The following is a list of awards received by Vishnuvardhan throughout his acting career. Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actor - 4 times: Naagarahaavu - 1973 Special Award Bandhana - 1984 Special Award Suprabhatha - 1988 Best Actor Haalunda Thavaru - 1994 (Best Actor) Yajamana - 2000 (Best Actor) Apthamitra - 2004 (Best Actor) Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - 2002.

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards for the Best Actor Category: Seven Times Naagarahaavu – 1972-73 Hombisilu – 1977-78 Bandhana – 1984-85 Lion Jagapathi Rao – 1990-91 Laali – 1997-98 Veerappa Nayaka – 1998-99 Aaptha Rakshaka – 2009-10 (Posthumously) Lifetime achievement Award Dr. Rajkumar Award - 2008

Cinema Express Awards Cinema Express Awards for the Best Actor Category: Suprabhatha – 1988 - (Best Actor) Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege – 1993 - (Best Actor) Yajamana – 2000 - (Best Actor)

Other awards Honorary Doctorate awarded by Bangalore University in 2005 Aragini Reader's Award Suvarna Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution To Kannada Cinema 2008Suvarna Film Awards Tarangini Berkley Award Indira Pratishtana National Award V Shantaram award Best Actor for Parva Kaladevi Award (Chennai)Kannada Cinema's Greatest Actor. Vishnuvardhan.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012. Suvarna Film Award for Favorite Hero 2011 Madras Films Association Awardhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/DrVishnuvardhanSahasasimha/198717606848253?sk=info Kerala Cultural And Art Award Rajyotsava Award - 1990 R.N.R Award Videocon Suprabhata Film Viewers Award Maharaja of Hot Rain Songs by Indian Gilma Society Karnataka Ratna-2025 Highest Civilian Award of Karnataka

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