Raghu, the assistant vice president of MTV shows, had a bigger presence in the fifth season of Roadies. He is famous for his tough auditions. His out of the ordinary personality made Roadies 5.0 more interesting. Now that the show has ended, he is delighted and satisfied with how it all panned out. This tough looking guy is indeed a high flier as he has walked the toughest paths of life and come up as an achiever.

Raghu offers a peek to the unknown aspects of his life only to Tellychakkar.

Who was the best Roadie, according to you, from this season?

Nihal was the best Roadie from this season. I said this to him as well. I told him that he had the Roadie’s spirit which made him a true roadie. He deserved to win.

What is the conduct that you hated and appreciated from this season of roadies?

There was some or the other behavior of every Roadie which I didn’t like. I disliked the bitching that happened on the show. I feel bitching comes naturally to us. It is very easy to do that but to face bitching correctly is difficult. Prabjoth handled the situation of being bullied and bitched, so strongly. I am proud of her for that and that is the kind of conduct I appreciate.

How was young Raghu in his school and college days?

Well I am still young but I was a different person altogether when I was in school and college. I used to be bullied a lot. I was an introvert who feared girls. I would get scared to even face girls. I was always beaten up by others. I was a kind of a guy who would be thrown from first position in a queue to the last one and I wouldn’t even resent. I was bad at studies. I am a college dropout but I was talented. I used to sing and dance very well. I used to write songs. I was such a humble guy that the first song that I wrote had its first two lines as ‘Excuse me. My name is Raghu.’ I have also written a song for my show Roadies.

Why were you bullied to such an extent?

It was because I gave others a chance to bully me. I believe unless you permit someone to treat you badly, no one can take a toll on you. I was bullied and harassed by others because I was intimidated by them. I was timid, meek and weaker. Anyone could treat me the way they wanted. I was over nice to people.

Tell us about your journey from being timid to tough?

I realized that there is no point in being extra nice to people, especially if you don’t get the same niceness in return. I was tired of pretending. I decided that I will just be myself. Things changed when I started being myself. Now I am a person who doesn’t care if he is rude to someone but believes in speaking his mind.

Are there any specific experiences in your life that has made you a strong personality with good sense of analysis and judgment?

Firstly, I don’t feel that I have a good sense of analysis and judgment. My judgments are not always right. That is just the way you perceive me but yes, you guessed it right that I have gone through certain experiences that has made me a strong personality with some sense of analysis.

I have gone through a lot in life. Apart from dropping out of college and being treated wrongly by people, I had a heart shattering break up with my girl friend. I gave up my job, I traveled aimlessly, I was penniless for ten long years and I have even begged at Marine Lines with my guitar. So life has taught me a lot.

Do you fear something?

I get scared of many things. For instance, I get scared of all the tasks in Roadies but I try out all the tasks before that are performed by the Roadies. I don’t succumb to my fears, I overcome them.

How has your journey been from the 1st to 5th season of Roadies?

I never thought that we would reach the fifth season of Roadies one day. How we have reached here I don’t know. I got three promotions but I am still slogging. The show has changed and many things related to it have changed. The biggest change is that I am wearing a yellow color shoes today which I never even imagined wearing.