Raghavan (born 12 December 1941)[1] is an Indian actor who has acted in predominately Malayalam films.

[2] He made his Direction debut in Kilippaattu (1987) which was selected for Indian Panorama[3] and also he is the recipient of Kerala State Television Awards and Asianet Television Awards.

[4][5] Raghavan was born in Taliparamba in Kannur district.

[6] After completing higher secondary he worked in Tagore Drama Troupe.

[9][10] He was married to Shobha since 1974, and they had a son, Jishnu Raghavan[11] who was also an actor and a daughter, Jyothsna.