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Raghavendra Rajkumar
Raghavendra Rajkumar in late 90s
Born	(1965-08-15) 15 August 1965 (age 59) Madras, Madras State (now in Tamil Nadu), India
Other names	Raganna
Occupation(s)	Actor, dancer, film producer
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Mangala
Children	Vinay Rajkumar, Yuva Rajkumar
Parent(s)	Dr. Rajkumar (father) Parvathamma (mother)
Relatives	See Rajkumar family

Raghavendra Rajkumar (born 15 August 1965) is an Indian actor, singer and producer of Kannada cinema. He is the son of actor Dr. Rajkumar and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He made his debut as a lead in the film Chiranjeevi Sudhakar (1988) before appearing in the hugely successful 1989 film Nanjundi Kalyana. He went on to star in films such as Gajapathi Garvabhanga (1989), Anukoolakkobba Ganda (1990), and Geluvina Saradaara (1996). His last prominent film was Upendra's Swasthik (1998), a box office failure. He starred in Pakkadmane Hudugi (2004) before taking a fifteen year sabbatical from acting. Since then he has produced television serials under Poornima Productions and films under Sri Vajreshwari Combines.

His comeback film as a villain, Chillum, was dropped. In 2019, when he went to act in a lead role in the movie Ammana Mane (2019), the Prime Minister of Singapore heard about it and watched the movie.

Personal life

His brothers are Shiva Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar. His sons Vinay Rajkumar and Yuva Rajkumar are both actors.

He was admitted to a Singapore hospital in 2013 due to a stroke. He has undergone physiotherapy treatment.

Filmography

As actor

As singer

As producer

Film

Television

References

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External links

• Raghavendra Rajkumar at IMDb
• Fecilitation Ceremony of Raghavendra Raj Kumar organized by Slum Children and Women Development Association in Bangalore
• Plackback Songs by Raghavendra RajKumar (Audio) from Udbhava.com Udbhava.com - Search results for Raghavendra Rajkumar

• Male actors in Kannada cinema
• Indian male film actors
• Living people
• Film producers from Bengaluru
• Male actors from Bengaluru
• Kannada playback singers
• Kannada film producers
• 20th-century Indian male actors
• 21st-century Indian male actors
• 1965 births
• Rajkumar family