R. Raghuraj

R. Raghuraj is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After beginning his career in Tamil films, Raghuraj has experienced more success in Telugu and Kannada films.

R. Raghuraj
Occupation	Film Director

Career

After beginning his career as a photo journalist, Raghuraj apprenticed as an editor with B. Lenin, before receiving an opportunity from producer K. T. Kunjumon to direct his first feature film, Sakthi (1997). The film, featuring Vineeth and Yuvarani in the lead roles, received negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.^[1] Raghuraj then took a sabbatical before re-emerging with the Telugu film, Kalusukovalani (2002), which became a box office success.^[2] This prompted Raghuraj to remake the film as Ice (2003) in Tamil, with newcomer Ashok and Priyanka Trivedi in the lead roles. Comparatively, the Tamil version did not perform as well and critics noted that the film "makes viewers feel restless".^[3][4] In 2004, Raghuraj briefly worked on a project titled Jockey with Prashanth, Laila and Malavika in the lead roles, but the film was later stalled.^[5][6]

In 2009, Raghuraj revealed that he was working on a trilogy of vigilante films and that Appavi would be the first of the three.^[7] Prior to release, the film was reported in the media for producing India's largest flag for a sequence, at 1115 feet. The film eventually had a delayed release in 2011.^[8] Raghuraj then moved to make films in the Kannada film industry, and has worked on four projects including Boss (2011) and Namaste Madam (2014).^[9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Notes
1997	Sakthi	Tamil
2002	Kalusukovalani	Telugu
2003	Ice	Tamil
2011	Boss	Kannada
2011	Rama Rama Raghurama	Kannada
2011	Appavi	Tamil
2013	Sidila Mari	Kannada
2014	Namaste Madam	Kannada
2016	Supari Surya	Kannada
2019	4 Letters	Telugu

References

1. "A-Z (V)". www.indolink.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 1999.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "The Hindu : Cool version of a superhit". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "The Hindu : "Ice"". www.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
4. "Preview Template 1". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 May 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
5. "- Tamil News". Archived from the original on 9 February 2017.
6. "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". Archived from the original on 10 October 2004.
7. "Appavi, part one of a trilogy". Indian Express. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. "Raghuram vs Raghuraj Clash This Week!". chitraloka.com. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

External links

• R. Raghuraj at IMDb