Radha Vinod Raju

Radhavinod Raju
Born(1949-07-27)27 July 1949
Mattancherry
Died21 June 2012(2012-06-21) (aged 62)
Kochi, Kerala
NationalityIndian
Alma materMaharaja's College
OccupationIPS Officer

Radhavinod Raju (Malayalam: രാധാവിനോദ് രാജു 27 July 1949 – 21 June 2012) was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.[1] He joined the police service in 1975 as Jammu and Kashmir cadre batch. The character Sethurama Iyer, who is the main protagonist of CBI film series in Malayalam films, portrayed by Mammootty is said to have been inspired by Radha Vinod Raj.[2]

  1. ^ "Details of IPS officers of 1975 batch, empanelled to hold DG and equivalent level posts under the Government of India" (PDF). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Govt. of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ "NIA chief inspired hit film 20 yrs ago - Hindustan Times". 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2021.