Rangayana Raghu

Rangayana Raghu is an Indian stage and film actor, best known for Kannada cinema. He trained in theatre with the Rangayana repertory group in Mysuru between 1988 and 1999, then moved into films, starting with comic and villainous supporting parts before taking on character and lead roles.

His credits include Mani (2003), Duniya (2007), Cyanide (2006), Olave Mandara (2011), Badava Rascal (2021) and Shakhahaari (2024), and he has appeared in several hundred films. He has won Karnataka State Film Awards and Filmfare Awards South for supporting performances, along with several SIIMA awards. He appears in Bhairadevi and Agnyathavasi.