Vishnuvardhan filmography

This is the filmography of Indian actor Sampath Kumar (1950 – 2009), who was professionally known as Vishnuvardhan."Vishnuvardhan Filmography". Oneindia.in (1 January 2008). Retrieved 7 January 2012.

Kannada films 1970s

+List of Vishnuvardhan Kannada films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)Notes1972Vamsha Vriksha Prithvi Credited as KumarNaagarahaavu Ramachari Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor1973Seethe Alla Savithri Shankara Mane Belagida Sose Gopi Gandhada Gudi Anand 1974Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu Gulla Professor Huchuraya Venu Anna Attige Ravi 1975Devara Gudi Sundar Koodi Balona Narahari Kalla Kulla Mahesh (Kalla) Bhagya Jyothi Nagesh Nagakanye Prince Onde Roopa Eradu Guna Ashok / Vikram Dual role1976Devaru Kotta Vara Shankar Hosilu Mettida Hennu Makkala Bhagya Shekhar Bangarada Gudi Vijay 1977Bayasade Banda Bhagya Raamu Sose Tanda Soubhagya Shekhara Nagarahole Kumar Also playback singerChinna Ninna Muddaduve Raamu Shrimanthana Magalu Shankar Sahodarara Savaal Kiran Shani Prabhava Galate Samsara Vasudeva Rao Kittu Puttu Kittu 1978Hombisilu Dr. Nataraj Sandharbha Professor CameoKiladi Kittu Kittu Vamsha Jyothi Mahesh Muyyige Muyyi Sanjay Siritanakke Savaal Cheluva Prathima Nanna Prayaschittha Ravi Sneha Sedu Rajesh Kiladi Jodi George Vasantha Lakshmi Chandru Amarnath Cameo Bhale Huduga Ravi Madhura Sangama Kumara Rama Special appearance in balletSingaporenalli Raja Kulla Raja 1979Asadhya Aliya Ashok Vijay Vikram Vijay/Vikram Double roleNaniruvude Ninagagi Vijay Manini Gireesh Cameo Nentaro Gantu Kallaro Shankar 1980s

+List of Vishnuvardhan Kannada films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)Notes1980Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha Aanand Rama Parushurama RamaKaalinga Kaalinga/Prabhakar Patil Double roleHanthakana Sanchu Dr. Murali Makkala Sainya Shivaram Simultaneously made in Tamil as Mazhalai Pattalam Biligiriya Banadalli Lakshmana Simha Jodi Prakash Rahasya Rathri Vijay Bangarada Jinke Veeru / Charu Driver Hanumanthu Cameo 1981Mane Mane Kathe SubbuNaga Kala Bhairava Naga & KaalaDouble RoleMaha Prachandaru Nataraja Guru Shishyaru Maharaja Nandivardhana Snehitara Savaal Jagan Avala Hejje Dr. Ramu Preetisi Nodu mOHAN 1982Pedda Gedda Lawyer Murthy Cameo Sahasa Simha PratapAlso playback singerKarmika Kallanalla Mohan Oorige Upakari Srikanth Double roleJimmy Gallu Kereyeri aka Jimmy Also playback singer for "Tuttu Anna Tinnokke"Suvarna Sethuve Rajagopal Onde Guri Kumar Kallu Veene Nudiyithu Paandu/Shankara Shastry Double role1983Sididedda Sahodara Dilip/Pradeep Double role; also playback singerMuthaide Bhagya Cameo Gandharva GiriRavindraGandugali RamaRaamaChinnadantha Maga GuruprasadSimha Garjane 'Lion' JayasimhaPrachanda Kulla Shiva Cameo 1984Rudranaga NagaKhaidi Surya Benki Birugali Vishnu Indina RamayanaShankarBandhana Dr. HarishHuli Hejje SomaChanakyaLawyer SrikanthAaradhane Rajesh Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu Ganesha1985Jeevana Chakra Ranga KarthavyaInspector VijayMaha Purusha RaajaVeeradhi Veera ShankarNee Bareda Kadambari Ajay KumarMareyada ManikyaSanthosh (Mysore Huli)Nanna PrathigneShankarNee Thanda KanikeRavi1986Karna Karna KathanayakaPrabhakar / RangaEe Jeeva NinagagiChandrasekhar Sathya Jyothi Ravi Varma 100th Kannada filmKrishna Nee Begane Baro KrishnaMalaya MaruthaVishwanatha1987PremalokaProfessor ManoharExtended Cameo; simultaneously shot in Tamil as Paruva RagamSowbhagya Lakshmi Chandru and Shyam Double roleKarunamayi RajaJayasimhaForest Officer JayasimhaAaseya BaleAjay/GurudatthJeevana Jyothi K. RaviShubha Milana Ravi Sathyam Shivam SundaramSatyaraj/Shivaraju/SunderTriple role1988December 31Raja VeerOlavina AasareJayanthNammoora RajaRajaJana NayakaJanardhanSuprabhatha Vijay KumarKrishna RukminiKrishnaDaadaDaada/GururajDouble roleMithileya SeetheyaruS. K. KumarCameo 1989Ondagi BaluSatyadevHrudaya GeetheAshokRudra Rudra Deva DevaDoctor Krishna Dr. Krishna

