Raghuvaran
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Raghuvaran (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an India
n 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.
in Palakkad district, Kerala
. He was the grandson Mr. N. Radha Krishna Menon and Satyavathy Amma and son of Velayudhan and Kasturi.
He dropped out of his Bachelor of Arts from Coimbatore (Govt. Arts College) to pursue a career in acting. He landed a minor role in the Kannada film Swapna Thingalgal. He began acting in small minor roles in Telugu and Kannada films including a two-minute scene as a rapist in Udaya.
From 1979 to 1983, he was part of an acting drama troupe in Chennai, Chennai Kings, which also included the Kannada/Tamil supporting actor, Nassar
. He was spotted and cast in a small role in Ezhavathu Manithan which was his biggest role to date.
He was married to the Telugu actress Rohini and has a son with her, Sai Rishivaran. The couple later separated and divorced.
Raghuvaran’s substance addictions hampered his career and left him repeatedly visiting rehabilitation clinics.
as the father of an autistic child. He later played villains in Baasha
as Mark Anthony, Mudhalvan
as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Shiva and Muthu as Ilaimaran. He later returned to supporting roles - sometimes as a father or as a mentor in films such as Alai
, Yaaradi Nee Mohini
, Tirumalai and Bala
.
He has also acted in a number of Hindi movies, such as Shiva, Lal Baadshah
, Rakshak
and Hitler
.
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.
India
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n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who predominantly acted in movies made in South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. He became famous for his portrayal of villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
and character roles in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
films. He has acted in more than 150 Malayalam, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
and Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
films. According to the Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
, "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
Lenin Rajendran
Lenin Rajendran is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has worked in Malayalam cinema.- Career :Beginning his film-making career as an assistant to director P. A. Backer, Rajendran made his directorial debut with Venal...
and based on M. Mukundan
M. Mukundan
M. Mukundan is one of the pioneers of modernity in Malayalam literature, belonging to Mahe, part of Pondicherry Union Territory in South India. He was born on 10 September 1942 at Mayyazhi , a one-time French territory in India...
's novel of the same name.
Personal life
He was born in 1958 at KollengodeKollengode
Kollengode is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India.Kollengode, 19 km from Palakkad town, has endless green paddy fields, an ancient Vishnu temple and the Kollengode Palace, built in the traditional Kerala architectural style....
in Palakkad district, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. He was the grandson Mr. N. Radha Krishna Menon and Satyavathy Amma and son of Velayudhan and Kasturi.
He dropped out of his Bachelor of Arts from Coimbatore (Govt. Arts College) to pursue a career in acting. He landed a minor role in the Kannada film Swapna Thingalgal. He began acting in small minor roles in Telugu and Kannada films including a two-minute scene as a rapist in Udaya.
From 1979 to 1983, he was part of an acting drama troupe in Chennai, Chennai Kings, which also included the Kannada/Tamil supporting actor, Nassar
Nassar
Nassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
. He was spotted and cast in a small role in Ezhavathu Manithan which was his biggest role to date.
He was married to the Telugu actress Rohini and has a son with her, Sai Rishivaran. The couple later separated and divorced.
Raghuvaran’s substance addictions hampered his career and left him repeatedly visiting rehabilitation clinics.
Career
Following his beginnings on the stage, Raghuvaran turned to film with 1982's Tamil film Elavathu Manithan (Seventh Man). He received several state and Filmfare Awards for his performances in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He began his career as a supporting actor in a number of films in Tamil including Mani Rathnam's AnjaliAnjali (film)
Anjali is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Raghuvaran, Revathi, Prabhu, Tarun, Shruthi and Shamili. The musical film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, being his 500th movie. Anjali is about a dying mentally disabled child, and the...
as the father of an autistic child. He later played villains in Baasha
Baasha
Baasha was the third king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Ahijah of the Tribe of Issachar. Baasha's story is told in ....
as Mark Anthony, Mudhalvan
Mudhalvan
Mudhalvan is a 1999 Tamil political thriller film co-written and directed by S. Shankar. The film features Arjun, Manisha Koirala and Raghuvaran in the lead roles with Manivannan, Vijayakumar and Hanifa portraying other significant roles. The film featured an award-winning soundtrack composed by...
as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Shiva and Muthu as Ilaimaran. He later returned to supporting roles - sometimes as a father or as a mentor in films such as Alai
Alai (film)
Alai is a 2003 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film. The film stars Silambarasan, Trisha, Raghuvaran and Vivek. The film is directed by Vikram K Kumar. The score and soundtrack, composed by Vidyasagar, was released on April 2003. It flopped because of the release of Kaadhal Kondein...
