Bheeman Raghu

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Bheeman Raghu
Raghu at an event
Born	Raghu Damodharan (1953-10-06) 6 October 1953 (age 68) Perunna, Changanacherry, Travancore–Cochin, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University College Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation	Actor Police officer Politician
Years active	1976 – present
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)	Sudha Raghu ​ (m. 1978)​
Children	3
Parent(s)	K. P. Damodharan Nair Thankamma

Bheeman Raghu (born Raghu Damodharan Nair 6 October 1953) is an Indian actor, Singer, Dancer former, Politician and Police Officer (retired) who appears mainly in Malayalam films and is best known for his villaineous and comedy roles. In a career spanning over three decades, he has appeared in more than 400 films,^[1] and has recently started doing comic roles as well.^[2]

Raghu's debut movie was Bheeman (1982), from which he got his stage name. By profession, Raghu was an Inspector in the Kerala Police force. He is the only film actor in Malayalam cinema that look likes the same body figure of the legendary actor Jayan. He came to films as one of the experimental replacement for the actor Jayan after his unexpected demise.^[3]

Raghu contested unsuccessfully in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam, securing 3rd place.

Early life[]

Bheeman Raghu was born on 6 October 1953 at Changanacherry, Kottayam district in the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin to K. P. Damodaran Nair, former Municipal Commissioner, and Thankamma. He studied at St. Stephen's School, Pathanapuram. He had his college studies from Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha and University College, Thiruvananthapuram.^[4] He obtained LLB graduation from Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He was a police officer before entering the cinema field.^[5]

He ran unsuccessfully as a candidate of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from Pathanapuram constituency, which got statewide attention as there saw a contest of three film stars - Sitting MLA and former Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar (Kerala Congress (B), LDF), Jagadish (Indian National Congress, UDF) and Raghu contested.^[6]

Personal life[]

Bheeman Reghu got married on 18 January 1978. He and his wife have three children.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Bheeman Raghu at IMDb
• Bheeman Raghu at MSI