Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known

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as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He is known for his character roles. He is the son of drama and cinema artist

N. N. Pillai N. N. Pillai (Narayana Pillai Narayana Pillai; 1918–1995) was an Indian playwright, actor, theatre director, orator, screenplay writer, lyricist and an I.N.A Freedom fighter. He served as Commanding Officer of Field Propaganda Unit under Su ...

Early life and family

Vijayaraghavan is the son of veteran actor

and Chinnamma. He was born in

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, the capital of the

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, where his father worked as an Estate Manager. He has two sisters Sulochana and Renuka. He had his primary education from Govt. High School, Kudamaloor.

Personal life

He is married to Anitha and has 2 sons. The elder son, Jinadevan is a businessman and is married to Rakhi. The younger son, Devadevan is in film industry. He is settled at Olassa, Kottayam District, Kerala.

Filmography

Television

*''Crime Branch'' (

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) *''Kaavyanjali'' (

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) *''Snehatheeram'' (

)

Awards

References

External links

Vijayaraghavan at MSI
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayaraghavan 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Kerala Living people Male actors in Malayalam cinema Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian male actors 1951 births Male actors from Kuala Lumpur