Vijayaraghavan

Vijayaraghavan
Vijayaraghavan
Born	Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan; 20 December 1951; Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present
Spouse	Anitha Vijayaraghavan ( Suma )
Children	2
Parent	N. N. Pillai (father);

Narayanapillai Vijayaraghavan (born 20 December 1951), known mononymously as Vijayaraghavan, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his character roles.[1] He is the son of drama and cinema artist N. N. Pillai.

Early life and family

Vijayaraghavan is the son of veteran actor N. N. Pillai and Chinnamma. He was born in Kuala Lumpur on 20 December 1951,[2] the capital of the Federation of Malaya, where his father worked as an Estate Manager. He has two sisters Sulochana and Renuka. He had his primary education from Govt. High School, Kudamaloor.[3]

Acting career

Vijayaraghavan made his film debut with Kaapaalika, which was based on his father's play of the same name. He appeared in just a couple of scenes in this film. His opening as a full-fledged actor occurred ten years later in Surumayitta Kannukal (1983). However, it was only after he appeared in the 1987 film New Delhi that Vijayaraghavan became a busy star in Malayalam film.

He got a break with his performance in the 1989 film Ramji Rao Speaking, in which he played the title role of the villain Ramji Rao. In the mid-1990s Vijayaraghavan played the hero in a number of low-budget Malayalam movies. He appeared in a few movies as second hero with Suresh Gopi in the lead role, including Commissioner. He also played notable roles in movies such as Ekalavyan, Crime File, Mafia and King. In 1995, he reprised his role as the character Ramji Rao in Mannar Mathai Speaking.

In the 2000s, he turned to character and villain roles and appeared in various movies, among them C.I.D. Moosa, Lion, Chotta Mumbai, Mayavi, Bharathchandran I.P.S. and Raavanaprabhu. He has also appeared in a popular Malayalam television serial entitled Kavyanjali, produced by Balaji Telefilms.

Vijayaraghavan is specially known for playing the iconic character Ramji Rao in 1989 film Ramji Rao Speaking, in 1995 film Mannar Mathai Speaking, in 2014 film Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 and in 2019 film Mask.

Personal life

He is married to Anitha and has 2 sons. The elder son, Jinadevan is a businessman and is married to Rakhi. The younger son, Devadevan is in film industry. He is settled at Olassa, Kottayam District, Kerala.[4]

Filmography

1970s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Kaapalika	Babu
1975	Picnic

1980s

Year	Title	Role
1981	Ammakkorumma	Gopakumar
1982	Innalenkil Nale
1983	Aana
	Surumaitta Kannukal	Abu
	Pinnilavu	Wilson
1985	Uyarum Njan Nadake	Raghu
1985	Ee Sabdam Innathe Sabdam	Balu
1986	Njan Kathorthirikkum
1986	Manasiloru Manimuthu
1987	P.C. 369	Isaac
	Naradhan Keralathil	Khader
	New Delhi	Ananthan
1988	Witness	Usthad Hamsa
	Moonnam Mura	Karunan
	1921	Kandan Kutti / Muhammad
	Puravrutham	Abu
	Dhinarathrangal	Sasi
	Oru CBI Diary Kurippu	Johny
1989	The News	C.I Freddy Issac
	Naduvazhikal	Deputy Superintendent of Police
	Ramji Rao Speaking	Ramji Rao
	Miss Pamela
	Swantham Ennu Karuthi
	Kaalal Pada	Jaffer
	Douthyam	Capt. Rajiv Kumar
	Nair Saab	Rishi
	Adikkurippu	Mohammed Ali
	Mahayanam	Sunnychan
	Pradeshika Varthakal	Ramu

