V. S. Raghavan was an Indian

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, producer and audiographer in the 1950s and 1960s in the South Indian film industry. He produced his films under the banner of ''Revathi Productions'' and owned a recording studio.

Career

Raghavan directed films including '' Kalvanin Kadhali'' (1955), ''

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'' (1958), '' Manimegalai (1959)'', '' Chandrika'' (1950 - Malayalam). He produced 2 films under the banner "Revathi Productions". Manidhanum Mirugamum (1953)
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, a Kannada film was dubbed into Tamil. It is the first dubbed film in Tamil cinema. V. S. Raghavan was the audiographer

Filmography

*'' Kalvanin Kadhali'' (1955) *''

'' (1958) *'' Manimegalai'' (1959) *'' Chandrika'' (1950) (Malayalam)

Personal life

His full name was V. Srinivasa Raghavan, often simply credited as ''V. S. Raghavan''. (not be confused with actor V. S. Raghavan). His first wife was Jayalakshmi. His second wife lux R. Padma was actress from Tamil film industry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raghavan, V. S. Tamil-language film directors Year of birth missing Year of death missing Malayalam film directors 20th-century Indian people