K. V. Raju (1954 – 24 December 2021) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer who worked in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

and

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

. He started his career in Kannada film industry in 1982 as an associate director in ''

Baadada Hoo ''Baadada Hoo'' is a 1982 Kannada-language film directed by K. V. Jayaram and produced by K. S. Narayan. The story is based on the novel of the same name written by Saisuthe. The film stars Anant Nag, Padmapriya and K. S. Ashwath. The film's sc ...

'' directed by his brother K. V. Jayaram and debuted as a director and scriptwriter in 1984 film ''Olave Baduku''. He directed many acclaimed Kannada films in the 1980s and 1990s. He debuted in Hindi film industry in 1991 as the director of ''

Indrajeet ''Indrajeet'' is a 1991 Bollywood action film directed by K. V. Raju. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada in lead roles, with Kumar Gaurav, Neelam, Saeed Jaffrey, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Kader Khan in supporting roles. The film was a re ...

'' and his other two Hindi films are ''

Udhaar Ki Zindagi ''Udhaar Ki Zindagi'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Rajesh Mishra, S.S. Misra under the Asht Murti Film Combines banner and directed by K. V. Raju. It stars Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee and Kajol and music compos ...

'' and ''Khooni Jung''. Raju died from a heart attack at his Rajaji Nagar residence in

Bengaluru Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

on 24 December 2021, at the age of 67.

Selected filmography

Director

Writer only

References

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''K. V. Raju''
at the Book My Show * {{IMDB name, 0707494 1954 births 2021 deaths Kannada film directors Kannada screenwriters