1990s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Crime Branch	Babu
	Prosecution
	Purappadu
	Orukkam	Ramu
	Nanma Niranjavan Srinivasan	Seythu
	Nammude Naadu	Balan
	Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam	Devan
	Indrajaalam	Thankappan
	Dr. Pasupathy	Thomas
	Appu	Ramankutty
	Samrajyam	Khadir
1991	Parallel College	Chandrashekharan Nair
	Kadalora Kattu	Ponnappan
	Onnaam Muhurtham	William Patrick Parera
	Nettippattom	Sugunan
	Thudar Katha	Sudhakaran
	Nattu Vishesham	Vijayan
	Oru Prathyeka Ariyippu	Vishnu
	Kuttapathram	Sethu
	Georgootty C/O Georgootty	Pappachan
	Cheppu Kilukkunna Changathi	Ashok Kartha
1992	Police Diary
	Sathyaprathinja	Gopan
	Maanyanmar	Gopi
	Kaazhchakkppuram	Sethumadhavan
	Ellarum Chollanu	Gopalakrishnan
	Aardram	Madhavan
	Vietnam Colony	Vattappalli
1993	Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans	Jayapalan
	Porutham
	Meleparambil Anveedu	Gopikrishnan
	Mafia	Sreeraman
	Aagneyam	Mammali
	Dhruvam	Ramdas
	Ekalavyan	Cheradi Skariah
	Bandhukkal Sathrukkal	Uthaman
1994	Bhaagyavaan	Rahulan
	Rudraksham	Jose
	Kadal	Markose
	Commissioner	Mohammad Iqbal
	Chief Minister K. R. Gowthami	Adv. Anathan
	Chukkan	Sreeni
	Cabinet	Shivasankaran
1995	Thumboli Kadappuram	Methrinju
	Sipayi Lahala	M D Ramanathan
	Three Men Army	Rajesh	Cameo Role
	Special Squad	Noufal
	Radholsavam	Chandutty
	Mannar Mathai Speaking	Ramji Rao
	Highway	Moorthy / Unnithaan
	Oru Abhibhashakante Case Diary	Balan
	The King	Sanjay
1996	Rajaputhran	Akbar
	Sulthan Hyderali	Hydrali
	Padanayakan	Pappan
	Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar	S.I Ramabhadran
	Kanjirappally Kariachan	Sunny Kanjirappally
	Harbour	Thommichan
1997	Kudamattam	Sivan Kutti
	Kottappurathe Koottukudumbam	Sahadevan
	Adivaram	Adivaram
	Shibiram
	Kannoor	S.P Balachandran
	Desadanam	Sankaran
	Adukkala Rahasyam Angaadi Paattu	Josekutty
1998	Poothiruvathiranalil
	Mangamma	Balan
	Manthri Kochamma		Guest Role
	Aalibabayum Aarara Kallanmarum	Sub Inspector Jayashankar
	Harthal
	Dravidan	Rarichan
	British Market	Maadu Vareed
1999	Tokyo Nagarathile Viseshangal	Kadappuram Karunan
	Rishi Vamsam
	Gandhiyan	Captain Bharathan Menon
	Panchapandavar	Balan
	Independence	Sinkaramuthu & P. Raveedran I.A.S
	Crime File	Fr. Clement Kaliyar
	Bharya Veettil Paramasukham	Ramankutti

