Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan, known
mononymously 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.
Early life and family
Vijayaraghavan is the son of veteran actor
N. N. Pillai and Chinnamma. He was born in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
, the capital of the
Federation of Malaya
Malaya, officially the Federation of Malaya, was a country in Southeast Asia from 1948 to 1963. It succeeded the Malayan Union and, before that, British Malaya. It comprised eleven states – nine Malay states and two of the Straits Settleme ...
, 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'' (
Kairali TV
Kairali TV is an Indian Malayalam-language general entertainment free-to-air television channel owned by PTC Network via holding company G-Next Media Pvt Ltd . It is headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram. It was launched on 17 August 2000.
Hist ...
)
*''Kaavyanjali'' (
Surya TV)
*''Snehatheeram'' (
Surya TV)
Awards
References
External links
Vijayaraghavan at MSI*
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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