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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2018}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Raghuvaran
| image = RaghuSir.JPG
| image_size = 220px
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1958|12|11|}}
| birth_place = [[Kollengode, Palakkad|Kollengode]], [[Kerala]], India
| birth_name = Raghuvaran Velayutham
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|3|19|1958|12|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| occupation = Film actor
| years_active = 1982-2008
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]|1996|2004|end=divorced}}
| children = Rishivaran (b.1998)
| parents = Velayutham Nair Kasthuri
}}

'''Raghuvaran Velayutham''' (11 December 1958 – 19 March 2008) was an Indian actor who predominantly acted in films made in [[South India]]. He has acted in more than 200 [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Hindi]] films. According to the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', "The actor had carved a niche for himself with his special style and voice modulation."<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url= 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|title= Actor Raghuvaran passes away- Hindustan Times|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081212134325/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|archive-date= 12 December 2008|df= dmy-all}}</ref>

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.

Raghuvaran's six songs, composed and sung by him, were officially released by actor [[Rajinikanth]] and the album was received by actress [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] and Raghuvaran's son Rishi Varan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-raghuvaran-was-musician-rajinikanth-launches-late-actor-s-music-album-75828|title=Did you know Raghuvaran was a musician? Rajinikanth launches late actor's music album|date=3 February 2018|work=The News Minute|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-date=30 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130230146/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/did-you-know-raghuvaran-was-musician-rajinikanth-launches-late-actor-s-music-album-75828|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal Life==

He was born as the eldest among four children in 1958<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> at [[Kollengode-I|Kollengode]] in Palakkad district in [[Kerala]]. He was the grandson of Mr. N. Radhakrishnan Nair and son of Chunkamannathu N. R. Velayutham Nair and Kasthuri Chakkungal.<ref name="cinidiary.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200526001909/http://cinidiary.com/people.php?pigsection=Actor&picata=1&no_of_displayed_rows=47&no_of_rows_page=10&sletter=]</ref> When his father moved his hotel business from [[Mathur-I|Mathur]] to [[Coimbatore]], the family shifted to Coimbatore. He had his primary education from Stanes angloindian Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=March 2021}} He also learned piano from [[Trinity College London]].<ref name="cinidiary.com"/>

He discontinued his Bachelor of Arts in History from Coimbatore (Government Arts College) to pursue a career in acting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf1Dbi37kWc#t=10m26s |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2014 |archive-date=9 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509042340/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf1Dbi37kWc#t=10m26s |url-status=live }}</ref> He landed a minor role in the Kannada film ''Swapna Thingalgal''. He began acting in minor roles in Telugu and Kannada films.

From 1979 to 1983, he was part of an acting drama troupe in Chennai, Chennai Kings, which also included the Tamil actor, [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]. He was spotted and cast as the lead actor in ''[[Ezhavathu Manithan]]'', which was his biggest role to date.

He married [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] in 1996 and their son Rishi Varan was born in 1998. The couple later separated and divorced in 2004.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/>

==Career==

Following his beginnings on the stage, and a diploma in acting from [[M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute]] in Chennai, Raghuvaran approached many Kollywood studios aiming for performance oriented roles and finally got selected as hero. The offbeat film named ''[[Ezhavathu Manithan]]'' (Seventh Man),<ref name="gulf-times.com">{{cite web|url= http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=208243&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22|title= Gulf Times article|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080324072815/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=208243&version=1&template_id=40&parent_id=22|archive-date= 24 March 2008|df= dmy-all}}</ref> directed by Hariharan won many awards, but not many offers for him. A few more films followed with him as hero, like ''[[Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu]]'' and ''Nee Thodumbothu'' released, but did not become successes. 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 a leading role===

In the mid 1980s, 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 (1988 Film)|Kaliyugam]]'', the police officer in ''[[Thaimel Aanai]]'', the rowdy with a golden heart in ''[[Kai Naattu]]'', the honest Medical student turned Goonda in ''[[Kuttravali]]'' and the common man in ''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (1988 film)|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, even though he played hero roles in ''[[Vyooham]]'', ''[[Kavacham]]'' and ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' later. His supporting roles in ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'' and ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'' were well received too.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar302008/enter2008032960090.asp|title=Raghuvaran: a classy villain|access-date=15 March 2014|date=30 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231946/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar302008/enter2008032960090.asp|archive-date=15 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Experimentation===

Raghuvaran was pitted against [[Dilip Kumar]] in his [[Bollywood]] debut ''[[Izzatdaar]]'' and his popularity further soared at the national level with [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s gangster flick ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]'', where he played the dreaded gangster ''Bhawani''. Other [[Bollywood]] films include ''[[Rakshak (1996 film)|Rakshak]]'' opposite [[Sunil Shetty]] (1996), ''[[Lal Baadshah]]'' opposite [[Amitabh Bachchan]] (1999), ''[[Hitler (1998 film)|Hitler]]'' opposite [[Mithun Chakraborty]] (1998) and ''[[Grahan]]'' along with [[Jackie Shroff]], where he replaced a busy [[Nana Patekar]] in 2001.

