Raghavan (born 12 December 1941) is an Indian actor who has acted in predominately

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films. From early 2000s he is more active in television serials. He made his Direction debut in '' Kilippaattu'' (1987) which was selected for Indian Panorama and also he is the recipient of Kerala State Television Awards and Asianet Television Awards.

Early life and education

Raghavan was born in

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. He had attended his schooling Moothedath High School in

. After completing higher secondary he worked in Tagore Drama Troupe. He pursued bachelors in Rural Education from Gandhigram Rural Institute. He got his Diploma from Delhi

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. His first film was ''Kayalkarayil'' in 1968.

Personal life

He was married to Shobha since 1974, and they had a son, Jishnu Raghavan who was also an actor and a daughter, Jyothsna.

Filmography

Films

TV series

As director

As screenwriter

Accolades

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raghavan 1941 births Living people Malayali people People from Kannur People from Kozhikode Indian Hindus Indian male film actors Indian film directors Indian male television actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Film people from Kerala Screenwriters from Kerala Film directors from Kannur district Malayalam film directors Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema Male actors in Malayalam television Tamil male television actors Kerala State Television Award winners Kerala Film Critics Awards winners