Raghunath Manet

Raghunath Manet is a French classical musician/music composer and dancer/choreographer, writer, film maker and actor, born in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

He has collaborated with Gilberto Gil, Aldo Brizzi, American Jazz musician Archie Shepp, American dancer Carolyn Carlson, French performers such as Richard Galliano, Didier Lockwood and Michel Portal and Indian musician Dr Balamurali Krishna and Drums Sivamani.

He has appeared at special events for Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chanel, Lagerfeld and other iconic brands.

In 2017 Dr. Manet received the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) 2017 presented by the President of India during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations in Bengaluru, recognizing Dr. Manet's contributions promoting Indian arts and culture in France.

Raghunath Manet has acted in several films: Noni, le fruit de l'espoir by Alain Williams with Robert Hossein, Diamant Noir by Arthur Harari, Le journal d'un séducteur by Daniel Dubroux with Jean-Pierre Léaud and Chiara Mastroianni, and Perduto Amor by Franco Battiato.