, Yaaradi Nee Mohini
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
, Tirumalai and Bala
Bala (film)
Bala is a 1976 documentary film, by Satyajit Ray, about the Bharatanatyam dancer Balasaraswati. The film's music was recorded by Balasaraswati's brothers, T. Viswanathan and T. Ranganathan.-External links:*...
.
He has also acted in a number of Hindi movies, such as Shiva, Lal Baadshah
Lal Baadshah
Lal Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood film directed by K.C. Bokadia and starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Raghuvaran, Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri. Nirupa Roy also appears in her last film playing Bachchan's foster mother...
, Rakshak
Rakshak
Rakshak is 1996 Bollywood Movie directed by Ashok Honda and starring Suniel Shetty, Karishma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath, Aruna Irani....
and Hitler
Hitler (1998 film)
Hitler is a 1998 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T L V Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Dipti Bhatnagar, Sadiya Siddiqui, Mohnish Bahl, Arun Bakshi, Hemant Birje, Mangal Dhillon, Johnny Lever and Raghuvaran-Plot:...
.
Death
Raghuvaran died on 19 March 2008His death occurred during the filming stages of several films, including the Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film, Kanthaswamy
Kanthaswamy
Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Tamil language feature film directed by Susi Ganesan, who with Kanthaswamy completed his fourth film. Vikram acts in the lead role, whilst Shriya Saran, Prabhu Ganesan, Krishna, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Mansoor Ali Khan, Vadivelu and Y. G. Mahendran also play roles in...
wherein Raghuvaran's performances were left unused and were replaced with Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Hindi films and lately in South Indian films. He has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for film Drohkaal in 1995....
, which resulted in the film's delayed release.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kakka | Malayalam | ||
| Ezhavathu Manithan Ezhavathu Manithan Ezhavathu Manithan is a Tamil film directed by K. Hariharan. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by L. Vaidhyanathan... |
Tamil | |||
| 1983 | Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu | Tamil | ||
| Rugma | Malayalam | |||
| Silk, Silk, Silk | Tamil | |||
| 1986 | Mr. Bharath Mr. Bharath Mr.Bharath is a Tamil film is directed by SP. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajnikant, Sathyaraj, Ambika, Goundamani, S. V. Shekhar and others. The plot is about a son's revenge against his father... |
Tamil | ||
| Samsaram Adhu Minsaram | Chidamabaram | Tamil | ||
| 1987 | Pasivadi Pranam Pasivadi Pranam Pasivadi Pranam is a Telugu language film which released on July 23, 1987. This film stars Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, and Raghuvaran. This film was produced by Chiranjeevi's brother-in-law Allu Aravind. This film was directed A. Kodandarami Reddy... |
Venu | Telugu | |
| Oorkavalan Oorkavalan Oorkavalan is a 1987 Tamil film directed by Manobala. It stars Rajnikanth, Pandiyan, Janakaraj, Raghuvaran, Malasiavasudevan, Selvaraj, Radhika, Chitra and M. Varalakshmi.... |
Tamil | |||
| Manithan Manithan Manithan is a 1987 Indian Tamil language film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh, Srividya -Plot:... |
Tamil | |||
| 1988 | En Bommukutty Ammavukku En Bommukutty Ammavukku En Bommukutty Ammavuku is a 1988 Indian film starring Geetu Mohandas, Satyaraj, Suhasini and Raghuvaran is remake of Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku by Fazil.-Plot:... |
Alex | Tamil | |
| 1989 | Siva Siva (1989 film) Siva is a 1989 Tamil film directed by Ammerjan. The film was certified as ""A"" in the sensor board. Rajini & Rahuvaran acting was appreciated... |
Tamil | ||
