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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Kollengode, Kerala, India, 1958-12-11

Died: 2008-03-19

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Ezhavathu Manithan	Anand	0
2	1982	Kakka		0
3	1983	Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu		0
4	1983	Vasanthame Varuga		0
5	1983	Rugma	Joseph	0
6	1985	Engirunthalum Vazhga		0
7	1986	Mr. Bharath	Michael	71
8	1986	Samsaram Adhu Minsaram	Chidambaram, the eldest son	70
9	1986	Mandhira Punnagai	Dhairiyaraj	0
10	1987	Kavithai Paada Neramillai		0
11	1987	Poovizhi Vasalile	Anand	80
12	1987	Puyal Paadum Pattu		0
13	1987	Makkal En Pakkam		60
14	1987	Manithan		55
15	1987	Kavalan Avan Kovalan		0
16	1987	Michael Raj		0
17	1987	Kootu Puzhukkal		0
18	1987	Megam Karuththirukku		0
19	1987	Pasivadi Pranam	Chakravarthy	76
20	1987	Oorkavalan	Rajadurai	52
21	1987	Arul tharum Ayyappan		0
22	1987	Jebu Donga		60
23	1988	En Vazhi Thani Vazhi	Advocate Raja	0
24	1988	Anna Nagar Mudhal Theru		70
25	1988	Irandil Ondru		0
26	1988	Thaimel Aanai		60
27	1988	En Bommukutty Ammavukku		63
28	1988	Kai Naattu		0
29	1988	Kaliyugam		0
30	1989	Siva	John	50
31	1989	Rudranetra		60
32	1989	Idhu Unga Kudumbam		0
33	1989	Raja Chinna Roja	Bhaskar, a friend of Raja who uses him to cheat his rich uncle	66
34	1989	Siva	Bhavani	64
35	1989	Lankeshwarudu		0
36	1989	En Kanavar		0
37	1990	Thiyagu	Thiyagu	0
38	1990	Izzatdaar	Indrajeet Sabharwal	40
39	1990	Pagalil Pournami		0
40	1990	Anjali	Shekar	71
41	1990	Puriyaadha Pudhir		80
42	1990	Vyooham	Tony Lewis	60
43	1990	Shiva	Bhavani	65
44	1991	Chaitanya		70
45	1992	Soorya Manasam		70
46	1992	Uyarndhavan		0
47	1992	Daivathinte Vikrithikal	Alphonso	0
48	1992	Asadhyulu		0
49	1992	Kizhakkan Pathrose		51
50	1992	laati	Avinash	0
51	1993	Pudhiya Mugam	A Terrorist	60
52	1993	Konjum Kili		0
53	1993	Dhool Parakuthu		0
54	1993	Addeham Enna Iddeham		0
55	1994	Paasamalargal		0
56	1994	Captain	Kannappa Rao / Kannayiram	0
57	1994	Aranmanai Kaavalan	Duraipandi	0
58	1994	Thozhar Pandian		0
59	1994	Kaadhalan	Mallikarjuna	66
60	1994	Veera Padhakkam		0
61	1995	Baasha	Mark Anthony	76
62	1995	Peter Scott	Leo Fernandez	0
63	1995	Maanthrikam	Dr. Abdul Rahman	62
64	1995	Maatho Pettukoku	Bhavani	0
65	1995	Nadodi Mannan		0
66	1995	Kolangal		0
67	1995	Muthu	Rajasekharan	70
68	1995	Thotta Chinungi	Gopla	0
69	1996	Rakshak	Raghu	56
70	1996	Selva	Varatharajan	0
71	1997	Kalavida		0
72	1997	Anaganaga Oka Roju	Police Officer Raghu	72
73	1997	Arunachalam	Vishwanath	73
74	1997	Love Today		50
75	1997	Ullasam	GK	55
76	1997	Aahaa..!	Raghu	55
77	1997	Nerrukku Ner	Raghu	65
78	1997	Abhimanyu	Masilamani	0
79	1997	Ratchagan	Gnaneshwar	74
80	1998	Suswagatham		53
81	1998	Thulli Thirintha Kaalam		0
82	1998	Hitler	Ankush Roy	100
83	1998	Iniyavale		0
84	1998	Poonthottam		0
85	1998	Nilaave Vaa	Siva	60
86	1998	Aahaa..!	Raghuram	0
87	1999	Prathyartha	Robert	52
88	1999	Suriya Paarvai		40
89	1999	En Swasa Kaatre	Paneer	50
90	1999	Endrendrum Kadhal	Shekher	65
91	1999	Lal Baadshah	Vikram Singh / Vicky Baadshah	55
92	1999	Amarkalam	Tulasi Das	66
93	1999	Poo Parikka Varugirom	Ranganathan	0
94	1999	Mudhalvan	Chief Minister Aranganathan	69
95	1999	Iraniyan	Aande	0
96	2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Dr.Rajasekhar	62
97	2000	Mugavari	Shiva	66
98	2000	Good Luck		70
99	2000	Sudhandhiram		50
100	2000	Vallarasu	DGP Jagannathan	57
101	2000	Kandukondain Kandukondain	Boss	69
102	2000	Parthen Rasithen		70
103	2000	Uyirile Kalanthathu	Raghu	49
104	2000	Azaad	Deva / CBI Officer Vishwanath / Harkat Ul Ansari Dawood	58
105	2001	Dost	Raghu	30
106	2001	Narasimha	General Raana	51
107	2001	Star		50
108	2001	Majunu	Gajapathy	58
109	2002	Seema Simham		45
110	2002	Dhaya		0
111	2002	Roja Koottam		46
112	2002	Red	Sethupathy	51
113	2002	Run	Shiva's Brother in Law	68
114	2002	Maaran		55
115	2002	University	Tamilselvan	0
116	2002	Bobby	KR	31
117	2002	Bala	Jeyamani	20
118	2002	Kadhal Virus		0
119	2003	Naaga	Krishnamurthy	40
120	2003	Pelli Kani Prasad		0
121	2003	Johnny	Ravishankar Damle	55
122	2003	Anjaneya	Venketeaswaran	25
123	2003	Alai		45
124	2003	Alaudin	Gangadhar	50
125	2003	Thirumalai	Artist	59
126	2004	Jana	Jana's father	44
127	2004	Durgi	Jayadev (JD)	0
128	2004	Shock		40
129	2004	Naani	Scientist	54
130	2004	Arasatchi	Advocate Ashok Mehta	60
131	2004	Birth		0
132	2004	Mass	Satya	64
133	2005	Sachein	Gowtham	64
134	2005	Kasthuri Maan		0
135	2006	Sivappathigaram	Elango	47
136	2007	Evadaithe Nakenti		0
137	2007	Deepavali	Doctor (Cameo appearance)	51
138	2007	Sivaji: The Boss	Dr. Chezhian	70
139	2007	Marudhamalai		50
140	2008	Bheema	Periyavar	55
141	2008	அசோகா	Huzoor	0
142	2008	Aatadista	Raghunath	49
143	2008	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Vasu's Father	70
144	2008	Ellam Avan Seyal	Jagadeeswaran IPS from CBI	70
145	2011	Udhaya Neram		0
146	2012	Ullam		0
147	2015	Surya Vs Surya	Surya's Father (Archive Footage)	61
148	2022	The Ghost	Ashok Nair (Archive Footage)	46

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1982