Sampath Kumar, 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 amongst 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 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.
Dhee is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was released on 13 April 2007. The film was remade into Oriya as Tu Mo Girlfriend (2011) in Tamil under the title Mirattal and in Bengali as Khokababu (2012). A sequel titled D and D: Double Dose has been announced in 2020. The film won two Nandi Awards. Nani worked as an assistant director in this film before making his acting debut 2 years later in Ashta Chamma. The film was dubbed six years later in Hindi as Sabse Badi Hera Pheri.
Badri is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film directed by P. A. Arun Prasad. The film stars Vijay in the titular role as a college brat who turns into a kickboxer to prove himself, whereas Bhumika plays the lead female. Monal, Vivek, Riyaz Khan and Bhupinder Singh play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ramana Gogula, while the background score was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It is the official Tamil remake of the director's own Telugu film Thammudu (1999) which was based on the 1979 American film Breaking Away.
Shankar Dada Zindabad is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Prabhu Deva. Starring Chiranjeevi and Karishma Kotak, the film is a remake of the 2006 Hindi film Lage Raho Munnabhai and a sequel to Shankar Dada MBBS (2005). In addition, Dilip Prabhavalkar reprises his role as Mahatma Gandhi, while Srikanth and Sayaji Shinde play other supporting roles. The music is scored by Devi Sri Prasad and filmed by Chota K. Naidu.
Nuvve Kavali is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romance film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies. A remake of the 1999 Malayalam film Niram, the film stars Tarun, Richa Pallod, Sai Kiran, and Varsha.
Kedi (transl. Conman) is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by D.Sivaprasad Reddy under the Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by Kiran Kumar. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni and Mamta Mohandas, with Ankur Vikal in the role of the antagonist. The music score is by Sandeep Chowtha, who previously wrote music for Nagarjuna's films Ninne Pelladutha (1996), Chandralekha (1998) and Super (2005). The film was released on 12 February 2010.It was also released in Tamil as Singa Vettai.
Vishnuvardhana is a 2011 Indian Kannada language comedy thriller film starring Sudeepa Bhavana Menon and Priyamani directed by P. Kumar, in his debut, and produced by Dwarakish. The film's music was composed by V. Harikrishna. The film was released on 8 December 2011. The film was officially remade in Bengali in 2014 as Bachchan. The movie was reported to have been inspired by the 2009 Korean movie Handphone. 5 years later, it was dubbed in Hindi as Mr. Mobile 2.
Hrudaya Haadithu is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by S. A. Srinivas & B. P. Somu. The story is influenced by the novel Himada Hoovu written by Vamshi. The film stars Ambareesh, Bhavya and Malashri and was widely acclaimed for its score and lead actor performances, with Malashri winning a Filmfare Award for her portrayal of a heart patient and Upendra Kumar winning Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director for his work on the film's music.
Khaidi is a 1984 Indian Kannada-language film, written by Chi. Udaya Shankar, directed by K. S. R. Das and produced by G. R. K. Raju. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi, Madhavi and Jayamalini in the lead roles. The film has musical score by K. Chakravarthy. Cinematography was done by V. Lakshman.
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya is an Indian television drama series, which premiered on 23 May 2014 on Zing. The second season of the show was launched in September 2014, the third season was launched on 21 November 2014, the fourth season was launched on 17 April 2015, the fifth season was launched on 17 July 2015, the sixth season was launched on 2 October 2015, the seventh season was launched on 12 February 2016, the eighth season was launched on 1 July 2016 and the ninth season was launched on 18 November 2016 and ended on 27 October 2017. Season 11 was launched on 24 October 2020 and season 12 on 15 August 2021.
Kariya 2 (transl. Blacky) is an Indian Kannada action gangster film directed by Prabhu Srinivas starring Santhosh Balaraj in the titular role and Mayuri Kyatari in the opposite lead role. The film is produced by Anekal Balaraj through his production company Santosh Enterprises. The score and soundtrack are composed by Karan B. Krupa while cinematography is handled by Srinivas Dewamsam. Different Danny, Ravi Varma, Mass Madha and Vikram Mor were hired as stunt directors. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Ghajinikanth. It was reported that the makers had sold the copyrights for the South Korean remake version. This movie is an unrelated sequel to 2003 blockbuster Kariya.
Abhishekam is an Indian Telugu soap opera that airs on ETV (Telugu). It aired from Monday to Saturday initially during prime time and later shifted to afternoon. It premiered on 22 December 2008 and is the longest running Telugu television soap opera. The series went off air on 1 February 2022.
Aranmanai Kili is a 2018 Tamil-language family soap opera starring Monisha Arshak, Surya Darshan, Pragathi, Neelima Rani, Gayathri Yuvraaj, Santhosh and Gayathri Priya. It is airing on Vijay TV. The serial was stopped due to COVID-19 Pandemic for 462 episodes. The show is produced by TRM Sri Barati Associate. It is dubbed into Telugu as Mahallo Kokila.
Karthik Anitha is a 2009 Tamil language romance film directed by Srihari. The film stars newcomers Rathan Trivikrama and Manju, with Kota Srinivasa Rao, Rajan P. Dev, Abhinay, Bala, Vishnu, Nihal, Singamuthu, Crane Manohar and Lollu Sabha Manohar playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Shankar V. Raajhan, was released on 10 April 2009.
Kumkuma Puvvu is an Indian Telugu soap opera that airs on Star Maa and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It is a remake of Asianet's Malayalam television series Kumkumapoovu. It stars Haritha, Princy B Krishnan and Akshitha Sathyanarayana in lead roles. The series follows its third generation leap.
Sundari is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language dramatic series starring Gabriella Sellus along with Jishnu Menon and Shreegopika Neelanath. It premiered on Sun TV on 22 February 2021. It is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT.
Chithi is an Indian Tamil prime time soap opera that ran on Sun TV. The show premiered on 20 December 1999 and ended on 1 November 2001. It aired Monday through Friday at 9:30pm. The serial starred Radikaa Sarathkumar, Sivakumar, Yuvarani Ravindra, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Hemalatha / Neena and Deepa Venkat. while Anju, Latha Sabapathi, Poovilangu Mohan, Ajay Rathnam, Riyaz Khan, Vijay Adhiraj and Tharika play supporting roles.
Mounaraagam is an Indian Telugu language television drama series that aired on Star Maa from 16 September 2018 to 30 January 2021. It stars Priyanka Jain, Shiva Kumar Marihal and Anil Allam in lead roles.
