Veteran director KV Raju passes away in Bengaluru
Raju made his debut as a director and writer with the movie, Olave Baduku (1984).
Bengaluru: KV Raju, senior director and screenwriter in the Kannada film industry, passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Friday.
Raju was ailing for a couple of days. He was undergoing treatment at home. He is the brother of director KV Jayram. Raju made his debut as a director and writer with the movie, Olave Baduku (1984).
Over the years he has directed movies like Sangrama (1987), Bandha Muktha (1987), Navabharata (1988), Yuddhakanda (1989), Indrajit (1989), Sundara Kanda (1991), Police Lockup (1992), Abhijeet (1993), Yuddha (1997), Prema Rajya (2001), Rashtra Geethe (2001) and Nija (2004).
He directed many hit movies Huliya, Belli Moda, Indrajit, Belli Kaalungura, Yuddhakaanda. Raju directed a Hindi movie Indrajit (1991) starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jayaprada in lead roles. Also, he directed another Hindi movie Udhaar Ki Zindagi (1994).
