Vishnuvardhan

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.

Filmografi

School Master2010 · Ee Bandhana2007 · Harish RajZaalim1994 · Inspector MohanAaradhane1984 · RajeshKadamba2004 · Madhukeshawara KadambaSneha Sedu1978 · Soorappa2000 · SoorappaNishyabdha1998 · Major VishwanathDhani1996 · Ashaant1993 · VishnuAptharakshaka2010 · Dr. VijayDriver Hanumanthu1980 · Yaare Neenu Cheluve1998 · Kiladi Kittu1978 · KittuApthamitra2004 · Namyajamanru2009 · Jeevanadi1996 · Bangarada Jinke1980 · Makkala Sainya1980 · Suprabhatha1988 · Vijay KumarKrishna Rukmini1988 · Laali1997 · Sirivantha2006 · Rama Parushurama1980 ·