A.T. Raghu was a writer, director, and actor who primarily worked In Kannada, Hindi, Malayalam and Kodava Takk language films. Born in Kodagu to the Kodava community, Raghu started his career in Kannada films by assisting director Y.R. Swamy before marking his directorial debut in 1980 with the Ambareesh-starrer ‘Nyaya Neethi Dharma’. Since then, he has directed nearly 55 movies of which some notable Kannada films were ‘Aasha’ (1983), ‘Avala Neralu’ (1983), ‘Goonda Guru’ (1985), ‘Antima Teerpu’ (1988), ‘Mysore Jaana’ (1992) and ‘Midida Hrudayagalu’ (1993). His solo Hindi directorial was the Rajinikanth – Zeenat Aman starrer ‘Meri Adaalat’ in 1984. His last release was ‘Jenifer I Love You’ in 2004. He breathed his last on 20 March 2025.