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| birth_name = Appadanda T. Raghu<br />
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| birth_place = [[Kodagu]]<br />
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| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
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| years_active= 1980–2004<br />
| occupation = Film director<br />
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'''Appadanda T. Raghu''' is an Indian director, actor, producer and screenplay writer, who has worked in the [[Kannada]], [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Kodava language|Kodava Takk]] film industries.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dwyer |first1=Rachel |title=Global Bollywood |chapter=The Indian Film Magazine, Stardust |journal=Global Bollywood |date=2008 |pages=240–267 |jstor=j.ctt155jk77.16 |publisher=NYU Press|isbn=9780814747988 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bose |first1=Nandana |title=The Central Board of Film Certification Correspondence Files (1992-2002): A Discursive Rhetoric of Moral Panic, 'Public' Protest, and Political Pressure. |journal=Cinema Journal |date=2010 |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=67–87 |doi=10.1353/cj.0.0217 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dechamma C. C. |first1=Sowmya |title=The model minority: problematizing the representation of Kodavas in Kannada cinema |journal=Inter-Asia Cultural Studies |date=2012 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=5–21 |doi=10.1080/14649373.2012.636872 }}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was born in [[Kodagu]] to the [[Kodava people|Kodava]] community.<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web |title=Nanga Kodava (We are Kodava) |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/nanga-kodava/cast/974537/ |website=TV Guide |publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="Mangalorean">{{cite web |title=5th Kodava Telefilm by A T Raghu |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/bengaluru-5th-kodava-telefilm-nanga-kodava-by-a-t-raghu-coming-soon/ |website=Mangalorean |publisher=Mangalorean |accessdate=2 September 2018|date=3 February 2015 }}</ref> In 2017 he suffered from kidney failure and was undergoing dialysis. He was in need of financial assistance and the Kannada cinema industry were helping him.<ref name="Indiaglitz">{{cite news |title=AT Raghu critical, director of yesteryears |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/at-raghu-critical-director-of-yesteryears-kannada-news-180864 |accessdate=2 September 2018 |agency=Indiaglitz |publisher=Indiaglitz |date=8 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="Deccan Herald">{{cite news |title=Umashree urges CM to help director Raghu |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/600395/umashree-urges-cm-help-director.html |accessdate=2 September 2018 |agency=Mysore Printers |newspaper=Deccan Herald |date=10 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar R |first1=Manoj |title=Pay to watch Shivarajkumar-Sudeep's The Villain teaser |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/the-villain-teaser-shivarajkumar-sudeep-5231192/ |accessdate=2 September 2018 |newspaper=The Indian Express|date=24 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CM |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUdyQ_ufrtY |website=Youtube |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Raghu entered the cinema industry under the guidance of director and producer [[B. Vittalacharya]]. Then later he became an assistant for director [[Y. R. Swamy]]. In 1980 he independently directed [[Nyaya Neethi Dharma]], a Kannada movie starring [[Ambareesh]], [[Aarathi]], [[Dwarakish]], [[Sundar Krishna Urs]], [[Jai Jagadish]] and [[K S Ashwath]], produced by V K Ramesh. Ever since Raghu has directed at least 55 movies.<ref name="Indiaglitz"/><ref name="Deccan Herald"/><br />
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He made an Hindi film [[Meri Adalat (1984 film)|Meri Adalat]] in 1984 starring [[Rajnikanth]]. The following year he made a Malayalam movie '''[[Kaattu Rani (1985 film)|Kattu Rani]]''' (see [[Malayalam films of 1985]]). In 1990 he made a Kannada movie '''Ajay-Vijay''' (see [[Kannada films of 1990]]) starring [[Jaggesh]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] and [[Raghuveer (actor)|Raghuveer]] in his debut role as actor. In 1994, Raghu made the Kannada movie [[Mandyada Gandu]] starring [[Ambareesh]], [[Vajramuni]] and [[Bank Janardhan]]. This movie had the popular song 'Mandyada Gandhu' composed by [[Upendra Kumar]].<br />
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He has directed at least 24 movies starring Ambareesh (see [[Ambareesh filmography]]). Some of them are [[Aasha (1983 film)|Aasha]] (1983), [[Avala Neralu]] (1983), [[Goonda Guru]] (1985), [[Antima Teerpu (1988 film)|Antima Teerpu]] (1988), [[Mysore Jaana]] (1992) and [[Midida Hrudayagalu]] (1993). In more recent years Raghu has made serials like '''Ainemane''', '''Gejje-thandu''' and '''Nanga Kodava''' in the Kodava language.<ref name="TV Guide"/><ref name="Mangalorean"/><ref>{{cite web |title=A. T. Raghu Director |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706491/ |website=Internet Movie Database (IMDB) |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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*''Jenifer I Love You'' (2004)<br />
*''Rambo Raja Revolver Rani''<br />
*''Betegaara''<br />
*''Shravana Sanje''<br />
*''[[Mandyada Gandu]]'' (1994)<br />
*''Jailer Jagannath''<br />
*''[[Midida Hrudayagalu]]'' (1993)<br />
*''Suryodaya''<br />
*''[[Mysore Jaana]]''<br />
*''[[Putta Hendthi]]'' (1992)<br />
*''Kempu Surya''<br />
*''Ajay Vijay''<br />
*''Nyayakkagi Naanu''<br />
*''Padma Vyuha''<br />
*''Krishna Mecchida Radhe''<br />
*''Aapadbandava''<br />
*''Inspector Kranti Kumar''<br />
*''[[Anthima Theerpu (1988 film)|Antima Teerpu]]'' (1988)<br />
*''Preethi'' (1986)<br />
*''[[Kaattu Rani (1985 film)|Kattu Rani]]'' (1985) (Malayalam)<br />
*''Devara Mane'' (1985)<br />
*''Kadina Raja''<br />
*''Guru Jagadguru''<br />
*''Gundaguru''<br />
*''[[Meri Adalat (1984 film)|Meri Adalat]]'' (1984) (Hindi)<br />
*''Darmayudda''<br />
*''[[Avala Neralu]]'' (1983)<br />
*''[[Aasha (1983 film)|Aasha]]'' (1983)<br />
*''Shankar-Sundar''<br />
*''Nyaya Neeti Dharma'' (1980)<br />
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==See also==<br />
*''[[Meri Adalat (1984 film)|Meri Adalat]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Kannada film directors]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Kodava Takk]]<br />
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[[Category:Kodava people]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from Karnataka]]<br />
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