Raghavan (actor)

Raghavan (; born 12 December 1941) is an Indian actor who has acted in Malayalam more than 100 films including Telugu and Kannada films. From early 2000s he is more active on Malayalam and Tamil television serials. He made his Direction debut in Kilippaattu (1987) and also he is the recipient of Kerala State Television Awards and Asianet Television Awards.

 Early life and Education 
Raghavan was born in Taliparamba in Kannur district. He had attended his schooling Moothedath High School in Kozhikode.After completing higher secondary he worked in Tagore Drama Troupe. He pursued bachelors in Rural Education from Gandhigram Rural Institute. He got his Diploma from Delhi National School of Drama. His first film was Kayalkarayil in 1968.

 Filmography 
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 Films 
YearMovie NameRoleNotes1968Kaayalkkarayil1969Chowkada DeepaKannada filmRest HouseRaghavanVeettu Mrugam1970KuttavaaliAbhayamMuraliAmmayenna Sthree1971C.I.D. NazirCID ChandranThapaswiniPrathidhwaniAabhijathyamChandranUmmachu1972NrithasaalaVenuChembarathiDinesh1973ChaayamDarshanamMazhakkaaruRadhakrishnanGaayathriPeriyarJoyAaraadhikaHariSasthram Jayichu Manushyan ThottuVenugopalNakhangalYesudasPrethangalude ThaazhvaraUdayamMohandasAashaachakramSwarga PuthriDoctorUrvashi Bharathi1974ChanchalaKaaminiYouvanamRaviSapthaswarangalAjayanRajahamsamMohamAyalathe SundariVenuNagaram SaagaramBhoogolam ThiriyunnuSukumaranSwarnnavigrahamPathiraavum PakalvelichavumPattabhishekamGireesh1975Swami AyappanNiramalaMadhurappathinezhuUlsavamGopiBhaarya Illaatha RaathriAyodhyaMadhavankuttyMalsaram1976AalinganamRameshHridayam Oru KshethramMadhuram ThirumadhuramLight HouseRaghuMaanasaveenaAmba Ambika AmbaalikaSalvarajakumaranPaalkkadal1977SreemurukanManassoru MayilAadyapaadamSukradasaRaajaparamparaTaxi DriverOonjaalMadhuVidarunna MottukalGopalVaradakshina1978PriyadarshiniVadakakku Oru HridayamParameswara PillaiKaithappooHemantharaathriBalapareekshanamRowdy RamuVasuAnumodanamRaju RahimSureshManoradham1979Ajnaatha TheerangalIndradhanussuOttapettavarJimmyJosephIval Oru NaadodiAmrithachumbanamRaajaveedhiLajjaavathiKannukalSudhakaranHridayathinte NirangalEeswara Jagadeeswara1980AngadiInspectorAmmayum MakalumSaraswatheeyamamIvarAdhikaaramRaveendran1981PoochasanyasiVaadaka Veettile AthidhiPanchapandavar1982AnguramInnalengil NalePonmudyGopiLahari1985Ezhu Muthal Onpathu VareRangamNanuNjaan Piranna NaattilDYSP Raghava Menon1986Chekkeranoru Chilla1987Ellaavarkkum Nanmakal19881921Evidence1992AdwaythamKizhakkedan ThirumeniPriyapetta Kukku1993O' FabyPC Rajaram1994Avan Ananthapadmanaabhan1995Prayikkara PappanKanaran1997KulamAthyunnathangalil Koodaaram Panithavar1999Varnachirakukal2000IndriyamShankaranarayanan2001MeghamalharMukundan's fatherVakkalathu NarayanankuttyJudge2004UdayamJudge2009My Big FatherDoctor2010Swantham Bharya ZindabadIngenyum OralPisharody Master2012Scene Onnu Nammude VeeduBanking Hours 10 to 4Lakshmi's fatherOrdinaryPriest2013AattakathaSreedharan NamboothiriThe Power of SilenceAravindan's father2014ApothecaryDr. Shankar Vasudev2015Salt Mango TreeSwami2016AalroopangalPanicker2017C/O Saira BanuCourt Judge2018Pretham 2Venu VaidyarEnte Ummante PeruRaghavanDehantharamShort film2019LucaDoctor2020Uma Maheswara Ugra RoopasyaTelugu filmKilometers & Kilometers2022Pathonpatham NoottanduEswaran NamboothiriTBAThe Hope

 Televison serials 
YearTitleChannelNotes2001VaakacharthuDoordarshanDebut serial2001ShamanathalamAsianet2002Vasundara MedicalsAsianet2003Sreeraman SrideviAsianet2004MuhurthamAsianet2004Kadamattath KathanarAsianet 2004-2009MinnukettuSurya TV2005KrishnakripasagaramAmrita TV2006SnehamSurya TV2007St.AntonySurya TV2008SreeguruvayoorappanSurya TV2008Velankani MathavuSurya TV2009Swamiye Saranam AyappaSurya TV2010RahasyamAsianet2010IndraneelamSurya TV2012-2013AkashadoothuSurya TV2012SnehakkooduSurya TV2014-2016BhagyalakshmiSurya TV2016Amme MahamayeSurya TV2017MoonnumaniFlowers2017-2019VanambadiAsianet2017–2020KasthoorimanAsianet2019Mouna RagamStar VijayTamil serial2021–presentKaliveeduSurya TV

 As a director 
YearMovie NameRef1987Kilippaattu1988Evidence

 As a screenwriter 
YearMovie NameRef1987Kilippaattu

 Awards and nominations 
+YearAwardTitleWorkResultRef2018Asianet Television AwardsLifetime AchievementKasthooriman 2018Tharangini Television AwardsLifetime AchievementVanambadi 2018Janmabhoomi AwardsBest Character ActorKasthooriman 2019Kerala State Television AwardsBest ActorDehanthram 2019Thoppil Bhasi awardLifetime Achievement—2024P Bhaskaran Birth Centenary Award——

References

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Category:1941 births
Category:Living people
Category:Malayali people
Category:Indian television actors
Category:Indian movie directors