Raghuveer (actor)

Raghuveer (1967 – 8 May 2014) was an Indian actor and producer in the Kannada film industry.^[6][7]

Raghuveer
Born	1967 (1967)
Died	8 May 2014(2014-05-08) (aged 46)[1] BTM Layout, Bangalore, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, producer
Years active	1990–1995 2011–2013
Spouse(s)	Sindhu[2] ​ ​ (m. 1995; died 2005)​ Gowri ​ (m. 2006)​ [3]
Children	2 [4][5]
Parent	Muni Yellappa

Film career

Raghuveer came to the Kannada film industry as a hero through Ajay Vijay back in 1990 co-starring Murali. Though he made his debut as a hero through that film, it was S. Narayan's Chaitrada Premanjali (1992), which catapulted him to success.^[8] He then went on to act in Shrungara Kavya (1993).

However his subsequent films Kaaveri Theeradalli (1994), Naviloora Naidile (1995), Thungabhadra (1995) and Kaadina Kaggathalu did not do well.^[9]

He took a hiatus from films and later returned.^[9] His film Mugila Chumbana had a delayed release in 2013.^[1]

Personal life

Raghuveer faced problems from his parents after marrying his frequent costar Sindhu and after she died, he married Gowri and stayed out of cinema as per their wishes.^[9] He had a daughter named Shreya from his first marriage and a daughter named Moksha from his second marriage.^[10][4]

Filmography

• All movies are in Kannada.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Ajay Vijay	Vijay
1992	Chaitrada Premanjali	Prem
1993	Shrungara Kavya	Shrungar	Also presenter
	Mouna Sangrama
	Poorna Sangrama
	Sri Durga Pooje
1994	Nyayakkagi Saval
	Kaveri Theeradalli
	Hongirana
1995	Thungabhadra
	Naviloora Naidile
2011	Uyyale		Special appearance
2013	Mugila Chumbana	Harish	Also producer and story writer[11]

Death

He was admitted to Sagar Apollo hospital in BTM Layout and died on 8 May 2014 night due to a heart attack. He was survived that time by his second wife Gowri and his two children, one from each marriage. His first wife Sindhu died in 2005.^[12]