K. Selvaraghavan
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Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil films and few Telugu films credited himself as Sri Raghava. He had his directorial debut with Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002). Still, his father is credited for business reasons, which stars his brother Dhanush, Selvaraghavan went on to make a series of romantic drama films with Kadhal Kondein (2003) (also starring Dhanush) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) before also venturing into coming-of-age films Pudhupettai (2006) and Mayakkam Enna (2011), both starring Dhanush. He has also ventured in
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Selvaraghavan
- Person.image
- Selvaraghavan at the ‘NGK’ Audio & Trailer Launch.jpg
- Person.caption
- Selvaraghavan in 2019
- Person.birth_name
- Selvaraghavan Kasthuri Raja
- Person.birth_place
- Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
- Person.years_active
- 2003present
- Person.father
- Kasthuri Raja
- Person.family
- See Kasthuri Raja family
- Person.relatives
- Dhanush (brother)
- Person.children
- 3
- Person.occupation
- Film director, Screenwriter, Actor
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18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Personal life
- Career
- 2002–2004
- 2006–2008
- 2010–2019
- 2021–present
- Filmography
- Directorial work
- As writer
- As actor
- As lyricist
- Accolades
- [[Filmfare Awards South]]
- [[Edison Awards (Tamil)|Edison Award]]
- [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA]]
- References
- External links
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who has directed and acted predominantly Tamil films and few Telugu films credited himself as Sri Raghava. He had his directorial debut with Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002). Still, his father is credited for business reasons, which stars his brother Dhanush, Selvaraghavan went on to make a series of romantic drama films with Kadhal Kondein (2003) (also starring Dhanush) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004) before also venturing into coming-of-age films Pudhupettai (2006) and Mayakkam Enna (2011), both starring Dhanush. He has also ventured into making science fiction and fantasy films, such as depicting a fantasy Chola kingdom in Aayirathil Oruvan (2010) and a parallel universe in Irandam Ulagam (2013). He has been critically acclaimed for his directorial skills. He made his film acting debut in the 2022 film Beast.
== Early life == Selvaraghavan was born to Tamil film director Kasthuri Raja and Vijayalakshmi on 5 March 1975. He has a brother, Dhanush, who is an actor, and two sisters, who are both doctors. In his youth, one of his eyes was removed after he developed retinal cancer.
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