Vishnuvardhan

Acting

Biography

Sampath Kumar (18 September 1950 – 30 December 2009), known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Vishnuvardhan has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 220 films. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, and holds the status of a matinée idol among the Kannada diaspora. He is popularly called as Sahasa Simha, Dada and The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema. Vishnuvardhan's contributions to Kannada cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Indian film industry. The Government of Karnataka honoured him with the highest civilian awards of Karnataka State, the Karnataka Ratna Award in 2025, Rajyothsava Prashasthi in 1990 and the Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 for his contributions to Kannada cinema. He was called The Phoenix of Indian Cinema. In 2008, a poll conducted by CNN-IBN listed Vishnuvardhan as the most popular star in the Kannada film industry.

Born: September 18, 1950

Place of Birth: Mysore, Karnataka, India

Known For

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Gandhada Gudi

When forest officer Kumar protects natural resources from poachers, their boss, Anand, becomes his main rival. But little does Kumar know that Anand is his brother.

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Nagarahavu

Naganika's family is in charge of an ancient monument that Kapali has his eyes set on. When Kapali kills her to seek the monument, Naganika transforms into a snake in her next life to seek revenge.

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Kalla Kulla

Kalla Kulla is a 1975 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by Shastry Associates. The story is written by M. D. Sundar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Bhavani and Jayalakshmi. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs composed by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Chor Ka Bhai Chor. H.R. Bhargava was the associate director of this movie. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1976 as Kallanum Kullanum. The movie was dubbed in Malayalam as Kallanum Kullanum

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Singaporenalli Raja Kulla

Shivaraj abandons his pregnant wife and flies to Singapore after entering into a partnership with Junie. Gopinath Rao sends Raja, Shivaraj's son, to Singapore on a mission.

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Boothayyana Maga Ayyu

Following the death of his ruthless landlord father, Ayyu earns the wrath of his villagers. But his biggest enemy is Gulla, who tries to stand against him in order to protect the locals.

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Suryavamsha

An aristocratic patriarch realizes the worth of his most caring son he despised because of his illiteracy. A family learns values forgotten or misunderstood. A great soul overcomes all hindrances thrown at him to finally emerge victorious.

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Kotigobba

A humble auto driver leads a happy and content life with his ambitious siblings. However, his siblings are unaware of their brother's past.

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Kittu Puttu

Kittu Puttu is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Dwarakish, Manjula, K. Vijaya and Vaishali Kasaravalli. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs tuned by Rajan–Nagendra were huge hits.

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Bangarada Gudi

Bangarada Gudi is a 1976 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by C. H. Prakash Rao. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Manjula, Ambareesh and Padmapriya in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh. The director remade the movie in Telugu in 1979 as Bangaru Gudi.

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Apthamitra

Apthamitra movie is based on Nagavalli (Dancer). Ramesh, an engineer buys the palace. Everyone believes that the spirit of Nagavalli, a dancer is captivated in a room of that palace. Ganga she opens the locked room with the help of Soumya. Then start the troubles. Vijay who came to ramesh house for holidays.