| Izzatdaar Izzatdaar Izzatdaar is a 1990 Bollywood film and starring Dilip Kumar, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Shafi Inamdar and South Indian actor Raghuvaran in his Bollywood film debut.-Cast:*Dilip Kumar ... Brahm Dutt*Govinda ... Vijay... |
Indrajeet Sabharwal | Hindi | ||
| Raja Chinna Roja Raja Chinna Roja Raja Chinna Roja is a 1989 Tamil film directed by SP. Muthuraman. is a based on the 1965 English musical The Sound of Music with a song of the English movie fully remade in Tamil.-Plot:... |
Raghu | Tamil | ||
| Shiva | Bhavani | Telugu | ||
| 1990 | Vyooham Vyooham Vyooham is a 1990 Malayalam-language feature film made in India, directed by Sangeeth Sivan, starring Raghuvaran, Sukumaran, Captain Raju, Babu Antony, Urvashi, Rajan P. Dev and Parvathy Jayaram. It was the debut film of Sangeeth Sivan.-Plot:... |
Tony Leous | Malayalam | |
| Puriyaadha Pudhir Puriyaadha Pudhir Puriyadha Puthir is a 1990 thriller film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film, which took 30 days to make, cost the producer's only 29 lakhs.. The film is a remake of 1973 Hind hit Dhund-Plot:... |
Tamil | |||
| Anjali Anjali (film) Anjali is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Raghuvaran, Revathi, Prabhu, Tarun, Shruthi and Shamili. The musical film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, being his 500th movie. Anjali is about a dying mentally disabled child, and the... |
Shekar | Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Chaithanya Chaithanya The music score is provided by Ilayaraja.* Kanneledi Kannugeeti Kasimeedundi Magada * Oho Laila O Charuseela Kopamela... |
Telugu | ||
| 1992 | Soorya Manasam Soorya Manasam Soorya Manasam is a 1992 critically acclaimed Malayalam movie by Viji Thampi starring Mammootty in the title role. Mammootty played the role of a lunatic, Putturumees, one of the most acclaimed characters in his career... |
Malayalam | ||
| Daivathinte Vikrithikal Daivathinte Vikrithikal Daivathinte Vikrithikal is a 1992 Malayalam feature film co-written and directed by Lenin Rajendran based on M. Mukundan's award-winning novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Alphonso, a man who chooses to suffer a slow, torturous life in his little village, Mahe, in preference to... |
Alphonso | Malayalam | ||
| 1994 | Paasamalargal Paasamalargal Paasamalargal is a 1994 Tamil film directed by Suresh Menon. The film features Arvind Swamy and Revathi in the main roles, Ajith Kumar also played a supporting role. The film released in February 1994.-Production:... |
Tamil | ||
| Kadhalan Kadhalan Kadhalan is a Tamil film released in 1994, written and directed by S. Shankar. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Nagma in the lead roles. Actor Vikram has dubbed his voice for Prabhu Deva... |
Mallikarjuna | Tamil | ||
| 1995 | Baashha | Mark Antony | Tamil | |
| Maanthrikam Maanthrikam Maanthrikam is a 1995 Malayalam movie directed by Thampi Kannanthanam. The movie features Mohanlal, Jagadish and Priya Raman in the lead roles. This movie marked the debut for the actor Vinayakan.- Cast :* Mohanlal as Stephen Ronald... |
Abdul Rahiman | Malayalam | ||
| Muthu Muthu (film) The soundtrack features six songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. Muthu is the first Rajinikanth film for which Rahman wrote music. The soundtrack for this movie turned out to be a major hit and Rahman gained popularity in Japan when the movie was released in Japanese. The... |
Devan | Tamil | ||
| Thotta Chinungi Thotta Chinungi Thotta Chinungi is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language film starring Karthik, Raghuvaran, Revathi, Devayani and Nagendra Prasad. It was remade and released in Hindi as Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, with Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai.... |
Gopal | Tamil | ||
| 1996 | Rakshak Rakshak Rakshak is 1996 Bollywood Movie directed by Ashok Honda and starring Suniel Shetty, Karishma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath, Aruna Irani.... |
Hindi | ||
| Circle Inspector | Kannada | |||