In a career span lasting for more than 26 years, Raghuvaran performed each role 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 soar ever higher.

He has 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 ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' as the father of an autistic child. He later played villains in ''[[Baashha|Baasha]]'' as Mark Anthony, ''[[Mudhalvan]]'' as Aranganathan (corrupt Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu), ''[[Shiva (1989 film)|Shiva]]'' and ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' as Ilaimaran. He later returned to supporting roles – sometimes as a father or as a mentor in films such as ''[[Alai (film)|Alai]]'', ''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini]]'', ''[[Thirumalai]]'' and ''[[Bala (2002 film)|Bala]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Farewell, Raghuvaran!|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/21raghu.htm|access-date=30 January 2017|date=24 March 2008|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803102823/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/mar/21raghu.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Death==
Raghuvaran died on 19 March 2008.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/> The cause of death was due to organ failure because of excessive alcohol consumption.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37336.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 September 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017084002/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37336.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His death occurred during the filming stages of several films, including ''[[Kanthaswamy]]'' (2009),wherein Raghuvaran's portions were reshot with [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], which resulted in the film's delayed release. His posthumous film, ''[[Aatadista]]'', released shortly after his death.

==Filmography==

===1982–89===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=3| 1982 || ''[[Kakka (Film)|Kakka]]'' || || Malayalam || Anti Hero
|-
| ''[[Ezhavathu Manithan]]'' || Anand || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''Marumagale Vazhga'' || Dr. Saravanan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1983 || ''[[Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Rugma (film)|Rugma]]'' || || Malayalam || Supporting
|-
|''Vasanthame Varuga''
|Suriyanarayanan
|Tamil
|Supporting
|-
| ''[[Silk Silk Silk]]'' || || Tamil || Villain
|-
| rowspan=2| 1984 || ''Nee Thodumbothu'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Mudivalla Arambam]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| rowspan=2| 1985 || ''[[Kutravaaligal]]'' || || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Engirunthalum Vazhga]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| rowspan=4| 1986 || ''[[Mr. Bharath]]'' || Michael || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Samsaram Adhu Minsaram]]'' || Chidamabaram || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''Meendum Pallavi'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''Mandhira Punnagai'' || Daniel Miranda || Tamil || Villain
|-
| rowspan=12| 1987 || | ''[[Poovizhi Vasalile]]''||Anand || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Makkal En Pakkam]]'' || Ramesh || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Michael Raj]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Pasivadi Pranam]]'' || Venu || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Megam Karuththirukku]]'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''Nyayaniki Sankellu'' || || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Kootu Puzhukkal]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Oorkavalan]]'' || Rajadurai || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Manithan (1987 film)|Manithan]]'' || Kumaravelu || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Ivargal Varungala Thoongal]]'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''Arul Tharum Ayyappan'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=10|1988 || ''[[En Bommukutty Ammavukku]]'' || Alex || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Kaliyugam (1988 Film)|Kaliyugam]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Thaimel Aanai]]'' || Vinod|| Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Kai Naattu]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Kuttravali]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''Koil Mani Osai'' || || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Irandil Ondru]]'' || || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (1988 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Annanagar Mudhal Theru]]'' || Janardhanan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''Kanchana Seeta'' || || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=8| 1989 || ''[[Siva (1989 Tamil film)|Siva]]'' || John || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Rudranetra]]'' || Black Cobra || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Lankeshwarudu]]'' || || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''Rettai Kuzhal Thuppaki'' || || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]'' || Raghu || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Shiva]]'' || Bhavani || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Idhu Unga Kudumbam]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Dhanushkodi (1989 film)|Dhanushkodi]]'' || || Malayalam || Supporting
|-
|}

