Raaghu’s transformation from goofy teacher to gangster, for the screen

Raaghu Ramanakoppa became known in every household thanks to his goofy teacher character from

Kirik Party

. Since then, the actor has taken up many roles in Sandalwood, and many more that he is currently working on. A few releases he has in the pipeline are

Mataash

,

Londonalli Lambodhara

and

Natasarvabhouma

. “It has been a good year. I have completed more than 15

films

so far and am awaiting a few releases. It gives me lots of happiness,” says Raaghu. What kind of roles is he being offered? “Well, after playing a humorous character in Kirik Party, I was getting offered similar characters, with some comical aspect in them. What I am looking forward to now are challenging roles, with grey shades. One character that was unique in 2018 is from the upcoming release, Mataash, where I play a

gangster

,” he says. As he wraps up this year, does he have any resolutions for 2019? “I have to come away from the stereotypical roles I have been essaying. I would love to do a major negative character. In fact, when I did theatre, I used to perform many such roles. I am aiming to achieve that, in cinema, next year,” he signs off.