| Selva Selva (film) Selva is a Tamil movie starring Vijay, Swathi and Raghuvaran. The music is composed by Deva. The film is directed by A. Venkatesan.-Plot:... |
Varatharajan | Tamil | ||
| Take It Easy Urvasi | Tamil | |||
| 1997 | Anaganaga Oka Roju Anaganaga Oka Roju Anaganaga Oka Roju is a 1997 Telugu Road movie thriller written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy and Urmila Matondkar in the lead roles. Raghuvaran, Brahmanandam and Kota Srinivasa Rao play other pivotal roles. The film was opened to positive reviews by critics... |
Telugu | ||
| Arunachalam Arunachalam Arunachalam is a 1997 Tamil language film starring Rajinikanth.-Plot:Rajnikanth finds himself to be an orphan. He travels from his village to Madras. There he meets Janakaraj, who gives him a job. By some magical situation, Rajni discovers himself to be a son of a dead millionaire—through Visu.... |
Vishwanath | Tamil | ||
| Love Today Love Today (film) Love Today is a Tamil film which was released in 1997. It was directed by debutant Balasekaran. This film stars Joseph Vijay and Suvalakshmi. The story explains a pure love of a boy who finally decides to refuse his love due to some reasons. This film is specially dedicated for to the boys who... |
Chandrasekar | Tamil | ||
| Ullaasam | G. K. | Tamil | ||
| Abhimanyu | Tamil | |||
| Nerukku Ner | Raghu | Tamil | ||
| Aahaa Aahaa Aahaa is a Tamil film starring Rajiv Krishna in the lead role. The film was a decent hit.-Plot:Shriram is the son of 'Pepsi' Parasuram and the younger brother of Raghu . Raghu is married to Bhanupriya and has a son. While Raghu is a model son, Shriram is considered a wastrel... |
Raghu | Tamil | ||
| Ratchagan Ratchagan Ratchagan is a 1997 Tamil action film, directed by Praveen Gandhi, starring Nagarjuna and Sushmita Sen in the lead role. It also starred Raghuvaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vadivelu and Girish Karnad. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman... |
Easwar | Tamil | ||
| 1998 | Suswagatham Suswagatham Suswagatham is a Telugu film which released on January 1, 1998. This film is a remake of Tamil Movie Love Today starring Joseph Vijay and Suvalakshmi and Raghuvaran in lead role released in May 1997. This film was Pawan Kalyan's third hit as an actor. The film was very attractive to the youth... |
Telugu | ||
| Jai Hind | Kannada | |||
| Government | Kannada | |||
| Thulli Thirintha Kaalam | Tamil | |||
| Hitler Hitler (1998 film) Hitler is a 1998 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by T L V Prasad, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Shilpa Shirodkar, Dipti Bhatnagar, Sadiya Siddiqui, Mohnish Bahl, Arun Bakshi, Hemant Birje, Mangal Dhillon, Johnny Lever and Raghuvaran-Plot:... |
Hindi | |||
| Iniyavaley | Tamil | |||
| Poonthottam | Tamil | |||
| Nilaave Vaa Nilaave Vaa Nilaave Vaa is a Tamil film which released on 14 August 1998 and was directed by A. Venkatesh. This film stars Vijay and Suvalakshmi in the main lead. Produced By K. T. Kunjumon.-Story:... |
Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Surya Paarvai | Tamil | ||
| En Swasa Kaatre | Tamil | |||
| Endrendrum Kadhal Endrendrum Kadhal Endrendrum Kadhal is a Tamil film which released in 1999 and directed by Manoj Bhatnagar. The film stars Vijay and Rambha.-Plot:Vijay is the managing director of a large shipping corporation. He lives in a joint family with his father , two brothers , their wives and children and a spinster sister... |
Tamil | |||
| Lal Baadshah Lal Baadshah Lal Baadshah is a 1999 Bollywood film directed by K.C. Bokadia and starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Raghuvaran, Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty and Amrish Puri. Nirupa Roy also appears in her last film playing Bachchan's foster mother... |
Vikram Singh | Hindi | ||
| Oruvan Oruvan Oruvan is a 1999 Tamil language film directed by Suresh Krishna. The film features Sarathkumar and Pooja Batra in lead roles whilst Devayani, Raghuvaran and Anandaraj play supporting roles.-Cast:*Sarathkumar as Surya*Pooja Batra as Kalpana... |
