T. S. Raghavendra (19 September 1945 – 30 January 2020) was an Indian actor, playback singer and occasional music director who concentrated on
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
-language films. As an actor, he was known as the father character of actress
Revathi
Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films.
She has won severa ...
in ''
Vaidehi Kathirunthal
''Vaidehi Kathirunthal'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Revathi as two villagers, Vellaisamy and Vaidehi, whose lives undergo a drastic turn whe ...
''.
He also gave music for a few films like ''Uyir'' (old Tamil film), ''Padikkatha Paadam'' and ''
Yaaga Saalai''.
Personal life
His wife Sulochana is also a singer
His daughter Shekinah Shawn (born Prasanna Raghavendar) who is popular as an
Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...
singer and daughter Kalpana is also playback singer.
Filmography
As Actor
As Music Director
TelevisionSerials
* 1999 Pushpanjali
*2000-2001 Anandha Bhavan - Ganga's father-in-law
*2004-2009 Kolangal - "Church Father" Rafael
*2007-2008 Athi Pookal - Easwari's father-in-law
References
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Indian male film actors
2020 deaths
Tamil film score composers
Male actors in Tamil cinema
1945 births