2000s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Red Indians	Dy.SP Ravisankar
2000	Kattu Vannu Vilichapol	Abu
2001	Jeevan Masai	Doctor
	Neythukaran
	Raavanaprabhu	Mundackal Rajendran
	Chithrathoonukal	CI Sarathchandra Varma
	Fort Kochi
	Praja	Devadevan Nambiar (DD)
	Dany	Robert
2002	Savithriyude Aranjanam	Karunan
	Kayamkulam Kanaran
	Swarna Medal	Martin
	Njan Rajavu	Thomas Scaria
	Kakke Kakke Koodevide	Chellappan
	Nizhalkuthu	Jailor
	Chathurangam	P. P. Paulose
2003	Stop Violence	Gunda Stephen
	Kalavarkey
	Swantham Malavika
	Achante Kochumolu	Samuel Issac
	Uthara	Chellappan
	C.I.D. Moosa	D.I.G Sathyanarayanan
	The King Maker Leader	Ramachandra Prasad
	War and Love	Captain Vijayan
	Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu	Dilip Kumar
	Ammakilikkoodu	Rajan
	Malsaram	Thommichan
2004	Koottu	Akbar
	Wanted	Nambyar
	Mayilattam	Police Officer
	Vacation	D'Cruz
	Natturajavu	Sunnychan
	Kadhavaseshan	Janardanan
2005	Ullam	Master
	Kalyana Kurimanam	Mukunthan
	Kochi Rajavu	Karimparakkal Prabhakaran
	Ben Johnson	Viswanathan MLA
	Rappakal	Janardana Varma
	Pauran	Bhargavan
	Bharathchandran I.P.S.	Thomas Chacko
2006	Lion	Vijayan
	Vargam	Iritty Vavachan
	Kilukkam Kilukilukkam	Krishnadas
	Rashtram	Medayil Chaandi
	Thuruppugulan	D.G.P Varma
	Chacko Randaaman	Devanarayan
	Chess	Devarajan
	Red Salute	Bapputty Haji
	Mouryan
2007	Avan Chandiyude Makan	Chandi
	Inspector Garud	Karaikudi Arumukha Chettiyar
	Mayavi	Thottappally Surendran
	Sketch	Alexander Nambadan
	Speed Track	Chandradas
	Vinodayathra	Rajappan
	Chotta Mumbai	Mohandas
	Big B	CI George
	July 4	Gopalan
	Sooryan	Simon Thekkilakkadan
	Naalu Pennungal
	Nasrani	M. C. Paul
2008	Roudram	Pattakkalil Purushothaman Pillai / Appichayi
	Kanal Kannadi
	Innathe Chintha Vishayam	Pithambaran
	Oru Pennum Randaanum	Police Inspector	Segment: Niyamavum Neethiyum
	Sultan	Shivasankara Pilla
	Twenty:20	Balan
2009	Red Chillies	Colonel / Headmaster
	Hailesa	Valamkadi Madhavan
	I. G. – Inspector General	DYSP George Varghese
	Black Dalia	IG Mathew K. John
	Ee Pattanathil Bhootham	ACP Neelakantan
	Daddy Cool	DYSP Varghese
	Puthiya Mukham	Shivaraman
	Samayam
	Kana Kanmani	Stephen
	Decent Parties
	Swantham Lekhakan	Shreedharan
	Angel John	James
	Patham Nilayile Theevandi	Ayyappan
	Chattambinadu	Mallanchira Unnithan

