Acting

V. S. Raghavan

Born February 18, 1925 · Madras, Madras State, British India

Died January 24, 2015 · aged 89

V.S. Raghavan is a Tamil actor, who acts in both Tamil films as well as television, who started his career as a dramatist and stage actor and went on act as a character actor in films, starting with Vairamali (1954) and over 1000 films in all, he has also acted in numerous television series.

Known For

Thambikku Entha Ooru

Thambikku Entha Ooru · 1984

Thambikku Entha Ooru

MovieRomanceComedy

Seeing Balu's spendthrift and carefree attitude, his father sends him to his friend's house in a village to get reformed. Things get complicated when he gets entangled in a love triangle.

Ninaivil Nindraval

Ninaivil Nindraval · 1967

Ninaivil Nindraval

MovieRomanceComedy

Prema, an amnesiac, marries Prakash, a jobless young man, and they live with his friend. However, she meets with another accident and loses memories of her marriage.

Avalukendru Or Manam

Avalukendru Or Manam · 1971

Avalukendru Or Manam

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Kalai Kovil

Kalai Kovil · 1964

Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Kurathi Magan

Kurathi Magan · 1972

Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.

Hey Ram

Hey Ram · 2000

MovieHistoryDrama

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

All in All Azhagu Raja

All in All Azhagu Raja · 2013

All in All Azhagu Raja

MovieComedyRomance

The film is centered around Azhaguraja (Karthi), his friend and adviser Kalyanam (Santhanam) who runs a little known TV channel. He falls head over heels for at first sight with Devi Priya (Kajal Aggarwal) daughter of a rich businessman and the rest of the story is how he wins her in the end.

Anbu Vazhi

Anbu Vazhi · 1968

Sadanand, a successful businessman, has two business partners, Nithyanand and Murthy. Things take an unexpected turn when Murthy murders Sadanand out of greed.

Filmography

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Thambikku Entha Ooru

Thambikku Entha Ooru · 1984

Thambikku Entha Ooru

MovieRomanceComedy

Seeing Balu's spendthrift and carefree attitude, his father sends him to his friend's house in a village to get reformed. Things get complicated when he gets entangled in a love triangle.

Chandrasekhar

Ninaivil Nindraval

Ninaivil Nindraval · 1967

Ninaivil Nindraval

MovieRomanceComedy

Prema, an amnesiac, marries Prakash, a jobless young man, and they live with his friend. However, she meets with another accident and loses memories of her marriage.

Umapathi

Avalukendru Or Manam

Avalukendru Or Manam · 1971

Avalukendru Or Manam

The film deals with a triangular love with a good measure of values of the high society and those of liberal culture of the 60s.

Kalai Kovil

Kalai Kovil · 1964

Kalai Kovil (Temple of Art) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Sridhar and produced by Visu and Ganga. The film stars S. V. Subbaiah, Chandrakantha, R. Muthuraman and Rajasree in lead roles. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The film was released on 25 September 1964.

Kurathi Magan

Kurathi Magan · 1972

Malaikottai ostracises his wife and blames her for not being chaste. After she gets thrown out of the village, she takes her son and decides to give him a good education.

Sundaresan

Hey Ram

Hey Ram · 2000

MovieHistoryDrama

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

K.T. Chari

All in All Azhagu Raja

All in All Azhagu Raja · 2013

All in All Azhagu Raja

MovieComedyRomance

The film is centered around Azhaguraja (Karthi), his friend and adviser Kalyanam (Santhanam) who runs a little known TV channel. He falls head over heels for at first sight with Devi Priya (Kajal Aggarwal) daughter of a rich businessman and the rest of the story is how he wins her in the end.

Moorthy

Anbu Vazhi

Anbu Vazhi · 1968

Sadanand, a successful businessman, has two business partners, Nithyanand and Murthy. Things take an unexpected turn when Murthy murders Sadanand out of greed.

Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam

Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam · 2010

Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam

MovieActionRomance

Simhachalam, a watchman is sentenced to death for stealing a precious diamond. However, a group of cowboys save Simhachalam and offer him the diamond, only on a condition that he fulfills a promise.

Old Cowboy

Indru Netru Naalai

Indru Netru Naalai · 2015

Indru Netru Naalai

MovieComedyScience Fiction

Elango and his astrologer friend Pulivetti Arumugam come in possession of a time machine and start profiting from it. However, their meddling with time prevents the death of a gangster, who begins to wreck havoc in their lives.

Victim

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan · 1978

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

Set during the time of the Chola invasion, the film tells the story of a courageous Pandiyan king. The king filled the hearts of his people with courage, patriotism and faith to help fight the Cholas.

The Minister

En Kelvikku Enna Bathil

En Kelvikku Enna Bathil · 1978

En Kelvikku Enna Bathil

Two brothers get separated in their childhood after their uncle dupes their father. Years later, when they unite, the two brothers decide to avenge their father's dignity.

Iru Thuruvam

Iru Thuruvam · 1971

The atrocities of a landlord lead one brother to the life of a dacoit while the younger brother becomes a police officer. However, things take a turn when they are pitted against each other.

Jailer

Sri Raghavendrar

Sri Raghavendrar · 1985

Sri Raghavendrar

The story of the great Indian saint Raghavendra Swami. Born as Venkatanatha, he proved to be a very brilliant scholar from a very young age. After enduring a series of profound life challenges, he embraced sannyasa following his master and the divine.

Srinivasacharya Devotee

Penn Daivam

Penn Daivam · 1970

Penn Deivam is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars Jaishankar, Padmini, Lakshmi, R. Muthuraman and Major Sundarrajan. The film had musical score by V. Kumar.

Machan

Maria, My Darling

Maria, My Darling · 1980

Maria, My Darling

MovieRomanceDrama

A minor thug, Raghu, and a pickpocket, Maria, fall in love. To find proof, Raghu joins a gang that killed Maria's father but soon realises that they are planning to kill Maria to bury any evidence.

Bala Nagamma

Bala Nagamma · 1981

Queen Punitha is cursed with childlessness but gets a boon & bear's a baby girl, Nagamma. After the queens death the new queen eliminates who escapes & grows into a charming lady & marries a prince.

Karunakaran

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum · 1979

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

MovieAdventureDrama

A rendering of the classic Arabian tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp.

Jameela's Father (Tamil)

Nadu Iravil

Nadu Iravil · 1970

MovieMysteryDrama

A murder-mystery, in which the friend of a wealthy, elderly couple tries to bring about a reconciliation between them on the one hand, and their their estranged relatives on the other.

Jambulingam

Idhayakkani

Idhayakkani · 1975

MovieActionDrama

Mohan, a kind-hearted man, not only preaches and believes in equality but also practices it. He marries a poor girl but lands in trouble as she is accused of murdering a scientist.

Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan

Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan · 1971

Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan

Aana Valarthiya Vanampadiyude Makan is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam.

Madras to Pondicherry

Madras to Pondicherry · 1966

Madras to Pondicherry

MovieAdventureComedy

Mala, a modern college girl witnesses the murder committed by Sudhagar and hops into a bus bound for Pondicherry. Sudhagar follows and tries to kill her on the journey.

Mala's father

Kalakalappu

Kalakalappu · 2012

A man struggles to save his family-owned restaurant as it is running in loses. He soon falls for a health inspector keen on shutting down the place. When his brother enters the scene, things get worse.

Seenu/Raghu and Maya's Grandfather