===1990–99===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=7| 1990 || ''[[Vyooham]]'' || Tony Leous || Malayalam || Hero
|-
| ''[[Puriyaadha Pudhir]]'' || Chakravarthi || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Izzatdaar]]'' || Indrajeet Sabharwal || Hindi || Villain
|-
| ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' || Shekar || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Thiyagu (film)|Thiyagu]]'' || Thiyagu || Tamil || Hero
|-
| ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]'' || Bhavani || Hindi || Villain
|-
| ''[[Pagalil Pournami]]'' || || Tamil || Villain
|-
| rowspan=4| 1991 || ''[[Chaitanya (film)|Chaitanya]]'' || Raana || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Pudhiya Raagam]]'' || Raghuraman || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Daivathinte Vikrithikal]]'' || Alphonso || Malayalam || Hero
|-
| ''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]'' || Anthony || Malayalam || Villain
|-
| rowspan=5| 1992 || ''[[Lathi (1992 film)|Lathi]]'' || Dawood || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Kavacham]]'' || Ravi || Malayalam || Hero
|-
| ''[[Soorya Manasam]]'' || Shivan || Malayalam || Villain
|-
| ''[[Asadhyulu]]'' || Dr. Pratap || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''Uyarnthavan'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=3| 1993 || ''[[Addeham Enna Iddeham]]'' || Perera || Malayalam || Villain
|-
| ''Konjum Kili'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Dhool Parakuthu]]'' || || Tamil || Hero
|-
| rowspan=2| 1994 || ''[[Paasamalargal]]'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Kadhalan]]'' || Mallikarjuna || Tamil || Villain
|-
| rowspan=9| 1995 || ''[[Baashha]]'' || Mark Antony || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Peter Scott (film)|Peter Scott]]'' || Leo Fernandes || Malayalam || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Manathile Oru Paattu]]'' || James || Tamil || Guest appearance Supporting
|-
| ''[[Maanthrikam]]'' || Abdul Rahiman || Malayalam || Supporting
|-
| ''Witness'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Mounam]]'' || Mr. X || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' || Bairavan || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Muthu (film)|Muthu]]'' || Devan || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Thotta Chinungi]]'' || Gopal || Tamil || Hero
|-
| rowspan=5| 1996 || ''[[Anaganaga Oka Roju]]'' || Raghu || Telugu || Supporting
|-
|''[[Rakshak (1996 film)|Rakshak]]'' || Raghu || Hindi ||Villain
|-
|''Circle Inspector'' || || Kannada ||Villain
|-
|''[[Selva (film)|Selva]]'' || Varatharajan || Tamil ||Villain
|-
| ''[[Take It Easy Urvashi]]'' || Jaya || Tamil || Villain
|-
| rowspan=8| 1997 || ''[[Arunachalam (film)|Arunachalam]]'' || Vishwanath || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Love Today (1997 film)|Love Today]]'' || Chandrasekar || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Ullaasam]]'' || G. K. || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Kalavida]]'' || || Kannada || Villain
|-
| ''[[Abhimanyu (1997 film)|Abhimanyu]]'' || Maasilamani || Tamil ||Villain
|-
| ''[[Nerukku Ner]]'' || Raghu || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Aahaa..! (1997 film)|Aahaa..!]]'' || Raghu || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Ratchagan]]'' || Easwar || Tamil ||Villain
|-
| rowspan=9| 1998 || ''[[Aahaa..! (1998 film)|Aahaa..!]]'' || Raghuram || Telugu || Supporting
|-
|''[[Suswagatham]]'' ||Dr. Chandra Shekar || Telugu || Supporting
|-
|''Jai Hind'' || || Kannada ||Villain
|-
|''Government'' || || Kannada ||Villain
|-
|''[[Thulli Thirintha Kaalam]]'' || Chidambaram || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Hitler (1998 film)|Hitler]]'' || || Hindi ||Villain
|-
|''[[Iniyavale]]'' || Ramanathan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Poonthottam]]'' || Panneerselvam || Tamil ||Villain
|-
|''[[Nilaave Vaa]]'' ||Siva || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=11| 1999 || ''[[Suriya Paarvai]]'' || Jayanth || Tamil || Villain
|-
|''[[En Swasa Kaatre]]'' || Paneer || Tamil ||Supporting
|-
|''[[Endrendrum Kadhal]]'' || Shekar || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Lal Baadshah]]'' || Vikram Singh || Hindi ||Villain
|-
|''[[Oruvan (1999 film)|Oruvan]]'' || Krishna Prasad || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Amarkalam]]'' || Tulasi Das ||Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''Anaganaga Oka Ammayi'' || Bhavani Prasad || Telugu || Supporting
|-
|''[[Pooparika Varugirom]]'' || Ranganathan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Mudhalvan]]'' || Aranganathan || Tamil || Villain '''Winner''', [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain]]
|-
|''[[Iraniyan (film)|Iraniyan]]'' || Aande || Tamil ||Villain
|-
|''[[Prathyartha]]'' || Rakesh || Kannada ||Villain
|}

