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

Vanambadi

Vanambadi · 1963

MovieDramaThriller

Thanigachalam manages to save Meena from committing suicide. Meena reminds him of his late daughter Uma. Later, Meena tries her best to console Saker who is mourning Uma's death.

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.

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.

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.

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum · 1979

Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum

MovieAdventureDrama

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

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.

Iruvar Ullam

Iruvar Ullam · 1963

The story revolves around Selvam, an easygoing youngster who befriends many girls without the intention of marrying any of them.

Neelagiri Express

Neelagiri Express · 1968

Neelagiri Express

A murder takes place in Neelagiri Express bound to Coimbatore from Chennai.

Filmography

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Vanambadi

Vanambadi · 1963

MovieDramaThriller

Thanigachalam manages to save Meena from committing suicide. Meena reminds him of his late daughter Uma. Later, Meena tries her best to console Saker who is mourning Uma's death.

Somasundaram (Sumathi's father)

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

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.

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

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)

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

Iruvar Ullam

Iruvar Ullam · 1963

The story revolves around Selvam, an easygoing youngster who befriends many girls without the intention of marrying any of them.

Neelagiri Express

Neelagiri Express · 1968

Neelagiri Express

A murder takes place in Neelagiri Express bound to Coimbatore from Chennai.

Sabapathy

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

Karnan

MovieActionDrama

Brave and loyal warrior-archer Karna joins the Kauravas to battle the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra.

Viduran

Maanavan

Maanavan · 1970

MovieActionDrama

Kadiraesan studies hard and fulfils his mother's dream of becoming a college professor. He tries to reform his friend but gets blamed for the murder of a student instead.

Naan Sigappu Manithan

Naan Sigappu Manithan · 1985

Naan Sigappu Manithan

MovieActionDrama

A young man turns into a vigilante to fight injustice after his loved ones are killed.

Judge

Urimai Kural

Urimai Kural · 1974

MovieDramaFamily

Together, Gopi and his brother are a power to reckon with. But Dorai, a jealous man, tries to turn them against each other and create the possibility of sibling rivalry.

Sabhabadhy

Nagaram

Nagaram · 2010

MovieComedyCrime

Selvam, a criminal, goes to Hyderabad to start a new life and falls in love with a dancer. When they decide to get married, events from his past starts to haunt him.

Seth

Kaathadi

Kaathadi · 2018

MovieActionComedy

Two criminals try to kidnap a child from a rich family and ask for a hefty ransom in order to live a happy life. However, things do not go as planned for the kidnappers.

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.

Enkeyo Ketta Kural

Enkeyo Ketta Kural · 1982

Enkeyo Ketta Kural

MovieDramaRomance

Ponni wants to live a lavish life but gets married to her cousin Kumaran. Her love for worldly pleasures makes her abandon Kumaran and her daughter for a richer man.

Ennathan Mudivu

Ennathan Mudivu · 1965

Ennathan Mudivu

A just-released convict plans revenge against the man who framed him for two crimes.

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.

Savale Samali

Savale Samali · 1971

MovieDramaFamily

Manickam, whose father works for the landlord, is always at loggerheads with the landlord's son due to his cruel ways. Manickam also forcibly marries the landlord's daughter after winning a challenge.

Ayyakannu

Kamaraj

Kamaraj · 2004

The film is a biographical sketch of the former Chief Minister of the then Madras State and the All-India Congress Committee secretary and a respected national figure. The film starts with the young age of Kamaraj and ends with the funeral procession of the leader.

Raja Rishi

Raja Rishi · 1985

Raja Rishi is a 1985 Indian Tamil film directed by K. Shankar and produced by N. Sakunthala. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan, M. N. Nambiar and Nalini in lead roles. There is a touching scene where moved by the penance of Sage Vishvamitra, formerly King Kaushika; God Shiva grants him the status of brahmarishi and totally compassionate, Rajarishi sings the Gayatri Mantra.

Dhasaratha

Kai Kodukkum Kai

Kai Kodukkum Kai · 1984

Kai Kodukkum Kai

Veer marries a blind girl and is disowned by his brother. He rents a room and takes care of his wife. He decides to share the room with a handicapped youth who has a secret agenda of his own.

Vietnam Veedu

Vietnam Veedu · 1970

Prestige Padmanabha Iyer retires from his company executive position and has a lonely and unhappy life with his family in the ancestral home Vietnam House, named for the constant fighting and arguing.