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Raghuvaran passes away Raghuvaran, a distinguished character artiste, passed away in Chennai in the early hours of March 19th. He was admitted to Mehtha Hospital for treatment a few days ago. The reason for the death was disclosed as weakness caused by excessive alcohol consumption. He had been under intensive medical care for the past few weeks. Raghuvaran was born in December 11th,1948. He had acted in several Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi films. Most of his roles were of a villain or a supporting actor. He made his entry into film world through 'Ezhavathu Manithan' in 1982.
Though he has acted in several films, he shot to fame with his role as the protagonist of a Tamil soap opera, 'Oru Manidhanin Kadhai' (One Man's Story), about the agony of a well-to-do man who becomes an alcoholic. Unfortunately, the drug addiction cast its shade in his real life too. His wife Rohini too divorced him due to his addiction. They have a son Rishi. Though Raghuvaran tried to rid his habit and tried to lead life on normal terms, the addiction did not leave him alone.
'Anjali', 'Basha' and 'Mudhalvan' are some of the films in which he had rendered outstanding performances. He had reduced the number of films in recent years but he had three releases lined up in 2008, 'Bheema', 'Ashoka', and 'Sila Nerangalil'. |  |
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