K. V. Raju

K. V. Raju
Born1954
Died24 December 2021
Bengaluru, India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, dialogue writer
Known forKannada cinema and Bollywood films

K. V. Raju (1954 – 24 December 2021) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer who worked in Kannada cinema and Hindi cinema.[1]

He started his career in Kannada film industry in 1982 as an associate director in Baadada Hoo directed by his brother K. V. Jayaram and debuted as a director and scriptwriter in 1984 film Olave Baduku. He directed many acclaimed Kannada films in the 1980s and 1990s. He debuted in Hindi film industry in 1991 as the director of Indrajeet and his other two Hindi films are Udhaar Ki Zindagi and Khooni Jung.[2]

Raju died from a heart attack at his Rajaji Nagar residence in Bengaluru on 24 December 2021, at the age of 67.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Noted Kannada film director K V Raju dies at 67". Press Trust of India.
  2. ^ a b Bangalore Mirror Bureau. "Veteran director KV Raju no more". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  3. ^ "Veteran Kannada director K.V. Raju passes away". Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 2021-12-25.