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ప్రారంభం
1983 జూలై 28న చెన్నైలో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ వెంకటేష్ ప్రభు కస్తూరి రాజ. Tamil director Kasthuri Raja కుమారుడు; director Selvaraghavan సోదరుడు. 2002 'తుళ్ళువదో ఇళమై' (తండ్రి direction)తో అరంగేట్రం.
Iconic career
50+ films Tamil + Hindi + Telugu releases. 'ఆడుకళం' (2010 — Vetrimaaran National Film Award), 'మాయక్కం ఎన్న' (2011), '3' (2011 — Aishwarya Rajinikanth direction + viral 'Why This Kolaveri Di'), 'రాంజానన్' (2013 Bollywood — National Film Award Best Hindi-Tamil debut), 'రఘువరన్ B.Tech' (2014 Tamil — National Film Award), 'మారి' (2015 + 2018), 'అస్మరణ్' (2018 international Hollywood). 2004లో Rajinikanth కూతురు Aishwarya తో వివాహం → 2024 divorce. 4 National Film Awards (acting + films).
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Origins
Born 28 July 1983 in Chennai as Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja. Son of Tamil director Kasthuri Raja; brother of director Selvaraghavan. Debuted with father's direction 'Thulluvadho Ilamai' (2002).
Iconic career
50+ films across Tamil, Hindi and Telugu releases. 'Aadukalam' (2010, Vetrimaaran — National Film Award); 'Mayakkam Enna' (2011); '3' (2011, the Aishwarya Rajinikanth direction that birthed the viral 'Why This Kolaveri Di'); 'Raanjhanaa' (2013, Bollywood, National Film Award); 'Raghuvaran B.Tech' (2014, National Film Award); the 'Maari' franchise (2015, 2018); and Hollywood's 'The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir' (2018). Married Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya in 2004 (divorced 2024). 4 National Film Awards across acting + films.
