Tearful farewell to actor Raghuvaran

Family, friends and fans bid a tearful farewell to the most versatile actor Raghuvaran in Chennai. People poured in to pay their last homage to Raghuvaran.


“Raghu came up through struggle and dedication and was unique in everything he did,” said South Indian Film Artistes Association President, actor and politician Sarath Kumar who paid floral tribute to the actor.


Besides Sarath leading personalities of the south Indian film industry like director Maniratnam and wife Suhasini, Manorama, Ajith, Srikanth, Vijay, Vivek, Revathi and husband Suresh Menon, Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin paid floral tributes to the dead actor.

Noticed by critics immediately after his 1982 debut film ‘Ezhavathu Manithan’ (Seventh Man), Raghuvaran played hero briefly and developed into a well-established character actor.


Eminent personalities from Kollywood came to pay their homage to Raghuvaran, who passed away early this morning. Actress Rohini and their son were seen crying near by the body of Raghuvaran.


The film fraternity gathered in large numbers to pay their last respects to the actor who had proved his mettle in character and baddie roles in over 300 films in various Indian languages.