Vijaya Bhaskar was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 feature films, Bhaskar worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu and Konkani language films as well. He was a part of all films of director KSL Swamy (Ravi) and also shared a great association with acclaimed directors Puttanna Kanagal and Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Bangarada Jinke is a 1980 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by T. S. Nagabharana and produced by B. S. Somasundar and T. S. Narasimhan under the banner of Kavitha Komal Productions. It stars Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi, Aarathi, Leelavathi, Pramila Joshai and Sundar Raj.
Ee Bandhana is a 2007 Indian Kannada-language drama film written, directed and co-produced by Vijayalakshmi Singh. This marks her debut directorial project. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Jayapradha. While Darshan, Ananth Nag, Tara, Sharmiela Mandre, Tarun Chandra and Jennifer Kotwal form the rest of the ensemble cast. The movie was produced by Jai Jagadish for Dakshath Combines.
Jimmy Gallu is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by Shashirekha. The story is written by Venugopal Kasaragod. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Sripriya, Lokesh and Hema Choudhary. The film was widely appreciated for its songs and story upon release. The songs composed by Vijaya Bhaskar were huge hits. The film was remade in Telugu as Muddayi and in Hindi as Mulzim.
Jayasimha is a 1987 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by P. Vasu and produced by K. C. N. Chandrashekhar and K. C. N. Mohan. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Mahalakshmi, Vajramuni and N. S. Rao. The film has musical score by Vijay Anand.
Mithileya Seetheyaru is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by B. V. Radha. The film stars Geetha, Akhila Thandur, Kalpana Iyer and B. V. Radha. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The film marked the acting debut of Prakash Raj.
Bhagya Jyothi is a 1975 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy and produced by Gopal-Lakshman. The movie, based on a novel by Mangala Satyan is a mirror to society's take on the caste system. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and Shubha in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The Sanskrit song 'Divya Gagana Vanavasini' sung by P.B. Srinivas and Vani Jairam and picturized for a sequence from the Kalidasa play 'Vikramorvasheeyam' is a major highlight of the film. This was Bharathi Vishnuvardhan's 100th film.
Makkala Bhagya is a 1976 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravi) and produced by K. Vittal Kumar and K. V. Honnappa. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, K. S. Ashwath and Dwarakish in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. It is a remake of the Tamil movie Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum, which itself was an adaptation of the 1953 British film Twice Upon a Time and the 1961 movie The Parent Trap – both based on the Erich Kästner's 1949 German novel Lottie and Lisa.
Vasantha Lakshmi is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by A. V. Seshagiri Rao and produced by K. Vittala Kumar, K. V. Honnappa and K. V. Gurunath. The film stars Srinath, Aarathi, Vishnuvardhan and Manjula. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar. The movie is a remake of the 1974 Tamil movie Engamma Sapatham.
Driver Hanumanthu is an Indian Kannada language film released in 1980, starring Shivaram and with guest appearances by Vishnuvardhan in the role of a classical singer and Ambareesh in the role of a Church father. The film was a remake of Tamil film Sadhu Mirandal.
Mane Mane Kathe is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by B. S. Dwarakish and H. R. Prabhakar Reddy. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Jayachitra, Srinivasa Murthy and K. Vijaya. The movie is a remake of the Telugu movie Ramayanamlo Pidakala Veta.
Preethisi Nodu is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Geethapriya and produced by M. K. Balaji Singh, N. Summary and Indira Srinath. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi and Srinivasa Murthy. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
Mutthaide Bhagya is a 1983 Indian Kannada film, directed by K. N. Chandrashekar Sharma and produced by B. V. Radha. The film stars Tiger Prabhakar, Aarathi, Chandrashekar and Sundar Raj in the lead roles. This movie is a remake of Telugu movie, Pratheekaaram (1982), in which Sobhan Babu played dual roles. The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
Benki Birugali (Firestorm) is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Thiptur Raghu and produced by H. V. Sowbhagya. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Shankar Nag, Jayanthi and Jayamala. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This movie was remake of 1968 Bengali film Apanjan.
Huli Hejje is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by K. S. L. Swamy (Ravee) and produced by Shashirekha. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Tiger Prabhakar, Vijayalakshmi Singh and Srigeetha. The film ran successfully for more than 100 days and became a super hit.The film has musical score by Vijaya Bhaskar.
Maduve Madu Thamashe Nodu is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Sathya and produced by Dwarakish. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Dwarkish, Mahalakshmi and Jai Jagadish. The film has a musical score by Vijayanand. The movie is a remake of the 1983 Tamil movie, Dowry Kalyanam.
Ee Jeeva Ninagagi is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film, directed by V. Somashekhar and produced by Vijaya Shankar Bhat. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Baby Shalini and Lokanath. The film has musical score by Vijayanand. Vasu who wrote story for this film remade it in Tamil as Amma Vandhachu.
Gandandre Gandu is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by V. Somashekar and produced by H. N. Maruthi. The film stars Ambareesh, Nalini, Jai Jagadish and Thoogudeepa Srinivas. The film has musical score by G. K. Venkatesh.
December 31 is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Manobala, in his only Kannada film. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Urvashi, Jai Jagadish and Sulakshana.
Ravivarma is a 1992 Indian Kannada film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by Hemalatha Ramesh. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Bhavya and Rupini in lead roles. The film had musical score by Upendra Kumar. The film was a romantic drama and a remake of the 1991 Tamil movie Bramma.
