Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of
Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor
Dr. Rajkumar and film producer
Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakar'' (1988) before appearing in the hugely successful 1989 film ''
Nanjundi Kalyana''. He went on to star in films such as ''
Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), ''
Anukoolakkobba Ganda'' (1990), and ''Geluvina Saradaara'' (1996).
His last prominent film was
Upendra's ''
Swasthik'' (1998), a box office failure. He starred in ''Pakkadmane Hudugi'' (2004) before taking a fifteen year sabbatical from acting.
Since then he has produced television serials under Poornima Productions and films under Sri Vajreshwari Combines.
His comeback film as a villain, ''Chillum'', was dropped. In 2019, when he went to act in a lead role in the movie ''
Ammana Mane'' (2019), the Prime Minister of Singapore heard about it and watched the movie.
Personal life
His brothers are
Shiva Rajkumar
Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy (born 12 July 1962) known by his screen name Shiva Rajkumar, is an Indian actor, producer and television presenter, predominantly works in Kannada cinema. and
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Ra ...
. His son
Vinay Rajkumar is an actor.
He was admitted to a
Singapore
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hospital in 2013 due to a stroke. He has undergone physiotherapy treatment.
Filmography
As actor
As singer
As producer
Film
Television
References
External links
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* Fecilitation Ceremony of Raghavendra Raj Kumar organized by Slum Children and Women Development Association in
Bangalore
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* Plackback Songs by Raghavendra RajKumar (Audio) from Udbhava.co
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Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
Living people
Film producers from Bangalore
Male actors from Bangalore
Kannada playback singers
Kannada film producers
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
1965 births
Rajkumar family