, he gets attracted to her without ...

Chinna Veedu
1985
Director, Writer
Gopal marries Bhagyalakshmi, a plain and unsophisticated woman, at his father's behest. However, when he meets Banu, he gets attracted to her without ...
Chithirame Chithirame
1985
Director
A 1985 Tamil film.

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
1985
Story
Though David is loyal to Suryaprakash, a politician, he rapes and kills David's wife and sends him to jail. David comes back from jail, after serving ...

Dhavani Kanavugal
1984
as Subramani
Subramaniam is an unemployed youth who has five sisters. He is unable to get his sisters married due to his poverty. He goes to town to find a job and...

Dhavani Kanavugal
1984
Director, Producer, Writer
Subramaniam is an unemployed youth who has five sisters. He is unable to get his sisters married due to his poverty. He goes to town to find a job and...

Anbulla Rajinikanth
1984
Rosy, an orphan, is physically challenged and bitter towards everyone. However, when she watches Rajinikanth's films, she transforms her attitude and ...

Vidhi
1984
as Himself (cameo)
Radha falls in love with Raja, son of a rich lawyer, and ends up pregnant. Now, Raja and his father refuse to accept her. Radha decides to battle it o...
Oomai Janangal
1984
Movie directed by Jayabharati.

Munthanai Mudichu
1983
Parimalam, a mischievous girl, falls in love with a widower who works as a teacher. She marries him by falsely accusing him of molesting her, but she ...

Munthanai Mudichu
1983
Director, Writer
Parimalam, a mischievous girl, falls in love with a widower who works as a teacher. She marries him by falsely accusing him of molesting her, but she ...

Darling, Darling, Darling
1982
Raja (Bhagyaraj) is the son of the watchman at an Ooty bungalow. The owner is a rich industrialist, whose daugther Radha (Poornima Jayaram) was best f...

Darling, Darling, Darling
1982
Director, Writer
Raja (Bhagyaraj) is the son of the watchman at an Ooty bungalow. The owner is a rich industrialist, whose daugther Radha (Poornima Jayaram) was best f...
Poi Satchi
1982
Poi Satchi is a 1982 Tamil film directed by K. Bhagyaraj, starring K. Bhagyaraj and Radhika
Poi Satchi
1982
Director
Poi Satchi is a 1982 Tamil film directed by K. Bhagyaraj, starring K. Bhagyaraj and Radhika
Thooral Ninnu Pochu
1982
as Chellathurai
K. Bhagyaraja and Sulakshana star as two people committed by their families to an arranged marriage. As the would-be groom faithfully courts his fianc...
Thooral Ninnu Pochu
1982
Director, Writer
K. Bhagyaraja and Sulakshana star as two people committed by their families to an arranged marriage. As the would-be groom faithfully courts his fianc...

Andha 7 Naatkal
1981
A poor musician enters the city dreaming to become a music director finds his love, the wife of his producer.

Andha 7 Naatkal
1981
Director, Writer
A poor musician enters the city dreaming to become a music director finds his love, the wife of his producer.

Ek Hi Bhool
1981
Screenplay, Original Story
Sadhana (Rekha) and Ramkumar (Jeetendra) are a married couple. Their marriage gets into troubled waters when Sadhana starts to suspect that Ramkumar i...
Vidiyum varai kaathiru
1981
as raja
A crime thriller by K bhagyaraj
Vidiyum varai kaathiru
1981
Writer, Director
A crime thriller by K bhagyaraj

Indru Poi Naalai Vaa
1981
Three friends fall in love with the same woman who moves into the house next door. They decide to impress her individually in their own hilarious ways...

Indru Poi Naalai Vaa
1981
Director, Writer
Three friends fall in love with the same woman who moves into the house next door. They decide to impress her individually in their own hilarious ways...

Mouna Geethangal
1981
A woman divorces her husband after she learns of his illicit affair. When she discovers that she is pregnant, she moves to a new town to start life af...

Mouna Geethangal
1981
Director, Writer
A woman divorces her husband after she learns of his illicit affair. When she discovers that she is pregnant, she moves to a new town to start life af...

Saranam Ayyappa
1980
Adaikalam, an accused, who has been imprisoned for many years helps two other men to escape from jail. They decide to mingle with the devotees travell...
Oru Kai Osai
1980
Oru Kai Oosai is a Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics written by Muthulingam, Chid...
Oru Kai Osai
1980
Director
Oru Kai Oosai is a Tamil film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics written by Muthulingam, Chid...
Bhama Rukmani
1980
Bhama loves and wants to marry Nandagopal, but he loves Rukmani. Forced by his mother, he marries Bhama and compounds this blunder by marrying Rukmani...
Bhama Rukmani
1980
Writer
Bhama loves and wants to marry Nandagopal, but he loves Rukmani. Forced by his mother, he marries Bhama and compounds this blunder by marrying Rukmani...

Suvarilladha Chiththirangal
1979
as Azhagappan
The Story revolves around a poor girl living with widowed mother and siblings. Poverty and the family situation gets her mother to prostitute herself ...

Suvarilladha Chiththirangal
1979
Director, Writer
The Story revolves around a poor girl living with widowed mother and siblings. Poverty and the family situation gets her mother to prostitute herself ...
Kanni Paruvathile
1979
Kanni Paruvathile is a 1979 Tamil film directed by B. V. Balaguru starring K. Bhagyaraj, Rajesh and Vadivukarasi. The screenplay and dialogue were wri...
Niram Maaratha Pookkal
1979
Story
Radhika, a rich woman, falls in love with Sudhakar, a poor young man, and gets married to him. However, her life is shattered when Sudhakar elopes wit...

Puthiya Vaarpugal
1979
When Shanmugamani, a teacher of a village school, falls in love with Jothi, a local beauty, an evil village leader tries to break their relationship.

Puthiya Vaarpugal
1979
Screenplay
When Shanmugamani, a teacher of a village school, falls in love with Jothi, a local beauty, an evil village leader tries to break their relationship.

Sigappu Rojakkal
1978
as Restaurant waiter
Dileep is an industrialist who runs a company named Minerva Exports & Imports. Despite his humble exterior, he has a dark side.

Sigappu Rojakkal
1978
Dialogue, Assistant Director
Dileep is an industrialist who runs a company named Minerva Exports & Imports. Despite his humble exterior, he has a dark side.
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
1978
as Character that describes cinema by lake side
A young budding writer is shunned by his village for his lack of skills to do ordinary jobs. He meets a new innocent girl in the village and they both...

Sarakku
N/A
Sarakku is an Drama Tamil movie directed by Jayakumar J . The movie's star cast includes Mansoor Ali Khan , Valeena in the main lead roles.