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Vishnuvardhan

Vishnuvardhan

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.

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    Average Rating
    6.8
    7 votes
    Release Date
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    34 years ago
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    6.1
    7 votes
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    6.7
    5 votes
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    5.7
    5 votes
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    8.2
    4 votes
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    5.5
    4 votes
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    Average Rating
    2.5
    4 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.3
    3 votes
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    4.7
    3 votes
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    Average Rating
    9.5
    2 votes
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    Average Rating
    5.5
    2 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
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    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    8.0
    1 votes
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    9.0
    1 votes
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    2.0
    1 votes
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    9.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    51 years ago
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    Average Rating
    9.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 1976
    50 years ago
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 21, 1978
    48 years ago
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    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 27, 1978
    48 years ago
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    Average Rating
    10.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    47 years ago
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    48 years ago
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    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    35 years ago
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    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    46 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    42 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    38 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    46 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    46 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    16 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    22 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    32 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    20 years ago

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    55 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    44 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    27 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    32 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    48 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    25 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    41 years ago
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    Belliyappa Bangarappa

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 27, 1992
    34 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    33 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 20, 1990
    36 years ago
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    Nee Bareda Kadambari

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    41 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    45 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    28 years ago
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    Snehithara Saval

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    45 years ago
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    Onde Guri

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    43 years ago
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    Appaji

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    30 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    37 years ago
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    Soorappa

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 2000
    26 years ago
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    Simha Gharjane

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1983
    42 years ago
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    Krishna Rukmini

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 31, 1988
    38 years ago
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    Jimmy Gallu

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    44 years ago
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    Hrudaya Geethe

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 09, 1989
    37 years ago
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    Jagadeka Veera

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 12, 1991
    34 years ago
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    Bhagya Jyothi

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1975
    51 years ago
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    Avala Hejje

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 24, 1981
    45 years ago
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    Huli Hejje

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 1984
    42 years ago
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    Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 16, 1991
    35 years ago
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    Khaidi

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 29, 1984
    42 years ago
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    Bangarada Jinke

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 1980
    46 years ago
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    Veerappa Nayaka

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1999
    27 years ago
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    Vijay Vikram

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    47 years ago
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    Jayasimha

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 21, 1987
    39 years ago
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    Karna

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 10, 1986
    40 years ago
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    Nammoora Raja

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 19, 1988
    38 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 28, 1984
    41 years ago
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    Sirivantha

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 28, 2006
    19 years ago
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    Dhani

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    30 years ago
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    Mojugara Sogasugara

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    31 years ago
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    Laali

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 07, 1997
    28 years ago
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