R. Raghuraj is an

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film director who has worked on Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After beginning his career in Tamil films, Raghuraj has experienced more success in Telugu and Kannada films.

Career

After beginning his career as a photo journalist, Raghuraj apprenticed as an editor with

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, before receiving an opportunity from producer

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to direct his first feature film, '' Sakthi'' (1997). The film, featuring Vineeth and

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in the lead roles, received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Raghuraj then took a sabbatical before re-emerging with the Telugu film, ''

Kalusukovalani ''Kalusukovalani'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by R. Raghuraj and written by Vakkantham Vamsi. The film stars Uday Kiran, Gajala and Prathyusha. The film also marks Prathyusha's final film, just before her u ...

'' (2002), which became a box office success. This prompted Raghuraj to remake the film as ''

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'' (2003) in Tamil, with newcomer Ashok and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles. Comparatively, the Tamil version did not perform as well and critics noted that the film "makes viewers feel restless". In 2004, Raghuraj briefly worked on a project titled ''Jockey'' with

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and Malavika in the lead roles, but the film was later stalled. In 2009, Raghuraj revealed that he was working on a trilogy of vigilante films and that ''Appavi'' would be the first of the three. Prior to release, the film was reported in the media for producing India's largest flag for a sequence, at 1115 feet. The film eventually had a delayed release in 2011. Raghuraj then moved to make films in the Kannada film industry, and has worked on four projects including ''

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'' (2011) and ''

Namaste Madam ''Namaste Madam'' () is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by R. Raghuraj and produced by Ravi Garani. The film features Srinagar Kitty, Ragini Dwivedi and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles. Actress Nikita Thukral made a ca ...

'' (2014).

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raghuraj, R. Living people Tamil film directors Kannada film directors Year of birth missing (living people)