Raju entered the film industry in 1982 as an associate director to K.V. Jayaram in his movie, ‘Baadada Hoo’.
Raju made his debut as a director and writer with the movie ‘Olave Baduku’ in 1984.
KV Raju ventured into Hindi film industry with his film ‘Indrajeeth’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jayaprada.
Raju gave opportunities to Kannada actors Devraj, Jaggesh and Shashikumar who went on to become big stars.
Raju has directed super hit Kannada movies ‘Yudhakanda’, ‘Belli Modagalu’, ‘Indrajith’, ‘Kadana’, ‘Belli Kalungara’ and critically acclaimed ‘Hulia’ movie.
KV Raju passed away on Friday at his residence in Bengaluru on 24 December 2021.
