Raghavan (born 12 December 1941) is an Indian actor who has acted in

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more than 100 films including

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and

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films. Malayalam actor Jishnu was his son. From early 2000s he is more active on

and Tamil television serials .

Early and personal life

Raghavan was born in

Taliparamba Taliparamba (also known as Perinchelloor and Lakshmipuram) is a Municipality in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district, Kerala, India. The municipal town spreads over an area of and is inhabited by 44,247 number of people. Etymology Th ...

in Kannur district. eattended Moothedath High School, Kozhikode Guruvayoorappan School, Madhura Gandhigram. After completing higher secondary he worked in Tagore Drama Troupe. He pursued bachelors in Rural Education from

Gandhigram Rural Institute The Gandhigram Rural University (GRI) is a centrally-funded Deemed University based on Dindigul in Tamil Nadu, India. History Dr. T.S. Soundaram and Dr. G. Ramachandran developed the institute. The Gandhigram Rural Institute of Higher Educa ...

. He got his Diploma from Delhi National School of Drama. His first film was ''Kayalkarayil'' in 1968.

Filmography

As an actor

*''All films are in

language unless otherwise noted.

Direction

Screenplay

TV Serials

*''All TV Serials are in Malayalam, unless noted.''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Raghavan at MSI
{{Authority control 1941 births Indian male film actors Male actors from Kozhikode Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Malayalam television Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam film directors Writers from Kozhikode Film directors from Kerala 20th-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Kerala Kerala State Television Award winners