Once upon a time there was a rich father who had three sons. Their family was the richest in the village and one day the father decided to step down from his responsibility and handed over his duties and properties equally to the sons� If you think this is age old folklore, then dust your thoughts� This is not just a case of a property division for the filmdom.

There are copious stories of Vaarissu cinema in any Indian language film industry. If the father / mother had a share of the coveted lime light for a considerable period of time, then there is tremendous expectation on the star kids to perform the same level of brilliant task. Lets now analyze few star families who have made it against the odd and those who have got their nibs curbed even as toddler.

Their mother was a huge heroine of yesteryears. With her dainty figure and feminine behavior she had own the hearts of many, its none other than Manjula, who shared the screen with veteran actor M.G.R in Ulagam Sutrum Vaaliban. Manjula married Vijyakumar one huge star for any family subject film. There was a period when this couple was featured in almost any movies. Their chemistry and reality pinch gave producers a roaring deal of business. Inspite of their glorious film history which is still growing their daughters and VijyaKumar's son Arun kumar have not made it big in the industry till now. Preetha Vijaya Kumar and Sridevi though made a good start their career path sluggishly fell in a tortoise trap. Arun Kumar is still acclaimed for his innovative attempts, but boss, a hit is what matters in the industry.

Sivakumar and Surya, this father son duo has steer cleared all hindrance in their path to achieve an irreplaceable position in the industry. If Sivakumar made a mark in Raja Raja Cholan and Sindhubairavi; Surya has made it very big with his Ghajini. With Surya marrying Jyotika who is yet another heartthrob and Sivakumar's younger son Karthi having a promising career ahead of him, can we compare this family to the Bachchan family of Bollywood?

Though people consider Simbu the reason for the T.Rajender's family flag to fly high this family has definitely carved a niche for them in the industry. One thing which should be learned from them, be proud of whatever you think is the best in you. This has helped them hit the masses with their massive punch lines. Now the son is marching much ahead of the father's success graph with his interest in screenplay and other technicalities of filming gaining laurels. Kudos to Simbu, who amidst a lot of controversies managing to sustain in Kollywood!

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