Raghuvaran Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
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.
  

  Raghuvaran in a still from the Tamil film titled ‘Ezhavathu Manithan’ (1982)

• In the same year, he was cast in the Malayalam film titled ‘Kakka.’
  

  Raghuvaran (centre) on the poster of the Malayalam film titled ‘Kakka’ (1982)

• 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.
  

  Raghuvaran (second from left) in a still from the Tamil film titled ‘Samsaram Adhu Minsaram’ (1986)

• In 1987, he was cast in the Telugu thriller film titled ‘Pasivadi Pranam’ in which he played the character of Chakravarthy.
  

  Raghuvaran (left) in a still from the Telugu film titled ‘Pasivadi Pranam’ (1987)

• 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 in a still from the Telugu film titled ‘Anaganaga Oka Roju’ (1996)

• 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.
  

  Raghuvaran (centre) in a still from the Malayalam film titled ‘Addeham Enna Iddeham’ (1993)

• He was cast in many Kannada films like ‘Prathyartha’ (1999) as Rakesh, ‘Asura’ (2001) as Tulasi, and ‘Durgi’ (2004) as JD (Jaydev).
  

  Raghuvaran in a still from the Kannada film titled ‘Durgi’ (2004)

• 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.
  

  The poster of the Hindi film titled ‘Grahan’ (2001)

• 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.
  

  (Left to right) Raghuvaran’s song, actor Rajinikanth, and Raghuvaran’s ex-wife Rohini at the launch of Raghuvaran’s music album titled ‘Raghuvaran- A Musical Journey’ (2018)