Raghuvaran

Infobox actor
name = Raghuvaran

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birthdate = December 11, 1948
location = Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala. flagicon|India India
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deathdate = March 19 2008 (aged 59)
deathplace = Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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spouse = Rohini (divorced)
children = 1 son

Raghuvaran (December 11 1948 – March 19 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in movies made in South Indian languages.

He became famous for his portrayal of villain roles and character roles in Tamil movies. He has acted in more than 150 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. The actor had carved a niche for himself with his special style and voice modulation [ [http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=8305be9a-d217-4636-a749-584a567e2614&MatchID1=4678&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1179&PrimaryID=4678&Headline=Actor+Raghuvaran+passes+away Actor Raghuvaran passes away- Hindustan Times ] ] and was considered a natural actor.fact | date = March 2008

He was noted for his role as the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, "Oru Manidhanin Kadhai" (One Man's Story), about a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic and faces the consequences. He got critical acclaims for his role as Father Alphonse in Malayalam movie 'Daivathinte Vikruthikal', directed by Lenin Rajendran and based on a book by M Mukundan with the same title. [ [http://justdecemberthat.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html justdecemberthat: March 2008 ] ]

Personal life

He was Born in Kollengode as part of the Chakkungal Tharavad in Palakkad district, Kerala. He was the Grand Son of Mr. N. Radha Krishna Menon and Late. Smt. Satyavathy Amma and son of Mr Velayudhan and Mrs.Kasturi

He was married to Malayalam actress Rohini and has a son with her, Sai Rishivaran. The couple divorced later. [ [http://www.hindustantimes.com/storypage/storypage.aspx?id=8305be9a-d217-4636-a749-584a567e2614&MatchID1=4678&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1179&PrimaryID=4678&Headline=Actor+Raghuvaran+passes+away Actor Raghuvaran passes away- Hindustan Times ] ]

Raghuvaran’s success as an actor was setback by his addiction to alcohol and drugs. He was in and out of rehabilitation clinics. [ [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=208243&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - India ] ]

Career

Raghuvaran began as a stage actor and debuted in the 1982 Tamil film Elavathu Manithan (Seventh Man). [ [http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=208243&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22 Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - India ] ] He bagged several state and Filmfare Awards for his outstanding performances in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu film industries. His role as a father of an Autistic child in Mani Ratnam's Anjali brought him critical acclaim. Another one of his most admired roles came in the movie Basha, in which he played the role of an of an underground don, Marc Antony who opposes Rajnikanth.This veteran actor died suddenly in 2008 June.

Death

Raghuvaran died on March 19th,2008 in Chennai due what is stated to be a cardiac arrest. It is also stated that he had a history of liver disease due to excessive use liquor over a very long period of time. He died in sleep. A irony is few days before his death he acted in a similar scene in now released movie Yaaradi Nee Mohini staring dhanush& Nayantara in which he is shown dying in sleep. A number of popular actors including Joseph Vijay, Vikram, Ajith, Vijayakanth, Surya Sivakumar, Manorama, Sarathkumar, Radhika, Kushboo, Manirathnam, Suhasini, Oorvashi, Sathyaraj and Vivek went to his home, and paid homage. His ex-wife Rohini and his son Rishi were also present. [ [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200803191122.htm The Hindu News Update Service ] ]

Filmography

External links

*imdb name|id=0706499|name=Raghuvaran
* [http://www.extramirchi.com/events/tributes-paid-to-raghuvaran-dead-at-59/ Tributes paid to Raghuvaran, dead at 49]
* [http://img3.telugucinemastills.com/actors/raghuvaran/gallery1/ Raghuvaran Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/14778.html Visitors pay homage]

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