Abhijith (actor)

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Abhijith
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Born
Ramaswamy

(1963-07-30) 30 July 1963 (age 61)
Other namesSamarasimha, DareKing, Family Star, Abhinava Chathura
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, playback singer
Years active1983 – present
SpouseRohini Abhijith
ChildrenKarthikeya, Shilpashree, Ballsji

Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films. [1] Starting his career as an actor in the late 1980s, he went on to act in many films through the 1990s and 2000s. He mainly played lead roles and villains in the 1990s and some supporting roles as well.

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Career

Abhijith started his career in the late 1980s playing small roles. It was the 1990 release, College Hero, that established him as a successful villain of the Kannada film industry. He acted with Shruti in several successful romantic films together during the 1990s. [2] He acted in roles with negative shades even after being a successful hero, in films such as Muddina Maava, One Man Army, and Vairi. He co-starred with Vishnuvardhan in many movies, including Kotigobba, Yajamana, and Raja Narasimha and was a close friend of him. [3] [4] He acted with Shruthi in several successful romantic films together during the 1990s. [2]

Abhijith has acted in more than 150 films in the Kannada film industry.

Television

Abhijith is the host of the popular show Aksharamale, which aired on Udaya TV. Aksharamaale is a Kannada-language, singing talent show running for more than 15 years on Udaya TV. Abhijith has been the host of the show since 1997 with co-host and singer Sangeetha Ravishankar and Anuradha Bhat.

As director

Abhijith's first directorial venture, Jodi No. 1, was a suspense and action movie, and the second one was Vishnu which had led to controversy with the title.

As producer

Abhijith has produced films under the banner Shree Balaji Creations.

YearFilmCastLanguageNotes
2005Samarasimha Nayka Srinath, Tara, Rashmi Kannada
2009Jodi No.1 Ramkumar Kannada
2012Vishnu Catherine Tresa, Ashish Vidyarthi Kannada
2017PantaAnup Revanna Kannada Executive producer

TV shows

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
1999– 2015AksharamaaleHost & singer Kannada Udaya TV
2020–PresentSathyaLakshman Kannada Zee Kannada

Playback singer

YearFilmSongMusic directorNotes
2005Samarasimha NayakaSandoora JatreyalliM.N Krupakar
2012VishnuChello ChelloM.N Krupakar
2013Amareshwara MahatmeIniya Oh Iniya

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990College Hero
1991 Mangalya
1992 Chaitrada Premanjali Mahesh
Sindhoora Thilaka
Mana Mecchida Sose Balu
Alli Ramachari Illi Brahmachari
Jeevana Chaitra Prakash
Nanna Tangi
Saptapadi Manohar
1993 Server Somanna Sridhar
1994 Rupayi Raja
Bhootayiya Makkalu
Ranjitha
Bhuvaneshwari
Chinna Nee Nagutiru
Rashmi
Muddina Maava
Hettavala Koogu
1995 Thumbida Mane
Mangalya Sakshi
Mr.Abhishek
1996Hettavaru
1997Kandalli Gundu
Lakshmi Mahalakshmi
1999Baduku Jatakabandi
Om Namah Shivaya
2000Underworld
Yajamana Shanmukha
Gandada Gombe
2001Amma Nagamma
Kotigobba Shiva
Sri Manjunatha
2002Antharaya
Simhadriya Simha Vishwa
2003Raja Narasimha
2004Aparadhi
Mafia
Super Police
2005Jedara Bale
Samarasimha Nayaka
2006 Pandavaru
2007Snehana Preetheena
2012VishnuDual role
2013Amareshwara MahatmeAadayya
2014 Abhimanyu Cameo
2016CBI Sathya
Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja
2023 Ghost

Awards

References

  1. "Kannada Actor Abhijit: ಸಾಹಸ ಸಿಂಹ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಕಲಾವಿದನಿಗೆ ಶಿವಣ್ಣನಿಂದ ಹೊಸ ಬೆಳಕು! ಅಭಿಜಿತ್ ಈಗ ಫುಲ್ ಬ್ಯುಸಿ". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Shruthi-Abhijit: 30 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಬಳಿಕ ಹಿಟ್ ಜೋಡಿ ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ; ಮೋಡಿ ಮಾಡ್ತಾರಾ ಶೃತಿ-ಅಭಿಜಿತ್". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. "ಡಾ.ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸಾಯುವ 15 ದಿನಗಳ ಮುನ್ನ ಏನಾಯ್ತು?; ಘಟನೆ ನೆನೆದು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿಟ್ಟ ನಟ ಅಭಿಜಿತ್". kannada.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. "ಇನ್ಮುಂದೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲೂ ನಾನು ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಪ್ಪಾಜಿ ತರ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಜೊತೆ ಇರ್ತೀನಿ ಎಂದು ಶಿವಣ್ಣ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ? ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ್ರಾ ಶಿವಣ್ಣ?". Kannada News Today (in Kannada). Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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