===2000–09===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan=10| 2000|| ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]'' || Dr.Rajasekhar || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Good Luck (2000 film)|Good Luck]]'' || Chandra Mohan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Sudhandhiram]]'' || Raghu || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Mugavaree]]'' || Shiva || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Vallarasu]]'' || DGP Jaganathan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'' || Sowmya's Boss || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Pelli Sambandham]]'' || || Telugu || Supporting
|-
|''[[Parthen Rasithen]]'' || Panneer || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Uyirile Kalanthathu]]'' || Raghuraman || Tamil || Supporting
|-
|''[[Azad (2000 film)|Azad]]'' || Deva || Telugu || Villain
|-
| rowspan=5| 2001 || ''[[Grahan]]'' || Raghu Sinha || Hindi || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Dosth (2001 Tamil film)|Dosth]]'' || Raghu || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Narasimha (2001 film)|Narasimha]]'' || Raana || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Star (2001 film)|Star]]'' || Dhanushkodi || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Majunu]]'' || Gajapathy || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=10| 2002 || ''[[Seema Simham]]'' || Visweswara Rao || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Red (2002 film)|Red]]'' || Sethupathy || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Dhaya (film)|Dhaya]]'' || Major Rudhraiya || Tamil || 125th Film
Supporting
|-
| ''[[Roja Kootam]]'' || Ilango's father || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' || Shiva's brother-in-law || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[University (film)|University]]'' || Tamilselvan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Bobby (2002 film)|Bobby]]'' || K. R. || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[I Love You Da]]'' || Rajkishore || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Bala (2002 film)|Bala]]'' ||Jeyamani || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Kadhal Virus]]'' || Kavitha's father || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=9| 2003 || ''[[Naaga]]'' || Naaga's father || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Johnny (2003 film)|Johnny]]'' || Ravishankar Damle || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Alaudin]]'' || Gangadhar || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Ullam (2012 film)|Ullam]]'' || || Tamil || Supporting Straight-to-DVD release
|-
| ''[[Alai (film)|Alai]]'' || Aathi's father || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]'' || Venketeswaran || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Thirumalai]]'' || Artist || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Anbe Un Vasam]]'' || V. Rathinavel Pandian || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Kaiyodu Kai]]'' || Manickavasagam || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=6| 2004 || ''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]'' || Jana's father || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Durgi (film)|Durgi]]'' || Jaydev || Kannada || Villain
|-
| ''[[Naani]]'' || Scientist || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Arasatchi]]'' || Ashok Mehta || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Jananam]]'' || Udhaya Moorthy || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Mass (2004 film)|Mass]]'' || Satya || Telugu || Villain
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Sachein]]'' || Gowtham || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sivappathigaram]]'' || Elango || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=5| 2007 || ''[[Deepavali (2007 film)|Deepavali]]'' || Dr. Devasaghayam || Tamil || Guest appearance / Supporting
|-
| ''[[Evadaithe Nakenti]]'' || Bal Gangadhar || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''Nalladhor Veenai'' || || Tamil || 150th Film /
Supporting
|-
| ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' || Chezhian || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Marudhamalai (film)|Marudhamalai]]'' || Suryanarayanan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=8| 2008 || ''[[Bheema]]'' || Periyavar || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Ashoka (2008 film)|Ashoka]]'' || || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Thodakkam]]'' ||Vanchinathan || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''Pellikani Prasad'' || || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Sila Nerangalil]]'' || Krishnan || Tamil || Villain
|-
| ''[[Aatadista]]'' || Raghunath || Telugu || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Yaaradi Nee Mohini]]'' ||Vasu's father || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| ''[[Ellam Avan Seyal]]'' || Jagadeeswaran || Tamil || Supporting
|-
| rowspan=2| 2009 || ''[[Bank (film)|Bank]]'' || Raghuvaran || Telugu || Villain
|-
| ''[[Adada Enna Azhagu]]'' || Himself || Tamil || Cameo appearance / Supporting
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0706499|name=Raghuvaran}}

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[[Category:1958 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kerala]]
[[Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute alumni]]
[[Category:People from Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College of Music]]
[[Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]

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