1989 lo release aina 'Shiva' movie tho Ram Gopal Varma sensation create chesadu. Hero Nagarjuna character tho Telugu cinema ke oka kotha heroism ne parichayam chesaru. Ee cinema lo enni characters unna Bhavani character lo Raghuvaran garu chesina acting ee generation lo villains ke oka benchmark lantidhi. Bhavani(Raghuvaran) oka gangster, political leaders support tho, student leaders ne union leaders ne control chesthuntadu. Alaanti Bhavani ke J.D ane oka student leader chesina oka chinna thappu valla motham thana lifey maripotundi, J.D okaroju hero Shiva(Nagarjuna) friend Asha ne tease chesthadu dhanni chusi shiva cycle chain tho attack chestadu. Ee vishayam telusukunna Bhavani shiva guts chusi tana gang lo join avvamani offer isthadu kani Shiva dhaniki oppukodu and return lo college campus lo adugu pettakudadhu ani warning isthadu, ikkadi nunde Bhavani inka Shiva madhya godava modhalai chivariki Bhavani samrajyame antham avvadaniki karanam avuthundhi.
Ee cinema lo chala path breaking scenes unnai, andulo Bhavani Vishwanatham ne champe scene okati. Vishwanatham ne kathitho podichina tarvatha oka dialogue chepthadu ” Eppudu over confidence undakudadhu “, Ee dialogue tarvatha kuda Bhavani, Vishwanatham ne ah kathi tho alage oka 3 seconds podichi Vishawanatham chachi poyadu ani confirm aina tarvathe odhilesthadu. Ee scene lo bhavani expressions chuste tanu nijanga murder chesesi dialogue cheppada ani manaku doubt vasthundi anthe kadhu audience ke Bhavani oka rowdy laagey kaadhu oka rajakeeya nayakudi la kuda alochincha galadu ani thelusthundhi.
Shiva and Bhavani first time face to face kaluskoney scene lo, Shiva Bhavani den ki velli athanike warning isthadu, adhi chusi Shock aina Bhavani silent ga untadu, e silence lo Bhavani konni expressions isthadu aa expressions chusthe asalu Bhavani ki kopam vachinda ledha Shiva warning chusi bhaya padada asalu thana alochana enti anedhi audience ke ardham avvadhu. Thana den ke vachi thanakey warning ichina Shiva ne em cheyakunda odhilesthadu, Ikkadey ee character brilliance audience ke ardham avuthundhi, thanu odipayina chota avesha padukunda, chala oopikaga thana time kosam wait chesi, Shiva ke kavalsina vallani ventadi mari champesthadu.
Climax ke mundhu Shiva bhavani manishini court lo approver ga produce chesthunaadu ani thelusukoni, Shiva valla anna koothurini, Bhavain kidnap chesthadu, kani appatike Shiva Bhavani manishi ne court ki tiskelpothadu danitho Bhavani midha arrest warrant issue avthundi, kopam apukoleka ah papa ne champesthadu, e scene lo Raghuvaran chala wild and cruel ga papa ne chustadu. Oka chinna papani champatam lanti chala sensitive scene ne oka mata kuda matladakunda audience ki Raghuvaran tana kallathone chavuni parichayam chesthadu. Starting lo Vishwanatham ne Kathi tho podichey scene lo Bhavani expression entha bhayam kaligisthayo, climax lo asalu kathi kuda chupinchakunda papani champesinatu antha kante intense expressions ichi audience theater nunchi bayataki ochina tarvatha kuda Bhavani ante bhayapade la act chesadu.
Ee movie tarvatha manaki entho mandhi Bhavani lanti villains cinema lo kanipincharu, oka generation of directors ke Bhavani character ichina inspiration tho telugu cinema lo villain characterization poorthiga maripoyindhi. Villain entha strong ga unte hero antha strong avuthadu ane David and Goliath concept ne mana telugu cinema lo reality ke chala dheggaraga choopinchana first villain Bhavani. Ee movie tarvatha Raghuvaran telugu lo thakkuva cinema le chesaru, andhulo Bhavani character ke equal ga unde role inkoti cheyaledhu ane cheppali. Aina sarey telugu cinema unantha varaku gurthundipoye Bhavani character ne manaki ichina Raghuvaran and RGV gariki hatsoff. We all miss one of the finest talents of South Indian cinema Raghuvaran garu.
He has received several State and Film Fare Awards for his performance in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu movies. He enacted in Maniratnam’s Anjali as a father of an autistic child and later he played as Mark Antony in Basha, as a corrupt chief minister in Oke Okkadu
Raghuvaran’s 6 songs, composed and sung by him, was released by actor Rajinikanth and the music album was released by his actress wife Rohini and his son Rishi Varan.