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person_profile-Raghuvaran

Raghuvaran Died at age: 49

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Raghuvaran

Date of Birth:

Dec 11, 1958

Country of birth:

India

Died:

Mar 19, 2008

Biography of

Raghuvaran

    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.

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Filmography of

Raghuvaran

Found 92 Movies in total

... 2023

The Ghost

Ashok Nair (In Portrait only) ( Actor )

... 2022

Surya Vs Surya

Surya's Father (Archive Footage) ( Actor )

... 2015

Ellam Avan Seyal

Jagadeeswaran IPS from CBI ( Actor )

... 2008

Yaaradi Nee Mohini

Vasu's Father ( Actor )

... 2008

Aatadista

Raghunath ( Actor )

... 2008

Bheema

Periyavar ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2007

Sivaji: The Boss

Dr. Chezhian ( Actor )

... 2007

Deepavali

Doctor (Cameo appearance) ( Actor )

... 2007

Sivappathigaram

Elango ( Actor )

... 2006

Sachein

Gowtham ( Actor )

... 2005

Mass

Satya ( Actor )

... 2004

Arasatchi

Advocate Ashok Mehta ( Actor )

... 2004

Naani

Scientist ( Actor )

... 2004

Jana

Jana's father ( Actor )

... 2004

Thirumalai

Artist ( Actor )

... 2003

Alai

Actor

... 2003

Anjaneya

Venketeaswaran ( Actor )

... 2003

Johnny

Ravishankar Damle ( Actor )

... 2003

Naaga

Krishnamurthy ( Actor )

... 2003

Bala

Jeyamani ( Actor )

... 2002

Bobby

KR ( Actor )

... 2002

Maaran

Actor

... 2002

Run

Shiva's Brother in Law ( Actor )

... 2002

Red

Newspaper editor ( Actor )

... 2002

Dhaya

Actor

... 2002

Majunu

Gajapathy ( Actor )

... 2001

Star

Actor

... 2001

Narasimha

General Raana ( Actor )

... 2001

Azaad

Deva / CBI Officer Vishwanath / Harkat Ul Ansari Dawood ( Actor )

... 2000

Uyirile Kalanthathu

Raghu ( Actor )

... 2000

... 2000

... 2000

... 2000

... 2000

Mugavari

Shiva ( Actor )

... 2000

Kannukkul Nilavu

Dr.Rajasekhar ( Actor )

... 2000

Mudhalvan

Chief Minister Aranganathan ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

Amarkalam

Tulasi Das ( Actor )

... 1999

Endrendrum Kadhal

Shekher ( Actor )

... 1999

Lal Baadshah

Vikram Singh / Vicky Baadshah ( Actor )

... 1999

En Swasa Kaatre

Paneer ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

Prathyartha

Robert ( Actor )

... 1999

Aahaa..!

Raghuram ( Actor )

... 1998

Nilaave Vaa

Siva ( Actor )

... 1998

Hitler

Ankush Roy ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1998

Ratchagan

Gnaneshwar ( Actor )

... 1997

Nerrukku Ner

Raghu ( Actor )

... 1997

Aahaa..!

Raghu ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

Arunachalam

Vishvanath ( Actor )

... 1997

Anaganaga Oka Roju

Police Officer Raghu ( Actor )

... 1997

Rakshak

Raghu ( Actor )

... 1996

Muthu

Rajasekhar ( Actor )

... 1995

... 1995

Maatho Pettukoku

Bhavani ( Actor )

... 1995

Maanthrikam

Dr. Abdul Rahman ( Actor )

... 1995

Peter Scott

Leo Fernandez ( Actor )

... 1995

Baasha

Mark Anthony ( Actor )

... 1995

Kaadhalan

Mallikarjuna ( Actor )

... 1994

Aranmanai Kaavalan

Duraipandi ( Actor )

... 1994

Pudhiya Mugam

A Terrorist ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1992

Daivathinte Vikrithikal

Alphonso ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1992

... 1992

... 1991

Shiva

Bhavani ( Actor )

... 1990

Vyooham

Tony Lewis ( Actor )

... 1990

Anjali

Shekar ( Actor )

... 1990

Izzatdaar

Indrajeet Sabharwal ( Actor )

... 1990

Thiyagu

Thiyagu ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1989

... 1989

Siva

Bhavani ( Actor )

... 1989

Raja Chinna Roja

Bhaskar, a friend of Raja who uses him to cheat his rich uncle ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1989

Siva

John ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1988

... 1988

... 1988

... 1987

Pasivadi Pranam

Chakravarthy ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1987

Poovizhi Vasalile

Anand ( Actor )

... 1987

Mandhira Punnagai

Dhairiyaraj ( Actor )

... 1986

Samsaram Adhu Minsaram

Chidambaram, the eldest son ( Actor )

... 1986

Mr. Bharath

Michael ( Actor )

... 1986