raghuram
{{short description|Indian dance choreographer (1949-2013)}}
{{distinguish|Raghu Ram|Raghuram Rajan}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Raghuram
| image = Raghuram Master.jpg
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 1 May 1949
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2013|11|30|1949|03|23}}
| other_names = Raghuram Master
| occupation = Choreographer
| spouse = Girija
| children = Suja Raguram
Gayathri Raghuram
| yearsactive = 1949–2001
| relatives = Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam (grandfather)
Padma Subrahmanyam (aunt)
Kala (sister-in-law)
Brinda (sister-in-law)
}}
Raghuram (1 May 1949{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} – 30 November 2013) was an Indian dance choreographer, who choreographed more than a thousand songs in Indian films across various languages.{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news/veteran-choreographer-raghuram-passes-away/ |title=Veteran choreographer Raghuram passes away |website=Bollywood Life |date=2013-11-30 |accessdate=2013-12-01}} He was born into a Tamil Brahmin Iyer family and is the grandson of actor Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam.
Career
Raghuram began learning Kathakali, aged five from prominent dance expert Guru Gopinath, and then in 1956, he switched to learning Bharata Natyam under dancer K. J. Sarasa. He learned dance along with J Jayalalithaa, with the pair both having their arangetram (debut) in 1960.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/nattuvanar-of-rare-calibre/article2795607.ece|title=Nattuvanar of rare calibre|author=S. SHIVPPRASADH|work=The Hindu|date=12 January 2012|accessdate=20 December 2014}} He debut in movies as a child actor in a movie Padikkadha Medhai (1960).{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921208&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Special footwork |date=8 December 1992 |work=The Indian Express |page=5}} It was during a duet performance with Jayalalithaa that Raghuram was asked to assist dance director A. K. Chopra for an M. G. Ramachandran movie. He then started out on his own in 1974 and went on to choreograph Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi movies. He debuted choreographer in the Telugu film Kanne Vayasu. He has worked on several films with Kamal Haasan, early on in his career, choreographing celebrated work in Sagara Sangamam (1983) about a classical dancer, and in the romantic Hindi film Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981).{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Man-who-gave-Kamal-his-moves-celebrates-a-milestone/articleshow/12764942.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052408/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-21/chennai/31378596_1_kamal-haasan-bharatanatyam-kathakali |url-status=live |archive-date=2013-12-03 |title=Man who gave Kamal his moves celebrates a milestone |date=2012-04-21 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2013-12-01}}
Raghuram also went on the direct the 1995 Bengali film, Bhagya Debata, starring Mithun Chakraborty and Rajinikanth. He then featured alongside Kamal Haasan in Dasavathaaram (2008) as Appa Rao, a comedy cop.{{cite web |url=http://www.bengalitollywood.com/movies/Bengali-Tollywood/Bhagya-Debata-1995 |title=Bhagya Debata (1995) : Cast And Crew Details | Bengali Tollywood Movies | Bengali Movies | Bengali Film | Bengali Cinema |website=Bengalitollywood.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-01}} In 2000, he began work on a film on friendship starring Abbas, Vineeth and his daughter Suja Raghuram, but the film was later shelved.{{cite web |url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/33Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U4.htm |title=Many would have shocked to see the plump figure of Meena in |website=cinematoday2.itgo.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302195309/http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/33Hot%20News%20Just%20for%20U4.htm |archive-date=2 March 2004 |url-status=dead}} In 2012, an event named Amma Appa Guru Deivam was held to felicitate Raghuram's fiftieth year in the film industry. The event, heralded a success by the media, featured dance performances from actors and speeches from other film personalities.{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/raghuram-master-honoured-news-tamil-mewlapghccc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423030146/http://www.sify.com/movies/Raghuram-master-honoured-news-tamil-mewlapghccc.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-04-23 |title=Raghuram master honoured |website=Sify |date=2012-04-22 |accessdate=2013-12-01}}{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/regional/A-tribute-to-master-Raghuram/articleshow/12866761.cms |title=A tribute to master Raghuram |work=The Times of India |date=2013-10-09 |accessdate=2013-12-01}}
Personal life
Raghuram was born into an Iyer family and is the grandson of Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam, a Tamil film director of the 1930s, while his aunt Padma Subrahmanyam is a prominent classical dancer. Raghuram married Girija, another choreographer, and helped her sisters Jayanthi, Kala and Brindha make their breakthrough in the industry. He has two daughters, who are also involved in the film industry. His first daughter, Suja Raghuram, appeared in Kannada and Malayalam language films while also being a prominent television actress.{{cite web |url=http://www.narthanashala.com/teachers.html |title=teacher of narthanashala |website=Narthanashala.com |accessdate=2013-12-01}} Gayathri Raghuram, his second daughter, has also appeared in films as an actress and a choreographer.
Death
Raghuram died on 30 November 2013, following a heart attack at his Chennai home.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/raghuram-master-dies-of-heart-attack-news-tamil-nl4on9jdagi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130154531/http://www.sify.com/movies/raghuram-master-dies-of-heart-attack-news-tamil-nl4on9jdagi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-30 |title=Raghuram Master dies of heart attack! |website=Sify |date=2013-11-30 |accessdate=2013-12-01}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/choreographer-raghuram-passes-away/article5408174.ece |title=Choreographer Raghuram passes away |website=The Hindu |date=2013-11-30 |accessdate=2013-12-01}}
Filmography
=As actor=
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 1960 | Padikkadha Medhai | ||
| 1991 | Gnana Paravai | Aandavar | |
| 1996 | Avvai Shanmughi | as himself (special appearance) | |
| 1998 | Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara | ||
| 2008 | Dasavathaaram | Appa Rao | |
| 2009 | Ananda Thandavam | as Rathna's father |
=As director=
=As choreographer=
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! Year !! Film !! Language !! Ref | |||
| 1986 | Punnagai Mannan | Tamil |
=As producer=
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! Year !! Film !! Language !! Ref | |||
| 1982 | Maattuvin Chattangale | Malayalam | |
| 1983 | Uruvangal Maralam | Tamil | |
| 1984 | Jayankara | Kannada |
Award
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! style="width:45%;"| Film ! style="width:35%;"| Category ! style="width:10%;"| Outcome ! style="width:5%;"| Ref |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1992
| style="text-align:center;" | Thevar Magan | style="text-align:center;" | Best Choreographer | {{won}} | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0706496|Raghuram}}
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Category:Bharatanatyam exponents
Category:Indian choreographers
Category:Indian film choreographers
Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema