Raghuvaran

Biography

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.

Known For

கைநாட்டு

Advocate Raja

என் வழி தனி வழி

Dr. Chezhian

சிவாஜி

ಕಲಾವಿದ

தாய் மேல் ஆணை

பகலில் பவுர்ணமி

Gowtham

சச்சின்

Periyavar

பீமா

Doctor (Cameo appearance)

தீபாவளி

Raghu

நேருக்கு நேர்

Vishwanath

அருணாச்சலம்

Bhaskar

ராஜா சின்ன ரோஜா

மனிதன்

Rajadurai

ஊர்க்காவலன்

எங்கிருந்தாலும் வாழ்க

மருதமலை

Chief Minister Aranganathan

முதல்வன்

Mark Anthony

பாட்ஷா

கஸ்தூரி மான்

அலை

Dr.Rajasekhar

கண்ணுக்குள் நிலவு

Artist

திருமலை

Shiva

முகவரி

Sethupathy

ரெட்

Boss

கண்டுகொண்டேன் கண்டுகொண்டேன்

Advocate Ashok Mehta

அரசாட்சி

Vasu's Father

யாரடி நீ மோகினி

Shiva's Brother in Law

ரன்

Satya

మాస్

Elango

சிவப்பதிகாரம்

Kannappa Rao / Kannayiram

Captain

Udhaya Neram

நாடோடி மன்னன்

General Raana

நரசிம்மா

DGP Jagannathan

Vallarasu

லவ் டுடே

Varatharajan

செல்வா

Siva

Nilaave Vaa

GK

உல்லாசம்

Iniyavale

Pelli Kani Prasad

Mallikarjuna

காதலன்

ரோஜா கூட்டம்

Bhavani

शिवा

Deva / CBI Officer Vishwanath / Harkat Ul Ansari Dawood

Azad

Indrajeet Sabharwal

Izzatdaar

Shekar

அஞ்சலி

Chaitanya

Robert

ಪ್ರತ್ಯರ್ಥ

Duraipandi

Aranmanai Kaavalan

Konjum Kili

ஷாக்

Gopla

தொட்டாச்சிணுங்கி

Ranganathan

பூ பறிக்க வருகிறோம்

Shekher

Endrendrum Kadhal

Raghu

உயிரிலே கலந்தது

Raghu

Dosth

Tulasi Das

அமர்க்களம்

Ankush Roy

हिटलर

Joseph

രുഗ്മ

സൂര്യമാനസം

കിഴക്കൻ പത്രോസ്

Rudranetra

లంకేశ్వరుడు

Chakravarthy

పసివాడి ప్రాణం

జేబు దొంగ

புரியாத புதிர்

Jananam

Evadaithe Nakenti

பாச மலர்கள்

Venketeaswaran

Anjaneya

Jana's father

Jana

Scientist

నాని

Ravishankar Damle

జాని

Dr. Abdul Rahman

മാന്ത്രികം

Thulli Thirintha Kaalam

Seema Simham

Aande

இரணியன்

பூந்தோட்டம்

காதல் வைரஸ்

கூட்டுப் புழுக்கள்

Megam Karuththirukku

Michael Raj

Idhu Unga Kudumbam

Dhool Parakuthu

Jayadev (JD)

Durgi

Jeyamani

பாலா

Suswagatham

Surya's Father (Archive Footage)

Surya Vs Surya

Gnaneshwar

ரட்சகன்

சூரிய பார்வை

Ashok Nair (Archive Footage)

The Ghost

Makkal En Pakkam

அண்ணா நகர் முதல் தெரு

En Bommukutty Ammavukku

Maaran

Good Luck

Gajapathy

மஜ்னு

Parthen Rasithen

ஸ்டார்

John

சிவா

Krishnamurthy

నాగ

കക്ക

Addeham Enna Iddeham

Sudhandhiram

Paneer

என் சுவாசக் காற்றே

Anand

ஏழாவது மனிதன்

Chidambaram, the eldest son

சம்சாரம் அது மின்சாரம்

Huzoor

Ashoka

Gangadhar

அலாவுதீன்

Raghu

Rakshak

Bhavani

శివ

Vikram Singh / Vicky Baadshah

Lal Baadshah

Anand

பூவிழி வாசலிலே

Tony Lewis

വ്യൂഹം

Tamilselvan

யுனிவர்சிடி

இரண்டில் ஒன்று

Masilamani

அபிமன்யு

தோழர் பாண்டியன்

வீரப்பதக்கம்

என் கணவர்

உயர்ந்தவன்

புயல் பாடும் பாட்டு

A Terrorist

புதிய முகம்

Jagadeeswaran IPS from CBI

எல்லாம் அவன் செயல்

ஒரு ஓடை நதியாகிறது

Police Officer Raghu

అనగనగ ఒక రోజు

அருள் தரும் அயப்பன்

Michael

மிஸ்டர் பாரத்

Alphonso

ദൈവത്തിന്റെ വികൃതികള്‍

Rajasekharan

முத்து

Thiyagu

தியாகு

Ullam

Kaliyugam

Bhavani

Maatho Pettukoku

Dhaya

வசந்தமே வருக

Raghu

ஆஹா..!

கோலங்கள்

Leo Fernandez

Peter Scott

Raghuram

ఆహా ..!

கவிதை பாட நேரமில்லை

காவலன் அவன் கோவலன்

Raghunath

Aatadista

అసాధ్యులు

KR

బాబీ

Dhairiyaraj

மந்திரப் புன்னகை

Avinash

laati

Circle Inspector