2010s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Thanthonni	Kochouseppu & Thankachan
	Janakan	City Police Commissioner
	Kadaksham
	Chithrakkuzhal
	Nayakan	William Thomas
	Brahmasthram	MLA Vasudevan
	Chithrakuzhal	Forest Ranger
	Pokkiri Raja	'Kaavi' Krishnan
	Alexander the Great
	Elsamma Enna Aankutty	Karippalli Sugunan
	The Thriller	Sadhasivan
	Marykkundoru Kunjaadu	Geevarghese
2011	Arjunan Saakshi	CI Sebastian
	Snehadaram
	Aazhakadal	Vakkachan
	Ithu Nammude Katha
	Maharaja Talkies	Pappachan
	Christian Brothers	Kunnel Kumaran Thampy
	Seniors	Alavudheen Ravuthar
	The Filmstaar	Appayi
	Salt N' Pepper	Balakrishnan, Archaeology Dept.
	Violin	Simon
	Doctor Love
	Vellaripravinte Changathi	Editor K.Sankunni
	Venicile Vyapari	Chungathara Raghavan
2012	Asuravithu	Abbaji / Stephen
	Achante Aanmakkal	Koyikkal Keshavadas
	Idiots	Beeranikka
	Kunjaliyan	Remanan
	Masters	Balagangadharan
	Mayamohini	Appukuttan Nair
	Josettante Hero	Jose
	Vaadhyar
	MLA Mani: Patham Classum Gusthiyum	Vattakkadan Varkey
	Friday	Police Officer
	Run Babby Run	SP Somarajan IPS
	Thappana	Police Officer John George
	Vaidooryam
	101 Weddings	Munshi Sankaran Pillai
	Face 2 Face	Varghese Punchakkadan
2013	Romans	Fr. Gabriel
	Kutteem Kolum	Madhava Menon
	Sound Thoma	Shankaran Bhagavathar
	Housefull	Cherukkappan
	ABCD	K. P. Ravi Varma
	Left Right Left	Comrade S.R.
	Memories	Aravindhaksha Menon
	For Sale	Achayan
	Blackberry
	Musical Chair
	Daivathinte Swantham Cleetus	Simon
	Nadodimannan	Purushothaman
	72 Model	Vasutty
	Ginger
	Maad Dad	Krishnettan
	Idukki Gold	Raman
	Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal	City Police Commissioner Varghese
2014	Mannar Mathai Speaking 2	Ramji Rao (Pastor Kunjumon)
	Ettekaal Second	Sandeeps' father
	Salaam Kashmier	Peter
	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Tomichan
	Ring Master	Prince's father
	Polytechnic	Sukumaran Nair
	Bangalore Days	Kuttan's father
	Bhaiyya Bhaiyya	Vedipparambil Varkey
	Darboni
	You can do
	8:20
	To Let Ambadi Talkies
	Nagara Varidhi Naduvil Njan	Mayooranathan
2015	Oru Vadakkan Selfie	Umesh's father
	Samrajyam II	Khadir
	Jilebi	Chandradas
	Avarude Veedu
	White Boys
	The Samsthanam
	Kukkiliyaar
	One Second Please
	Sir C. P.	Sharadi Maash
	Vishwasam... Athallae Ellaam	Divakaran
	Loham	Chandrasekharan
	Two Countries	Kochachan
2016	Leela	Gopinathan Pillai Nair/ Pillechan
	Style	Tom and Jerry's father
	James & Alice	Dr. Mohan
	Sahapadi 1975
	Oru Muthassi Gadha	Anil Sir
	Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum	Colonel Stephen
	Pinneyum
	Maayamaalika
2017	Ezra	Fr. Samuel
	Sathya
	Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu	Balakrishnan
	Ramaleela	Ambady Mohanan
	Sherlock Toms	Unnikrishnan
	Tharangam	Menon
	Punyalan Private Limited	Shakthan Rajashekharan
	Aana Alaralodalaral	Stalin Prabhakaran
2018	Carbon	M. D.
	Queen	Principal
	Rosapoo	Velayudhan
	Kammara Sambhavam	Francis
	Aravindante Athidhikal	Kaala Prabhakaran
	Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha	Palathara Jose
	Mangalyam Thanthunanena	Avarachan
	Johny Johny Yes Appa	Karian
	Ottakoru Kaamukan	Paulose
	Paviyettante Madhurachooral
	Karinkannan
2019	Mr. & Ms. Rowdy	Fr. Pulikodan
	Soothrakkaran	Panambil Prabhakaran
	Mask	Ramji Rao
	Madhura Raja	Kunnath Krishnan Nair
	Kakshi: Amminippilla	Adv. R. P.
	Porinju Mariam Jose	Iype Muthalali
	Brother's Day	Kurishinkal Chandy
	Adhyarathri	Narayanan Maashu
	Driving Licence	Himself	Cameo

2020s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	2 States	Appappan
2020	Maniyarayile Ashokan	Achuthan	[5]
2021	Paappan	SP Bhaskar Shenoy IPS	[6]
2021	Kurup	Shivashankaran Pillai
2022	Kallan D`Souza
	Sayanna Varthakal	Varghese
	Hridayam	Neelakandan Moorthy	[7]
	Kaduva	M.L.A. Divakara Kurup	[8]
2023	Oh My Darling		[9]
	Pookkaalam	Ittoop	[10]
	Ayalvaashi	Barkath	[11]
	Neymar	Chacko	[12]
	Kirkkan	Kurian	[13]
	Voice of Sathyanathan	Susan's Father	[14]
	Pappachan Olivilaanu	Mathachan	[15]
	Jaladhara Pumpset Since 1962	Chandran Mash	[16]
	Kannur Squad	SP Krishnalal T. K.	[17]
	Antony †	TBA	[18]

