Raghu Manivannan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of actor

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...

, he has appeared in films including '' Maaran'' (2002) and ''

Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA ''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' is a 2013 Tamil-language political satire film directed by Manivannan. A sequel to '' Amaidhi Padai'' (1994), it stars Sathyaraj in his 200th film, reprising his role as Nagaraja Cholan from the original, alongside a ...

'' (2013).

Career

Raghu Manivannan made his debut with the

Sathyaraj Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mala ...

-starrer '' Maaran'' (2002), with a critic from The Hindu stating "as the studious first year medical college student suits the character so well, that you forget that the lad is just acting out a role". He subsequently failed to get bigger film offers and worked on a couple of low-budget ventures and shelved films including ''Kadhal Valarthen'', where he worked with

Manoj Bharathiraja Manoj K. Bharathi (born 11 September 1976 as Manoj Bharathiraja) is an Indian actor. He is most noted as the son of director Bharathiraja. Manoj made his acting debut with ''Taj Mahal'' in 1999. He has been the part of few Tamil movies like '' ...

and

Kunal Kunala (IAST: ) (263 BC – ?) was a son of Emperor Ashoka and Queen Padmavati and the presumptive heir to Ashoka, thus the heir to the Mauryan Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent. After the departure of Mahendra, As ...

. In 2013, Raghu Manivannan played a leading role alongside

in his father's 50th directorial venture, ''

''. He had also signed up to act in his father's next project ''Thalattu Machi Thalattu'', but the film was cancelled after

died in June 2013. In February 2015, Raghu Manivannan announced that he was working towards directing a remake of his father's ''

Nooravathu Naal ''Nooravathu Naal'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Mohan and Nalini, with Thengai Srinivasan, Janagaraj and Sathyaraj in supporting roles. It is an ...

'' (1984). He began scripting the film to adapt it to modern day audiences, while signing on

Natarajan Subramaniam Natarajan Subramanian, better known as Natty, is an Indian cinematographer who has worked on Tamil films. He has also worked as an actor in Tamil films and achieved recognition through his performance as a conman in '' Sathuranga Vettai'' (2014 ...

to portray the lead role.Sify.com

Personal life

Raghu Manivannan married Abigail Manuelraj who is from London on 16 September 2013. They have two children called Aadhvik Benjamin who was born on 14 November 2016 and Aadhityan Bennaiah who was born on 13 May 2018.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raghuvannan Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 1984 births