Bheeman Raghu

Career Reghu served as a sub-inspector in the Kerala Police. He made his acting debut in a leading role in the Malayalam film Bheeman in 1982, portraying a character who resembled the late actor Jayan. Since then, he has been popularly known by the moniker "Bheeman". Over the course of his career, he has acted in more than 400 films. Although he is primarily known for his antagonistic roles, he has also appeared in comedic roles in several films.

In 2023, he made his directorial debut with Chaana, in which he also starred. Written by Aji Aylara, the story centers on a Tamil man from Tenkasi who travels to Kerala in search of a livelihood as a knife sharpener. The film was released theatrically on 17 March 2023.

Politics Before 2016, Reghu was an active supporter of the Indian National Congress (INC) and campaigned for several Congress candidates in the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections. After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2016, he unsuccessfully contested the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the BJP candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Pathanapuram constituency. He contested against fellow actors K. B. Ganesh Kumar of the Kerala Congress (B) representing the LDF and Jagadish of the Indian National Congress representing the UDF. He finished third with 11,700 votes.

In 2023, Reghu quit the BJP and joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Personal life Bheeman Reghu married Sudha Reghu. The couple have three children.

Other language films Year Film Role Language Notes 1989 Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai Tamil 1990 Idu Saadhya Kannada Dubbed in Malayalam as 48 Manikkoor 1991 Karpoora Mullai Ravi Tamil

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