Raaghav

This article is about the Indian actor. For the Canadian singer, see Raghav.

Raaghav
Born	Venkataraghavan Ranganathan (1974-04-09) 9 April 1974 (age 51) Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, music composer, anchor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Preetha ​ (m. 2002)​

Venkataraghavan Ranganathan (born 9 April 1974), better known as Raaghav on screen, is an Indian actor and television personality in Tamil Nadu. Before his break into films, he appeared in season 1 of Jodi Number One .

Career

Beginning his career with supporting roles in various films, he debuted as a lead actor in Nanjupuram . A gold medalist from College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai (class of 1995), he pursued further studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before returning to Chennai to work as a software engineer. Driven by his passion for media, he later transitioned to a career in acting. ^[1]

He married his TV co-star Preetha. He and his wife appeared together in Jodi Number 1 in STAR Vijay and Maanada Mayilada in Kalaignar TV. In both the reality shows they were the 1st runner up. ^[2]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke!	Raaghav	uncredited role; also composer for song "Oru Kadhal Vandhucho"
	Five by Four	the Stranger	English film
2006	Jerry	Gausik
	Vattaram	Vetrivel
2007	Satham Podathey	Bhanu's brother
2008	Chakkara Viyugam	Bose
	Silambattam	Veeraiyan's son
2010	Enthiran	Rowdy
	Naane Ennul Illai	Ranjith
2011	Nanjupuram	Velu	also music composer and producer also singer for songs "Warrior Rap" and "Ennattuma Vaanathula"
	Velayudham	Jai
	Mambattiyaan		Cameo appearance
2012	Unnil Tholaindhein	Sivakumar
2013	Naan Rajavaga Pogiren	Boxer	Cameo appearance
	Kalyana Samayal Saadham	Gowtham
2017	Ticket	Avinash Ravichander	Also writer and director
2020	Dots		Malayalam film
2021	V	Madhav
	Operation JuJuPi

Television

Serials

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel
2002	Jee Boom Ba		Tamil	Vijay TV
2003	Alaigal	Raja/Rangarajan		Sun TV
2008	Simran Thirai			Jaya TV
2009	Arasi	Chezhiyan		Sun TV
2012	Pillai Nila	Santhosh
2018	Azhagu
2020	Sembaruthi	JK		Zee Tamil
2021	Anbe Vaa	Rahul		Sun TV
	Pandavar Illam
2022	Sevanthi	Mano
2023	Geethanjali	Karthik	Telugu	Gemini TV
	Seetha Raman	Dance Master	Tamil	Zee Tamil
	Thavamai Thavamirunthu
	Kannedhirey Thondrinal	Surya		Kalaignar TV
2024	Gowri			Kalaignar TV

Shows

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2006	Jodi No.1	Contestant	Vijay TV
2007	Maanada Mayilada		Kalaignar TV
2010	Rani Yaaru Raja Yaaru		Sun TV
2015	Dance Jodi Dance		Zee Tamizh
2021	Rowdy Baby		Sun TV
2022	Vanakkam Tamizha	Guest
2022	Maathi Yosi	Contestant

References

1. "The Hindu : Here, there, everywhere". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "The Hindu : Metro Plus Tiruchirapalli / Profiles : A perfect pair". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

• Raaghav at IMDb
• Raaghav on Facebook
• BBC World TV Live Interview with 'TICKET' Team - director/actor Raaghav Ranganathan and producer Preetha S - June 20, 2017
• Perception of Tamil Cinema is eclipsed by Bollywood - Raaghav Ranganathan's interview in 'The Statesman' Newspaper, 22 July 2017