Some celebrities in the tamil film industry have changed their name for cinema. Thus we can see the real names of the most familiar celebrities.



Ilayaraja: Musician ilayaraja has been ruling the minds of the fans with his music for almost half a century in tamil cinema. He was born on a farm in Theni district. 



Born into a Dalit family, he is nicknamed Gnanadesikan. His father changed his name to Rajaya when he was in school. Then everyone started calling him Raja. producer Panchu Arunachalam named Ilayaraja.



Raghava Lawrence: lawrence -Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>raghava lawrence is a versatile actor, director and dance teacher. A good man above all these. His given name is Murugaiyan. 



Raghavendra Swamy used to go to the temple to cure a brain tumor in his childhood. After that he recovered and due to his intense involvement with raghavendra Sivami the name of Murugaiyan was changed to Raghavendra. 



In 2001, Raghava changed his name from lawrence to Lawrence.



Anjali: anjali was an actress who was very busy in tamil and telugu cinema at one time. jeeva made her debut in tamil cinema with the tamil film Kartatu. 



Born in Andhra Pradesh, Anjali's maiden name is Balathripurasundari. She has changed her name to anjali for the cinema.



Khushboo: khushboo is a leading actress in tamil cinema in the 90s. He has acted with many leading heroes like Rajini and Kamal. Khushboo's maiden name is Naqat Khan. 



She was born into a Muslim family in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Her parents changed her name to khushboo when she started her career as an actress from an early age.



Rajkiran: Rajkiran is a versatile actor, director and producer. He made his debut as a protagonist in the film En Rasa's Manasile and has acted in more than 30 films. 



Rajkiran was born into a Muslim family. His given name is J. Mohideen Abdul Qadir.



Manorama: manorama is a record holder in over 1500 films in tamil cinema. She has also acted as a playback singer in over 300 songs. 



Gopichanda is the native name of Manorama, a native of Mannargudi. Fans affectionately call her Aashi.

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