Tamil films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Arangetra Velai	Pakkiram
2017	Bairavaa	Vaishali's Father

Television

Crime Branch (Kairali TV)
Kaavyanjali (Surya TV)
Snehatheeram (Surya TV)

References

"Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". manoramaonline.com. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
"Vijayaraghavan: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Vijayaraghavan (1 June 2013). യൂത്ത്ഫുള്‍ ഗ്രാന്‍ഡ് ഫാദര്‍ - Page 2 [Youthful Grandfather - Page 2]. mangalam.com (Interview) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
Vijayaraghavan (1 June 2013). യൂത്ത്ഫുള്‍ ഗ്രാന്‍ഡ് ഫാദര്‍ [Youthful Grandfather] (Interview) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
George, Anjana, "Maniyarayile Ashokan Review: A charming tale that celebrates little moments in life", The Times of India, retrieved 21 January 2023
"Suresh Gopi's Paappan to release on this date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
"Hridayam Movie Review: Vineeth Sreenivasan delivers two feel-good films for the price of one". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
"'Kaduva' 2nd teaser: Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer promises a much-needed action entertainer for Mollywood - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
"Anikha Surendran's Oh My Darling trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
"First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
"Soubin' Shahir's Ayalvaashi trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
"Neymar gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
"പ്രേക്ഷകരെ ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ചും ചിന്തിപ്പിച്ചും 'കിർക്കൻ'; റിവ്യൂ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
"Dileep's 'Voice of Sathyanathan' censored with a clean 'U' certificate". The Times of India. 7 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
"Saiju Kurup's 'Pappachan Olivilanu' gets a release date". The Times of India. 26 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
"Suresh Gopi launches the first look poster of Urvashi-Indrans starrer 'Jaladhara Pump Set Since 1962'". The Times of India. 4 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
"Mammootty's 'Kannur Squad' censored with a U/A; the film to release on September 28". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Bureau, The Hindu (10 July 2023). "'Antony': First look of Joju George's film with Joshiy out". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

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[1] "Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". manoramaonline.com. 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

[2] "Vijayaraghavan: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[3] Vijayaraghavan (1 June 2013). യൂത്ത്ഫുള്‍ ഗ്രാന്‍ഡ് ഫാദര്‍ - Page 2 [Youthful Grandfather - Page 2]. mangalam.com (Interview) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[4] Vijayaraghavan (1 June 2013). യൂത്ത്ഫുള്‍ ഗ്രാന്‍ഡ് ഫാദര്‍ [Youthful Grandfather] (Interview) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

[5] George, Anjana, "Maniyarayile Ashokan Review: A charming tale that celebrates little moments in life", The Times of India, retrieved 21 January 2023

[6] "Suresh Gopi's Paappan to release on this date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[7] "Hridayam Movie Review: Vineeth Sreenivasan delivers two feel-good films for the price of one". Cinema Express. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[8] "'Kaduva' 2nd teaser: Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer promises a much-needed action entertainer for Mollywood - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[9] "Anikha Surendran's Oh My Darling trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[10] "First single from Pookkaalam out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[11] "Soubin' Shahir's Ayalvaashi trailer out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[12] "Neymar gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[13] "പ്രേക്ഷകരെ ത്രില്ലടിപ്പിച്ചും ചിന്തിപ്പിച്ചും 'കിർക്കൻ'; റിവ്യൂ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[14] "Dileep's 'Voice of Sathyanathan' censored with a clean 'U' certificate". The Times of India. 7 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[15] "Saiju Kurup's 'Pappachan Olivilanu' gets a release date". The Times of India. 26 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[16] "Suresh Gopi launches the first look poster of Urvashi-Indrans starrer 'Jaladhara Pump Set Since 1962'". The Times of India. 4 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[17] "Mammootty's 'Kannur Squad' censored with a U/A; the film to release on September 28". The Times of India. 21 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[18] Bureau, The Hindu (10 July 2023). "'Antony': First look of Joju George's film with Joshiy out". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2023.