Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj born on 7th January 1953 at Vellankoil Gobichetipallayam, Erode district is a Tamil film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He has also written and directed Telugu and Hindi films and TV serials. He was married to Praveena who later deceased and then re-married to Poornima Jayaram, she was his co-star in Darling Darling Darling. His Children with Poornima are Saranya and Shanthanu. He won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu (1983). He is editor of weekly magazine Bhagya and has also written several novels.