31 Facts About Captain Raju

Raju Daniel, better known by his stage name Captain Raju, was an Indian actor and army officer.

Captain Raju acted in more than 600 films in various languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and English.

Captain Raju was best known for his performances in character roles, and as a villain.

Captain Raju appeared in television serials and advertisements and has directed two Malayalam films.

The comic professional assassin character called Pavanayi played by Captain Raju appearing in the movie Nadodikkattu developed a cult status in Malayalam cinema.

Captain Raju has four sisters named Elizabeth, Saji, Sophy, Sudha and two brothers, George and Mohan.

Captain Raju pursued a degree in zoology from Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta.

Captain Raju is an alumnus of the prestigious Officers Training Academy, Chennai.

Captain Raju worked as marketing chief at glucose and starch manufacturing company, Lakshmi Starch, at Mumbai after serving 5 years of Indian army and later he left the job to act in films.

Captain Raju made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film Etha Oru Snehagatha in 1997.

Captain Raju was married to Prameela, and had a son, Ravi.

Captain Raju was a Christian by birth, but respected other religions, and even visited the others' shrines.

Captain Raju was observed as very dynamic and vibrant during his childhood.

Captain Raju was an active member of St George Orthodox Church, Palarivattom.

Captain Raju was a staunch Orthodox believer and his contributions to the Church and the society are noteworthy.

Captain Raju first acted in an unreleased Hindi movie along with Tariq in 1980 as the supporting hero even before he made his break in Malayalam movies.

Captain Raju played the hero role in the movie with Silk Smitha as his heroine.

Many B-grade films were made inspired by Rathilayam with Captain Raju himself playing the lead in such low-budget masala films towards the late eighties.

Captain Raju played some of the popular villain characters during this era.

Captain Raju's act as the unnamed killer determined to assassinate the Kerala Chief Minister was one of the high points of the film.

Captain Raju had a notable role in the 1988 movie Oru CBI Diary Kurippu.

Captain Raju eventually stopped acting in villain roles during the early 90's.

Captain Raju is known for portraying the powerful elder brother role in the 1993 movie Uppukandam Brothers.

Captain Raju is known for playing some of the memorable comic characters.

Captain Raju became a household name in Malayalam cinema after his brief role as the comical assassin Pavanayi in Nadodikkattu.

Captain Raju reprised his iconic character Pavanayi in the movie Mr Pavanayi 99.99.

Captain Raju was seriously injured, and was hospitalised for a long period.

Captain Raju had a heart attack in 2015, for which he had treatment.

Captain Raju suffered a massive stroke during a plane journey to New York on 25 June 2018, and was admitted to a hospital in Muscat.

Captain Raju was returned to Kochi for further treatment, and later left for his home.

Captain Raju died aged 68 in the morning of 17 September 2018 at his residence in Palarivattom, Kochi.