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Shridhar Raghavan

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Shridhar Raghavan is an Indian screenwriter known for his work in Hindi films. He has written the screenplays for the YRF Spy Universe films War (2019), Pathaan (2023), Tiger 3 (2023), and War 2 (2025).[1][2] He won National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Apaharan (2005).[3]

Shridhar Raghavan
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2000–present
FamilySriram Raghavan (brother)

Personal life

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Shridhar Raghavan is the brother of writer-director Sriram Raghavan.[4][5]

Filmography

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Year Title Notes
2000-2018 CID Television series
2002 Achanak 37 Saal Baad Television series
2004 Khakee
Deewar
2005 Apaharan
Bluffmaster!
2006 Family
2009 Chandni Chowk to China
2011 Dum Maaro Dum
2015 Yennai Arindhaal Tamil film; script consultant
2019 Criminal Justice Television series
War [6]
2021 Shiddat
2023 Pathaan [7]
The Night Manager
Jawan Script consultant
Tiger 3
2024 Yudhra
2025 War 2 [8]
2026 Ramayana: Part 1 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Sridhar Raghava, The Man Behind The Successful YRF Spy Universe". News18. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  2. ^ Team, DNA Web. "Not Aditya Chopra, this man created YRF Spy Universe, wrote Tiger 3, Pathaan, War; made CID, brother made 450-crore film". DNA India. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  3. ^ "Winners Of 53rd National Film Awards". Filmi Duniya. 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  4. ^ "For Brothers Raghavan, crime is content, retro is five years old". The Indian Express. 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  5. ^ "BONUS: Q&A with Sriram and Sridhar Raghavan". The Indian Express. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  6. ^ Sequeira, Gayle (2023-01-27). "Siddharth Anand And Shridhar Raghavan Answer All Your Questions About War". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  7. ^ "Magic of cinema happens without planning: 'Pathaan' writer Sridhar Raghavan". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  8. ^ Pande, Shreyas (2025-05-20). "War 2 Teaser: Hrithik Roshan's charisma clashes with the enigma of Jr NTR in this actioner". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  9. ^ "Internet Roasts Ramayana Part I 'Writer' Shridhar Raghavan For Taking Story Credit: "What About Brother Valmiki?"". NDTV. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
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