Sadananda Sagar, better known by his stage name Vajramuni, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He portrayed negative characters during most of his career and was considered one of Kannada cinema's finest actors. Over his career, he came to be known for his "thundering voice and sterling performance[s]" that earned him the epithets, Nata Bhairava and Nata Bhayankara.
Sahodarara Savaal is a 1977 Indian Kannada-language film directed by K. S. R. Das. It stars Vishnuvardhan and Rajinikanth. It was one of the few films that Rajinikanth acted in Kannada. The film was remade in Telugu as Annadammula Savaal (1978). It was released on 16 September 1977.
Galate Samsara is a 1977 Indian Kannada language comedy film directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by C. Jayaram. It stars Dr.Vishnuvardhan, Manjula and Rajinikanth in the lead roles. It also stars Dwarakish, Dr. K S Ashwath, Balakrishna and Vajramuni in supporting roles. The movie is a remake of Tamil movie Veettuku Veedu which was based on the play Thikku Theriyatha Veettil which in turn was an adaptation of the English comedy play Right Bed Wrong Husband. The English play was also adapted in Marathi as Pati Sagle Uchapati which in turn was adapted into a Kannada movie titled Housefull and also into a Hindi movie - All The Best which was remade in Malayalam as Best of Luck which in turn went on to be remade in Kannada as Ond Chance Kodi.
Sakshatkara is a 1971 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and starring Dr. Rajkumar, Jamuna, Prithviraj Kapoor and R. Nagendra Rao. This was third and final collaboration of Kanagal and Rajkumar. Sundar Krishna Urs was the associate director on the film.
Jebu Donga (transl. Pickpocketeer) is a 1987 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya and Radha in important roles. It was later dubbed in Hindi as Aaj Ka Gang Leader. It was produced by M. Arjuna Raju and M. Ramalinga Raju under the Roja Movies banner.
Antha is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, based on H. K. Ananth Rao's serialised story of the same name published for the weekly magazine Sudha. The film stars Ambareesh and Lakshmi, while Shakti Prasad, Lakshman, Vajramuni, Tiger Prabhakar, Sundar Krishna Urs appear in supporting roles. The plot revolves around an honest police officer (Ambareesh) who goes on to impersonate his lookalike, a dreaded criminal, to expose the nexus between the underworld and the establishment.
Lakshmi Baramma is a Kannada serial that aired on Colors Kannada. It premiered on 4 March 2013 and is the second longest running Kannada series.The second season of the series, Lakshmi Bharamma 2 aired on Colors Kannada From 13 March 2023. It starrs Tanvi Rao, Shamanth Gowda, Bhumika Ramesh.
Sneha Sedu is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao starring Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Manjula and Anupama Mohan. The supporting cast features Vajramuni, Narasimharaju, Balakrishna and Chindodi Leela. The movie was remade in Malayalam in 1979 as Angakkuri starring Jayan, Sukumaran, Jayabharathi and Seema.
Garuda Rekhe is a 1982 Indian Kannada film, directed by P. S. Prakash and produced by G. S. Vasu, P. Sheshaiah, B. Manmatha Rao, M. Shivaji Rao, N. M. Victor and P. Venkata Reddy. The film stars Srinath, Ambika, Madhavi, Hema Chowdhary and Vajramuni in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Sathyam.
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. The film was partially inspired by the 1971 Hindi movie Haathi Mere Saathi.
Ravi Chandra is a 1980 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, written by Shankar-Sundar and produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar. The film starred Rajkumar in dual roles along with Lakshmi and Sumalatha. Veteran actress Savitri featured in a prominent role in this film. This was Sumalatha's debut film in Kannada. The screenplay, dialogues and lyrics are written by Chi. Udaya Shankar.
Veeradhi Veera is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Vijay and produced by N. N. Bhat. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Vajramuni and Sudheer. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao. This was the last film of Musuri Krishnamurthy before his death.
Jwala (transl. Volcano) is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film, directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. The film stars Chiranjeevi in a dual role, Radhika, Bhanupriya and Kannada Prabhakar. The film's music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Prathikara Jwala. The film was remade in Kannada in 1987 as Sathyam Shivam Sundaram starring Vishnuvardhan in triple roles unlike in Jwala.
Shreemanthana Magalu or Shrimanthana Magalu is a 1977 Kannada film, directed by A. V. Sheshagiri Rao, starring actors Vishnuvardhan and Jayanthi.
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.
Naga Kala Bhairava is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language film, directed by Thiptur Raghu and produced by M. Pandurangan and M. Ramalingam. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Jayanthi, Jayamala and Ashalatha. The film has musical score by M. Ranga Rao.
Sahasa Simha is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language action crime film directed by Joe Simon and produced by M. Pandurangan and M. Ramalingam. It stars Vishnuvardhan, Kajal Kiran, Rajya Lakshmi, Dheerendra Gopal, Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Vajramuni and Tiger Prabhakar. The music was composed by Satyam, while the cinematography and editing were handled by H. G. Raju and P. Venkateshwara Ravu.
Onde Guri is a 1983 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by H. R. Bhargava and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, M. P. Shankar, Ramakrishna, Madhavi, Tiger Prabhakar and Vajramuni. The music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra, while Yadav Victor and D. V. Rajaram and N. K. Sathish handled the cinematography and editing. The film was inspired from 1979 film Mad Max and was dubbed in Tamil as Pani Puyal.
Rudra is a 1989 Indian Kannada-language action film directed & written by K. S. R. Das. The film starred Vishnuvardhan and Khushbu along with Vajramuni, K. S. Ashwath and Lohithaswa in supporting roles. The film's music is scored by Gangai Amaren and the cinematography is by Lakshman. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Khushboo Khushboothaan. Das remade the film in Telugu as Inspector Rudra starring Krishna.
Belliyappa Bangarappa is a 1992 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film directed by Poorna Pragnya, written by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and produced by Madhu Bangarappa. The film stars Kumar Bangarappa and Amala, whilst a large number of popular actors including Vishnuvardhan, Shiva Rajkumar, V. Ravichandran, Tiger Prabhakar, Malashri and Sudharani appear in guest roles as themselves. Kumar Bangarappa played a dual role for the only time in his career. The film's music was composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and cinematographer is B. C. Gowrishankar.
