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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 highest civilian awards of Karnataka State, the Karnataka Ratna Award in 2025, Rajyotsava Prashasti 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. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Coka 2.0 (From "Liger (Malayalam)")
Jaani
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Akdi Pakdi (Malayalam) [From "Liger (Malayalam)"]
Lijo George, Dj Chetas, Sunil Kashyap, Vishnuvardhan, and Syama
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Onde Ondu
V. Manohar
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Thutthu Anna
Vishnuvardhan
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Kannadave Nammamma
Vishnuvardhan

Albums

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Naagara Hole

1977

Singles & EPs

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Pim Pom (Telugu)

Single • 2025
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Sowbhagyalakshmi

EP • 2021
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Nentaro Ganti Kallaro

Single • 1979
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Sevanthiye Sevanthiye

Single • 2023
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Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

EP • 1997
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Rahasya Raathri

Single • 1979
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Dr Vishnuvardhan Kannada Dialogue

Single • 2023
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Makkala Sainya

Single • 1980
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Coka 2.0 (From "Liger (Malayalam)")

Single • 2022
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Simhajodi

EP • 1980

Videos

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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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Bhale Bhale Chandada Video Song [HD] | Amruthavarshini | Ramesh, Suhasini | Deva | Kannada Old Songs

5 min 30 sec • Lahari Music Kannada
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Rekka - Kannamma Making Video Tamil | Vijay Sethupathi, Lakshmi Menon | D. Imman

Sony Music India • 67K views
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Malle Ninna Maathu Kelada Video Song [HD] | Veerappa Nayaka | Dr.Vishnuvardhan,Shruti |Kannada Songs

5 min 2 sec • Lahari Music Kannada
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Aakashadaage Yaaro Video Song [HD] | Ramachari Kannada Movie | Ravichandran, Malashri | Hamsalekha

4 min 50 sec • Lahari Music Kannada
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Malenaada Mele Mugila Maale Audio Song | Mallige Hoove | Ambarish, Roopini, Shashikumar | Hamsalekha

Lahari Music Kannada • 541K views
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Geethanjali Pushpanjali Lyrical Video Song |CBI Shankar | Shankar Nag, Suman Ranganathan |Hamsalekha

4 min 32 sec • Lahari Music Kannada

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Presenting Gurukiran

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting Vishnuvardhan

Playlist • YouTube Music

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