Krishna Prasad | Tamil | ||
| Amarkalam Amarkalam Amarkalam is a 1999 Tamil action film directed by Saran and produced by Venkateswaralayam. The film featured Ajith Kumar and Shalini in the lead roles with Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Nassar in other pivotal roles... |
Tulasi Das | Tamil | ||
| Anaganaga Oka Ammayi | Bhavani Prasad | Telugu | ||
| Pooparika Varugirom | Ranganathan | Tamil | ||
| Mudhalvan Mudhalvan Mudhalvan is a 1999 Tamil political thriller film co-written and directed by S. Shankar. The film features Arjun, Manisha Koirala and Raghuvaran in the lead roles with Manivannan, Vijayakumar and Hanifa portraying other significant roles. The film featured an award-winning soundtrack composed by... |
Aranganathan | Tamil | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awardss for Tamil films. The award was first given in 1997, with Prakash Raj being the first recipient.-The list:... |
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| Iranyan | Aande | Tamil | ||
| Prathyartha | Kannada | |||
| 2000 | Kannukkul Nilavu Kannukkul Nilavu Kannukkul Nilavu is a 2000 Indian Tamil language film starring Vijay, Raghuvaran, Srividya, Kaveri and Shalini.-Plot:Gautham Prabhakar meets Dr.Rajasekhar , a psychologist, his daughter Hema and her friends, Surya & Chandru . He has memories of a girl named Gayathri , who he met briefly and... |
Rajasekhar | Tamil | |
| Good Luck Good Luck (2000 film) Good Luck is a 2000 released Tamil film. The movie stars Prashanth, Riya Sen and Raghuvaran. The film is directed and produced by Manoj Bhatnagar.-Plot:... |
Chandramohan | Tamil | ||
| Sudhandhiram Sudhandhiram Sudhandhiram is a 2000 Tamil language film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film features Arjun and Rambha in lead roles whilst Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Sharat Saxena play supporting roles... |
Raghu | Tamil | ||
| Mugavaree | Shiva | Tamil | ||
| Vallarasu Vallarasu Vallarasu is a Tamil comedy film released in 2000. The movie stars Vijayakanth, Devayani, Raghuvaran, Karan, Vadivelu and Livingston. The music is by Deva... |
Tamil | |||
| Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain is a 2000 Tamil musical and romantic film based on Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon, the film features an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Mammootty, Tabu, Aishwarya Rai and Abbas in the lead roles... |
Tamil | |||
| Pelli Sambandham | Telugu | |||
| Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen Parthen Rasithen is a Tamil movie starring Prashanth, Simran, Lawrence Raghavendra, Laila and Dhamu and music composed by Bharadwaj. The film is directed by Saran.-Background:... |
Panneer | Tamil | ||
| Uyirile Kalanthathu Uyirile Kalanthathu Uyirile Kalanthathu is a 2000 Tamil film directed by Jaya which stars Suriya, Raghuvaran and Jyothika in the lead roles, with Sivakumar and Radhika in supporting roles. It was their second film together as a pair.-Plot:... |
Raghuraman | Tamil | ||
| Azad Azad (film) Azad is a 2000 Telugu film directed by Tirupathi Swamy. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna in the lead role and Raghuvaran, Shilpa Shetty, and Soundarya in other important roles. C. Ashwini Dutt produced the film and Mani Sharma composed music... |
Deva | Telugu | ||
| 2001 | Grahan Grahan Grahan is a 2001 film directed by Shashilal Nair, starring Jackie Shroff and Manisha Koirala. The film follows the story of Parvati, a rape victim who quests for justice, and comes to know that it is not such a simple task.-Plot:... |
Raghu Sinha | Hindi | |
| Dosth | Raghu | Tamil | ||
| Narasimha | Raana | Tamil | ||
| Star | Dhanushkodi | Tamil | ||
| Majunu Majunu Majnu is a Tamil romantic film directed by Ravichandran and produced by Sunanda Murali Manohar. The film features Prashanth and Rinke Khanna in the lead roles with Sonu Sood, Raghuvaran, Rati Agnihotri and Vivek appearing in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by... |
