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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. The Government has announced to confer him the state's highest civilian award, Karnataka Ratna, in September 2025. 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. From Wikipedia (

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Onde Ondu
Baby Ritisha
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Chorarigondu Kaala
Mano
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Coka 2.0 (From "Liger (Malayalam)")
Jaani
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Maharaja Rajano
Sujatha
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Yaaramma Ivalu
Mano

Albums

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Naagara Hole

1977

Singles & EPs

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Pim Pom (Telugu)

Single • 2025
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Makkala Sainya

Single • 1980
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Kiladi Kittu

EP • 1978
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Coka 2.0 (From "Liger (Malayalam)")

Single • 2022
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Simhajodi

EP • 1980
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Nanna Prayachitta

Single • 1978
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Sowbhagyalakshmi

EP • 2021
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Nentaro Ganti Kallaro

Single • 1979
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Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

EP • 1997
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Rahasya Raathri

Single • 1979

Videos

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Chorarigondu Kaala - Lyrical Song | Mojugaara Sogasugaara | Vishnuvardhan, Shruthi, Sonakshi | Mano

Lahari Music Kannada • 113K views
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Rekka - Kannamma Making Video Tamil | Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon | D. Imman

Sony Music India • 65K views
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Harivarasanam Video Song [HD] | Manikantana Mahime | K.J.Yesudas | Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Jayapradha

3 min 55 sec • Lahari Music Kannada
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Tharagathi Gadhi Lyrical | Colour Photo Songs | Suhas, Chandini Chowdary | Kaala Bhairava

3 min 36 sec • Aditya Music
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Bheema | Bad Boys Dance Cover | Bharath Raj | Rahul dito | MC Bijju

Anand Audio • 341K views

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Presenting Gurukiran

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting Vishnuvardhan

Playlist • YouTube Music

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