1990s

+List of Vishnuvardhan Kannada films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)Notes1990Shivashankar Shiva/ShankaraDouble roleMuthina HaaraMajor AchchappaMathe Haditu KogileAnand1991Lion Jagapathi RaoJagapathi Rao/Kumar RajaDouble roleNeenu Nakkare Haalu SakkareSubba RaoJagadeka VeeraPrathapPolice Mathu Dada Inspector Dhanush / Vishnu PratapDouble role; simultaneously made in Hindi as Inspector Dhanush1992Rajadhi RajaRajaRavivarmaHarakeya Kuri Sidlingu Nanna Shathru Ashok Belliyappa Bangarappa Cameo1993SangharshaMaheshVaishakada Dinagalu VishnuNanendu Nimmavane V. Gopal Krishna Rayaru Bandaru Mavana ManegeVishnuVishnu VijayaACP Vishnu Simultaneously made in Hindi as Ashaant Manikantana MahimeAyyappaNishkarshaATS] Commando Ajay Kumar1994 Time Bomb DCP VishwanathKunthi Puthra Surya / RaviSamrat Samrat MahakshathriyaPratap Halunda ThavaruSiddarthKiladigalu Kittappa/Krishna Double roleKotreshi Kanasu N. Kumar, Education MinisterCameo 1995Yama Kinkara Yama Kinkara/ChikkubukkuDeergha Sumangali AdithyaCameo Kona EdaitheAdvocate VishnuCameo Mojugara Sogasugara Vijay/VinodDouble roleBangarada KalasaNaagaraja Thumbida ManeRamannaKarulina Kudi NandanHimapatha Aravind-Gautham1996Appaji Appaji/ShakthiDouble roleHello Daddy Prakash Karnataka Suputra Vishnu PratapDhaniGopinath RaoJeevanadhiSagarBaalina Jyothi Vishwa 1997MangalasoothraChandrakanthEllaranthalla Nanna GandaSuryaShruthi Hakida HejjeDr. KumarCameo Janani Janmabhoomi Dr. YeshwanthLaaliKrishnakumar1998Nishyabda Major Vishwanath Yaare Neenu Cheluve VishnuCameo Simhada GuriBhagathHendthighelthini Jayaram1999Veerappa Nayaka Veearappa NayakaHabba VishnuSurya Vamsha Satya Murthy/Kanaka MurthyDouble rolePremotsavaBharath 2000s

+List of Vishnuvardhan Kannada films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)Notes2000SoorappaSoorappaDeepavali Ravindranath aka RaviNan Hendthi Chennagidale ACP Rajiv Vijay RaghavCameo Yajamana Shankara/Ganesha Double role2001Diggajaru Doddayya/Chikkayya Double roleKotigobba Nanjunda aka Jayasimha2002Parva SagarJamindaru Bettappa/Biligiri Double roleSimhadriya Simha Narasimha Gowda/ Simha Jr/ Chikkanna Triple role2003Raja Narasimha Raja NarasimhaHrudayavantha Shivappa2004Kadamba ACP Madhukeshwar KadambaApthamitra Dr. VijaySahukara Raja RavivarmaExtended Cameo Jyeshtha Vishnu 2005Varsha SathyamurthyVishnu Sena Prof. Jayasimha2006Neenello Naanalle VeeruSirivantha Narayana Murthy2007Ekadantha VijayNo 73, Shanthi Nivasa Himself CameoMaathaad Maathaadu Mallige HoovaiahEe Bandhana Harish RajKshana Kshana DCP VishnuExtended Cameo 2008Jnana Jyothi Sri SiddagangaSpecial appearance Nam YajamanruShashank2009Bellary Naga Nagamanikya

2010s

+List of Vishnuvardhan Kannada films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)Notes2010School Master Jagannath Posthumous releaseAptharakshaka Dr. Vijay / Vijaya Rajendra Bahadoor Double role/posthumous release2016Nagarahavu Prince Created by Computer Graphics2018Rajasimha Narasimhe Gowda Cameo; Created by Computer Graphics 2020s

+List of Vishnuvardhan Kannada films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)Notes2025Choo Mantar CaptainCameo; Created by Computer Graphics2026Raktha KashmiraHimselfPosthumous final film release; Special appearance in the song "Star Star"

Other language films 1970s +List of Vishnuvardhan other language films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes 1973 Alaigal Inspector Raju Tamil 1980s +List of Vishnuvardhan other language films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes 1980 Mazhalai Pattalam Shivaraman alias Gowri Manohari Tamil Simultaneously shot in Kannada as Makkala Sainya 1981 Adima Changala Malayalam 1984 Ek Naya Itihas Hindi Unreleased, lost film1985 Eetti Inspector Prasad Tamil Sri Raghavendrar Sri Yogenthra Tirtha 1986 Viduthalai Amar 1987 Paruva Raagam Professor Manohar Extended cameo; simultaneously shot in Kannada as Premaloka Sardar Dharmanna Telugu 1990s +List of Vishnuvardhan other language films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes 1991 Inspector Dhanush Dhanush, Vishnu Pratap Rao Hindi Double role; Simultaneously shot in Kannada as Police Mathu Dada 1992 Kauravar Haridas IPS Malayalam 1993 Ashaant Vishnu Hindi Simultaneously shot in Kannada as Vishnu Vijaya 1994 Zaalim Inspector Mohan 2000s +List of Vishnuvardhan other language films and rolesYearFilmRole(s)LanguageNotes 2000 Okkadu Chalu Major Bhargava Telugu

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