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Raghuvaran

Raghuvaran

Actor

Raghuvaran was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South India. He became famous for his portrayal of villain and character roles in Tamil films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. According to the Hindustan Times, "the actor had carved a niche for himself with his special style and voice modulation. He played the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, Oru Manidhanin Kadhai, about a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic. He received critical acclaim for his role as Father Alphonso in the Malayalam movie Daivathinte Vikruthikal, directed by Lenin Rajendran and based on M. Mukundan's novel of the same name. Following his beginnings on the stage, and a Diploma in acting from Adyar Film Institute in Chennai, Raghuvaran approached many Kollywood studios aiming for performance oriented roles and finally got selected one as hero. The offbeat film named Ezhavathu Manithan (Seventh Man). directed by Hariharan won many awards, but not many offers for him. A few more films followed as hero like Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu and Nee Thodumbothu released, but did n't became a huge success. But the villain role in Silk Silk Silk was noticed and the film's success opened the gate of offers for him. The villain act continued in films like Kutravaaligal, Mr. Bharath, Mandhira Punnagai and Oorkavalan. He appeared as hero as well as supporting actor in between releases as well. The major ones are Mudivalla Arambam and Samsaram Adhu Minsaram. In mid 80's Raghuvaran did many films as hero and most of them did good business as well. The films Michael Raj, Megam Karuththirukku, Kootu Puzhukkal and Kavithai Paada Neramillai helped to stabilize his career. The lawyer in Kaliyugam, the police officer in Thaimel Aanai, the rowdy with a golden heart in Kai Naattu, the honest Medical student turned Goonda in Kuttravali, the common man in En Vazhi Thani Vazhi helped Raghuvaran's market value as hero to reach greater heights. But his desire to try all types of roles, like supporting actor as well as villain simultaneously halted the progress as hero, eventhough he played hero roles in Vyooham, Kavacham and Anjali later. His supporting roles in Annanagar Mudhal Theru and Siva was well received too. In a career span lasting for more than 26 years, Raghuvaran performed each roles with his trademark mannerisms, often stealing the thunder from more established stars and even heroes. His magnetic baritone voice was an advantage and he modulated it to suit his variety of roles. He also set his own style of mannerisms and brought a distinct dialogue delivery and even changed his gait in many films. All this dedication won him more fans and helped his popularity graph soaring more higher. Raghuvaran died on 19 March 2008 cause of the death has been disclosed as organ failure caused by excessive alcohol consumption. His death occurred during the filming stages of several films, including the Tamil film, Kanthaswamy wherein Raghuvaran's performances were left unused and were replaced with Ashish Vidyarthi, which resulted in the film's delayed release.

Born: December 11, 1958 in Kollengode, Kerala, India

Died: March 19, 2008 (Age 49)

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Raghuvaran  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.4
ActorVishvanath1997
Movie
4.9
ActorRaghu1996
Movie
7.8
ActorChief Minister Aranganathan1999
Movie
6.1
ActorGnaneshwar1997
Movie
5.8
ActorDeva / CBI Officer Vishwanath / Harkat Ul Ansari Dawood2000
Movie
7.5
ActorChidambaram, the eldest son1986
Movie
5.8
ActorAnkush Roy1998
Movie
4.8
ActorIndrajeet Sabharwal1990
Movie
7
ActorArtist2003
Movie
6.3
ActorAdvocate Ashok Mehta2004
Movie
6.4
ActorRaghu1997
Movie
7.4
Actor1992
Movie
6.5
Actor1993
Movie
6.1
ActorDr. Abdul Rahman1995
Movie
5
ActorScientist2004
Movie
7.2
ActorShekar1990
Movie
6.9
ActorAnand1982
Movie
5.4
Actor1983
Movie
7.8
ActorAlphonso1992
Movie
ActorThiyagu1990
Movie
5.6
ActorDoctor (Cameo appearance)2007
Movie
7.7
ActorMark Anthony1995
Movie
7
ActorShiva2000
Movie
7.3
ActorVasu's Father2008
Movie
ActorRobert1999
Movie
7.1
ActorTulasi Das1999
Movie
3.3
ActorVenketeaswaran2003
Movie
6.7
ActorBhaskar, a friend of Raja who uses him to cheat his rich uncle1989
Movie
7.1
Actor1988
Movie
3.4
ActorKrishnamurthy2003
Movie
5
ActorGangadhar2003
Movie
5.5
ActorPeriyavar2008
Movie
6.7
ActorRajadurai1987
Movie
5.3
Actor2007
Movie
4
ActorNewspaper editor2002
Movie
4.9
ActorElango2006
Movie
6.9
ActorMallikarjuna1994
Movie
6.1
ActorRaghu2000
Movie
6.8
ActorShiva's Brother in Law2002
Movie
5.4
ActorPaneer1999
Movie
5
ActorGajapathy2001
Movie
7
ActorBhavani1989
Movie
6.2
ActorMasilamani1997
Movie
Actor1988
Movie
7
ActorPolice Officer Raghu1997
Movie
5.6
Actor1995
Movie
7.6
ActorDr. Chezhian2007
Movie
7.2
ActorGowtham2005
Movie
7.2
ActorRaghu1997
Movie
6.4
ActorDr.Rajasekhar2000
Movie
6.7
ActorSatya2004
Movie
6
Actor2002
Movie
5.2
ActorRavishankar Damle2003
Movie
7.6
ActorAnand1987
Movie
Actor1994
Movie
7.4
ActorBoss2000
Movie
3
ActorJana's father2004
Movie
4
ActorJeyamani2002
Movie
3.1
ActorVikram Singh / Vicky Baadshah1999
Movie
6.7
ActorBhavani1995
Movie
6.2
Actor1987
Movie
5.9
Actor1992
Movie
6.1
Actor1987
Movie
7.6
ActorJagadeeswaran IPS from CBI2008
Movie
7
ActorMichael1986
Movie
5.1
ActorGeneral Raana2001
Movie
4.2
Actor2004
Movie
6.9
Actor1987
Movie
5.3
Actor2002
Movie
7.3
ActorRajasekhar1995
Movie
5.8
ActorLeo Fernandez1995
Movie
Actor2000
Movie
7.1
ActorJohn1989
Movie
6.9
ActorRaghuram1998
Movie
3.3
Actor2003
Movie
7.1
ActorShekher1999
Movie
4.8
Actor1987
Movie
4.1
ActorRaghunath2008
Movie
3.4
ActorKR2002
Movie
Actor1992
Movie
Actor1990
Movie
7.6
ActorAande1999
Movie
6.7
Actor1997
Movie
6.4
Actor2000
Movie
7.6
Actor1990
Movie
Actor1988
Movie
6.7
ActorDGP Jagannathan2000
Movie
7.9
Actor1999
Movie
5.6
Actor2002
Movie
6.9
ActorBhavani1990
Movie
6.7
Actor1989
Movie
3.7
Actor2002
Movie
6.1
ActorA Terrorist1993
Movie
4.9
Actor1994
Movie
5.7
Actor1989
Movie
7.6
ActorChakravarthy1987
Movie
ActorDuraipandi1994
Movie
7.5
Actor1997
Movie
5.2
ActorRaghu2001
Movie
5.4
ActorAdvocate Raja1988
Movie
ActorTony Lewis1990
Movie
5.3
Actor2008
Movie
7
Actor1991
Movie
6.5
ActorJayadev (JD)
Movie
6.9
Actor1997
Movie
6.4
ActorSurya's Father (Archive Footage)2015
Movie
Actor
Short Film
Actor2015
Short Film
5.1
ActorAshok Nair (Archive Footage)2022
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