Kerala actor Captain Raju dead

KOCHI: Actor Captain Raju (Raju Daniel), an actor who did character, villain and comic roles with same élan, passed away in

Kochi

on Monday morning.

Raju, 68, who acted in more than 500 films, was suffering from heart ailments.

Raju passed away at around 8 am at his residence at Alinchuvadu in Kochi.

In July, he fell unconscious in a flight on his way to United Arab Emirates and later he was brought to Kochi. He had suffered a heart attack. He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kochi since then.

A person with army background, Raju started his career in films in 1981 and his debut movie was "Raktham". The army background has helped him don actions sequences with perfection. “Aringodar”, the role in MT Vasudevan Nair-Hariharan team’s Vadakkan Veera Gadha had won many accolades. The role in the film which retold the mythical story of Puthooram family in a unique way, had elevated him to one of the most prominent actors in Mollywood. “Pavanayi”, a villain in Sathyan Anthikkad-Sreenivasan film ‘ Nadodikkattu” gave twist in career with humorous portrayal of the character. Sathyaraj, the villain in IV Sasi film “Avanazhi” was also a milestone in his film career.

In a career which spanned for more than three decades, Raju acted in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He directed two films "Itha Oru Sneha Gadha" and "Pavanayi 99.99". Raju acted in several television serials as well.

Born to K U Daniel and Annamma of Omallur in Pathanamthitta, Raju joined army at the age of 21. He is survived by wife Prameela and son Ravi Raju.


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