Gajapathy | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Seema Simham Seema Simham Seema Simham is a 2002 Tollywood action Film, directed by G.Ram Prasad, released on 11 January 2002. The movie stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran Bagga, Reema Sen.-Synopsis:... |
Visweswara Rao | Telugu | |
| Dhaya Dhaya (film) Daya Prakash Raj home production,he played the title role of a rowdy who hires his services to the highest bidder. Who in the midst of indulging in arson, murder, and poisoning an entire ashram of orphans, also gets to do the song and dance routine. Fodder for an actor who has this tendency to turn... |
Rudrayya | Tamil | ||
| Roja Kootam Roja Kootam Roja Kootam is a Tamil film directed by Sasi. The romantic film stars Srikanth and Bhumika Chawla as the lead pair. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Bhardwaj. This was Srikanth's debut movie.-Plot:... |
Tamil | |||
| Run Run (2002 film) Run is a 2002 Tamil film directed by top director N. Linguswamy. The film stars R. Madhavan, Meera Jasmine, Vivek, Atul Kulkarni, Raghuvaran and Anuradha Hassan-Plot:... |
Tamil | |||
| University | Tamil | |||
| Bobby Bobby (2002 film) Bobby is a is a 2002 Telugu film produced by K. Krishna Mohan Rao and directed by Sobhan. The movie stars Mahesh Babu, Aarthi Agarwal, Raghuvaran, Ravi Babu, Brahmanandam, Meher Ramesh and Prakash Raj. Soundtrack of the movie was scored by Mani Sharma... |
K. R. | Telugu | ||
| I Love You Da I Love you Da I Love You Da is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2002. This film stars Raju Sundaram, Simran, Raghuvaran, Prakashraj. The film's music was composed by Bharathwaj. Movie related to this is Chennai 600028.- Plot :... |
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| Bala | Tamil | |||
| Kadhal Virus Kadhal Virus Kadhal Virus is South Indian Tamil film released in 2002. directed and produced by kathir under the banner sound&light studios The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman... |
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| 2003 | Naaga Naaga Naaga is a Telugu film starring Jr. NTR, Sadha and Raghuvaran in main roles. The movie was produced by A.M. Ratnam, one of South India's successful producers, and directed by D.K. Suresh; the two of them together co-wrote the screenplay. The film was released on 10 January 2003. The film's... |
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| Johnny | Telugu | |||
| Alaudin Alaudin -Plot:Alaudin is a slum guy with a golden-heart, an orphan who fights against the injustice faced by his fellow slum dwellers. The people of Alli Kuppam bring him up. To fulfill the day to day needs of the poor, Alaudin decides to steal from rich people.His main enemy is the scheming, powerful... |
Gangadhar | Tamil | ||
| Alai Alai (film) Alai is a 2003 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film. The film stars Silambarasan, Trisha, Raghuvaran and Vivek. The film is directed by Vikram K Kumar. The score and soundtrack, composed by Vidyasagar, was released on April 2003. It flopped because of the release of Kaadhal Kondein... |
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| Anjaneya Anjaneya (film) Anjaneya is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Maharajan featuring Ajith Kumar, Meera Jasmine in lead roles with Raghuvaran, Ramesh Khanna, and Sarala in supporting roles. The film, produced by S. S. Chakravarthy, has it's score and soundtrack composed by Mani Sharma... |
Venketeswaran | Tamil | ||
| Thirumalai Thirumalai Thirumalai is a Tamil film which released on 24 October 2003 and was directed by Ramana. This film has Joseph Vijay in the main lead, with Jyothika. Lawrence Raghavendra and Kiran Rathod make special appearances in the film.-Plot:... |
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| Anbe Un Vasam | Tamil | |||
