Vishnuvardhan
Actor
- Born
- September 18, 1950, Mysore, Karnataka, India
- Died
- December 30, 2009
- Age
- 59 years old
- Zodiac
- Virgo
- Total works
- 154 movies, 0 TV shows
- Latest work
- Nagarahavu (2016)
- Genres
- Drama
Vishnuvardhan is an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema. He had a prolific career that spanned over four decades, appearing in more than 220 films. His notable works include Vishnu Sena (2005), and he also made appearances in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Revered as a cultural icon in Karnataka, he was affectionately known as Sahasa Simha and The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema. He received several prestigious awards, including the Karnataka Ratna Award and the Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award. Vishnuvardhan was recognized as the most popular star in the Kannada film industry in a 2008 CNN-IBN poll.
