Raghuvaran Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Death Date: 19/03/2008
Age: 49 Years
Hometown: Coimbatore
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Raghuvaran Velayuthan Nair |
Profession(s) | Actor, Musician |
Career | |
Debut | Film: 'Izzatdaar' (1990) |
Last Film | 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' (2008) |
Award | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain for Mudhalvan (1999) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 11 December 1958 (Thursday) |
Birthplace | Kollengode, District Palakkad, Kerala |
Date of Death | 19 March 2008 |
Place of Death | Chennai |
Age (at the time of death) | 49 Years |
Death Cause | Organ Failure |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Coimbatore |
School | Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore |
College/University | • Trinity College London • M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Trinity's Piano Certificate • Acting Diploma from M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status (at the time of death) | Divorced |
Marriage Date | Year, 1996 |
Family | |
Ex-Wife | Rohini (Actress) |
Children | Son- Rishi Varan |
Parents | Father- Chunkamannathu N. R. Velayudhan Nair (Businessman) Mother- Kasthuri Chakkungal |
Siblings | He had 3 siblings |
Other Relatives | N. Radhakrishnan Nair (Author) (Grandfather) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Raghuvaran
- Soon after his birth, Raghuvaran’s father shifted his hotel business from Mathur to Coimbatore and the entire family shifted to Coimbatore.
- He dropped out of his Bachelor of Arts in History degree from Coimbatore (Government Arts College) to pursue a career in acting.
- Raghuvaran passed away during the filming stages of several films including the Tamil film titled ‘Kanthaswamy’ (2009).
- From 1979 to 1983, he was part of an acting drama group named Chennai Kings in Chennai.
- In 1982, Raghuvaran was cast in the Tamil film titled ‘Ezhavathu Manithan’ in which he played the character of Anand. The film was based on a real-life incident which focused on environmental pollution and exploitation of industrial workers.
- In the same year, he was cast in the Malayalam film titled ‘Kakka.’
- Raghuvaran has been part of many Tamil films including ‘Samsaram Adhu Minsaram’ (1986) as Chidambaran, ‘Thulli Thirintha Kaalam’ (1998) as Chidambaram, ‘Anbe Un Vasam’ (2003) as V. Rathinavel Pandian, and ‘Sila Nerangalil’ (2008) as Krishnan.
- In 1987, he was cast in the Telugu thriller film titled ‘Pasivadi Pranam’ in which he played the character of Chakravarthy.
- Raghuvaran has been part of many Telugu films including ‘Anaganaga Oka Roju’ (1996) as Police Officer Raghu, ‘Valliddari Vayasu Padahare!’ (2006) as Shekhar, ‘Evadaithe Nakenti’ (2007) as Education Minister Bal Gangadhar, and ‘Aatadista’ (2008) as Raghunath.
- Raghuvaran was an avid alcoholic which caused organ failure in 2008.
- Raghuvaran was cast in various Malayalam films including ‘Daivathinte Vikrithikal’ (1992) as Alphonso, ‘Soorya Manasam’ (1992) as Shivan, ‘Addeham Enna Iddeham’ (1993) as Pereira, and ‘Maanthrikam’ (1995) as the scientist Dr. Abdul Rahiman.
- He was cast in many Kannada films like ‘Prathyartha’ (1999) as Rakesh, ‘Asura’ (2001) as Tulasi, and ‘Durgi’ (2004) as JD (Jaydev).
- In 2004, Raghuvaran and his wife and actress Rohini decided to part ways.
- Raghuvaran starred in numerous Bollywood films and some of them include ‘Rakshak’ (1996) as Raghavan ‘Raghu,’ ‘Lal Baadshah’ (1999) as Vikram Singh ‘Vicky,’ and ‘Grahan’ (2001) as Advocate Raghu Sinha.
- In 2018, Raghuvaran’s ex-wife Rohini along with her son and actor Rajinikanth launched a music album titled ‘Raghuvaran- A Musical Journey’ which comprised six songs which were composed and sung by Raghuvarann himself.