Venkataraghavan Ranganathan, better known as Raaghav on screen, is an Indian actor and television personality in

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. Before his break into films, he appeared in

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of ''

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''.

Career

He first appeared in supporting roles in several films, he made his debut as the lead hero with, '' Nanjupuram''. He is a gold medalist from

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, Chennai and passed out in 1994. He then went on to further his studies in the

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and later came back to Chennai, where he worked as a software engineer. But due to his passion for media, he shifted to a career of acting. He married his TV co-star

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. He and his wife appeared together in Jodi Number 1 in

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and Maanada Mayilada in

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. In both the reality shows they were the 1st runner up.

Filmography

Television

;Serials ;Shows

References

External links

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Raaghav
on Facebook
BBC World TV Live Interview with 'TICKET' Team
- director/actor Raaghav Ranganathan and producer Preetha S - June 20, 2017
Perception of Tamil Cinema is eclipsed by Bollywood
- Raaghav Ranganathan's interview in 'The Statesman' Newspaper, 22 July 2017 Indian male film actors 21st-century Tamil male actors University of California, Berkeley alumni Living people 1981 births 21st-century Indian male actors Tamil male television actors Tamil television presenters Tamil Reality dancing competition contestants Male actors in Tamil cinema Tamil film score composers Tamil film directors University of Illinois alumni {{india-actor-stub