Jishnu Raghavan

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{{Infobox person
| name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ml
| image = Jishnu Raghavan 4-.jpg
| caption = Jishnu Raghavan in 2012
| birth_name = Jishnu Raghavan Alingkil
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1979|4|23}}
| birth_place = [[Taliparamba]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|3|25|1979|4|23}}
| death_place = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actor|Film actor]]
| years active = 1987; 2002–2017
| parents = [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]]<br>Shobha
| spouse = Dhanya Rajan
| height = 1.89 m
}}

'''Jishnu Raghavan Alingkil''', known mononymously as '''Jishnu''', was an Indian actor who appeared in [[Malayalam film]]s. He was the son of actor [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]], who also directed Jishnu's debut film ''Kilipatt'' which was selected for the Indian Panorama.

==Career==
Having appeared as a child artist in the movie ''Kilipatt'' in 1987, Jishnu made his film debut in a leading role in the blockbuster movie ''[[Nammal]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sanjith Sidhardhan|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-10/news-and-interviews/36257433_1_rajesh-nair-annum-innum-ennum-actor-jishnu|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130915094536/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-10/news-and-interviews/36257433_1_rajesh-nair-annum-innum-ennum-actor-jishnu|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2013|title=Jishnu is excited about Annum Innum Ennum|date=10 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=15 September 2013}}</ref> His performance in the film earned him Mathrubhumi Award and [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Award]] for the Best Male Debut. He followed it with leading roles in ''[[Choonda]], Freedom, Parayam'' and supporting part in ''[[Nerariyan CBI]]'', ''[[Pauran]]'' and ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]''.

Following through with some unnoticed movies he took a break from the film Industry to work for developing information technology in the rural areas. Then he returned to filmdom with the superhit film ''[[Ordinary (film)|Ordinary]]'' following which he did ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]], [[Ustad Hotel]], [[Banking Hours 10 to 4]], [[Annum Innum Ennum]]'' and ''[[Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala]]''.<ref>https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11512/malayalam/rebecca-uthup-kizhakkemala/index.htm</ref>

==Personal life==

Jishnu was the son of Malayalam film actor [[Raghavan (Actor)|Raghavan]]. He was married to Dhanya Rajan, an architect and he had a daughter He had a mechanical engineering degree from [[National Institute of Technology Calicut]] in Kozhikode, Kerala.<ref name="thenewsminute">[http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/actor-jishnu-raghavan-passes-away-after-prolonged-battle-cancer-40763 Notice of death of Jishnu Raghavan], thenewsminute.com; accessed 26 March 2016.</ref>

Jishnu was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and had been completely cured of it. But his cancer relapsed and since then he had been undergoing treatment for the same. He passed away at the age of 36 after prolonged battle with cancer on Friday morning at 8.15 AM at Amrita Hospital in Kochi.<ref name = "The Indian Express">
[https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-35-passes-away-after-prolonged-battle-with-cancer/ Famous Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan passes away after prolonged battle with cancer], IndianExpress.com; accessed 22 May 2021.</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Year
! Movie Name
! Role
! Notes
! Language
|-
| 1
| 1987
| ''[[Kilippattu (film)|Kilipattu]]''
|
|
| Child artist
|-
| 2
| 2002
| ''[[Nammal]]''
| Sivan
|Lead role
|Malayalam debut
|-
| 3
| 2003
| ''[[Choonda]]''
| Devan
| Lead role
| Malayalam
|-
| 4
| 2003
| ''[[Valathottu Thirinjal Nalamathe Veedu]]''
| Aji
| Lead role
| Malayalam
|-
| 5
| 2004
| '' [[Freedom (2004 film)|Freedom]] ''
| Lalan
| Lead role
| Malayalam
|-
| 6
| 2004
| ''[[Parayam]] ''
| Raju
| Lead role
| Malayalam
|-
| 7
| 2005
| ''[[Nerariyan CBI]]''
| Saikumar
| Supporting role
| Malayalam
|-
| 8
| 2005
| ''[[Pauran]]''
| Student Leader
| Supporting role
| Malayalam
|-
| 9
| 2006
| ''[[Chakkara Muthu]]''
| Jeevan
| Supporting role
| Malayalam
|-
| 10
| 2007
| ''Players''
| Siddharth
| Parallel lead role
| Malayalam
|-
|11
|2008
|''Chandranilekkoru Vazhi''
|Jishnu
|
| Malayalam
|-
| 12
| 2008
| ''Njaan''
|
|
| Lead role
|-
| 13
| 2010
| ''[[Yugapurushan]]''
|Ayyappan
| Supporting role
| Malayalam
|-
| 14
| 2012
| ''[[Enakenna Pirandhaval]]''
| Raju
|
| Tamil Dubbed version of ''[[Parayam]] ''
|-
| 15
| 2012
| ''[[Nidra (2012 film)|Nidra]]''
| Vishwan
| Supporting role
| Malayalam
|-
| 16
| 2012
| ''[[Ordinary (film)|Ordinary]]''
| Jose Mash
| Supporting role
| Malayalam
|-
| 17
| 2012
| ''[[Ustad Hotel]]''
| Meharoof
| Cameo appearance
| Malayalam
|-
| 18
| 2012
| ''[[Banking Hours 10 to 4]]''
| Commando Avinash Sekhar
| Supporting role
| Malayalam and dubbed in
Tamil Telugu Hindi and English
|-
| 19
| 2013
| ''[[Annum Innum Ennum]]''
| Sridhar
| Lead role
| Malayalam
|-
| 20
| 2013
| ''[[Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala]]''
|Kuruvila
| Lead role
| Malayalam
|-
| 21
| 2015
| ''[[Kallappadam]]''
|
| Supporting role
| Tamil debut
|-
| 22
| 2015
| ''[[Malini & Co.]] ''
|
| Supporting role
| Telugu debut
|-
| 23
| 2016
| ''[[Janata Hotel]]''
|
|
| Telugu Dubbed version of ''[[Ustad Hotel]]''
|-
| 24
| 2016
| ''[[Traffic (2016 film)|Traffic]]''
| Hemaan Abel's friend
| Supporting role
|Hindi debut
|-
| 25
| 2017
| ''Karma Game''
|
|
| Hindi Short film also Cinematographer
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=1517703}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:2016 deaths]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kochi]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kannur]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in India]]
[[Category:Indian male child actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:National Institute of Technology Calicut]]

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