| 2004 | Jana Jana (film) Jana is a 2004 Tamil action film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the title role with Sneha, Raghuvaran, Karunaas and Srividya playing other key roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Dhina, while the camera is handled by Rajeev Ravi... |
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| Durgi | Kannada | |||
| Naani | Telugu | |||
| Arasatchi Arasatchi Arasatchi is a Tamil language film released in 2004. The film was directed by then debutante, N Maharajan. The film starred Arjun, Lara Dutta and Raghuvaran in the lead roles. Vivek as the comedian, Lakshmi and Manivannan all play in other roles. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj... |
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| Jananam | Udaya Murthy | Tamil | ||
| Mass | Deva | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | Sachein Sachein Sachein is a 2005 Tamil romance film directed by John Mahendran, starring Vijay and Genelia D'Souza. It also features Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, in her Tamil cinema debut, Vadivelu and Raghuvaran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film released along with... |
Gowtham | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Sivappathigaram Sivappathigaram Sivappathigaram is a Tamil film directed by Karu Pazhaniappan. The film stars Vishal, Mamta Mohandas, Manivannan, Rajan P. Dev, Upendra Limaye, Ganja Karuppu and Raghuvaran. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Vidyasagar. Mamta Mohandas made her debut in Tamil with this film... |
Elango | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Bhasmasuran | Malayalam | ||
| Deepavali | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| Evadaithe Nakenti Evadaithe Nakenti Evadaithe Nakenti is an 2007 Telugu movie that is directed by Samudra,Jeevitha. Dr. Rajasekhar plays the lead role. The film released on 9 February 2007. This film has been dubbed in Tamil with the title Udambu Eppadi Irukku.... |
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| Sivaji | Chezhian | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Marudhamalai | Tamil | |||
| 2008 | Bheema Bheema -Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the... |
Periyavar | Tamil | |
| Ashoka Ashoka (2008 film) Ashoka is a Tamil movie starring Prem and Raghuvaran about the life of a protector, who guards the Prime Minister of India. The film is directed, produced and starred in by NRI, Prem.-Plot:... |
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| Thodakkam Thodakkam Thodakkam is a thriller Tamil film starring Raghu Vannan and Moniga directed by Muthukumar. Prior to release the film was known as Arambam... |
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| Pellikani Prasad | Telugu | |||
| Sila Nerangalil Sila Nerangalil Sila Nerangalil is a love thriller Tamil film starring Vincent Asokan and Navya Nair. It is the first Tamil film to be directed by prominent Malayalam director Jayaraj... |
Krishnan | Tamil | ||
| Aatadista Aatadista Aatadista is a 2008 Telugu film, starring Nitin, Kajal Aggarwal, Jayasudha, Nagababu and others. Directed by A S Ravi Kumar, it was produced by C Kalyan and S Vijayanand, and scored by Chakri. The film was released on 20 March 2008.-Story:... |
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| Yaaradi Nee Mohini Yaaradi Nee Mohini Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,... |
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| Ellam Avan Seyal Ellam Avan Seyal Ellam Avan Seyal is a 2008 Tamil film directed by Shaji Kailas. The film stars R. K. , Ashish Vidyarthi, Raghuvaran, Roja Selvamani, Bhama, Manivannan, Visu and Vadivelu in a modern day vigilante story.-Synopsis:... |
Jagadeeswaran | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Bank Bank (Film) Bank is an upcoming Bollywood crime film directed by Arun B. Kumar, starring Jackie Shroff, Abbas, Raghuvaran, Rahul Dev and Pooja Bharti in the lead roles. The film released in 2007.-Cast:*Jackie Shroff*Raghuvaran*Abbas*Rahul Dev*Pooja bharti... |
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| Manjeera | Telugu |