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Vishnuvardhan
Sampath Kumar, 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 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. Vishnuvardhan made his acting and on-screen debut at age 21 in B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad's Vamsha Vriksha in 1971. In 1972, he attained stardom after starring in Puttanna Kanagal's Naagarahaavu. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnuvardhan_(actor)) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

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Coka 2.0 (From "Liger (Malayalam)")
Jaani
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Maharaja Rajano
Sujatha
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Akdi Pakdi (Malayalam) [From "Liger (Malayalam)"]
Lijo George, Dj Chetas, Sunil Kashyap, Vishnuvardhan, and Syama
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Deva Mandiradalli
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam & Vani Jairam
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Kannadave Nammamma
Vishnuvardhan

Albums

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Naanendhu Nimmavane

2014
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Janani Janma Bhoomi

2014
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Manikantana Mahime

2014
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Thumbida Mane

2014
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Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare

2014
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Naagara Hole

1977
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Veerappa Nayaka

2014

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Pim Pom (Telugu)

Single • 2025
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Shubha Milana

EP • 2014
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Nammora Raja

EP • 2014
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Mutthina Haara (Cine Audio)

Single • 2024
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Jagadeka Veera

EP • 2014
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Sangharsha

EP • 2014
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Coka 2.0 (From "Liger (Malayalam)")

Single • 2022
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Mutthina Haara

EP • 2014
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Sowbhagyalakshmi

EP • 2021
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Mojugaara Sogasugaara

EP • 2014

Videos

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Bheema | Bad Boys Dance Cover | Bharath Raj | Rahul dito | MC Bijju

Anand Audio • 338K views
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Harivarasanam Video Song [HD] | Manikantana Mahime | K.J.Yesudas | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Jayapradha

3 min 55 sec • K. J. Yesudas
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Rekka - Kannamma Making Video Tamil | Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon | D. Imman

Sony Music India • 65K views

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Presenting Vishnuvardhan

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