Vishnuvardhan was an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He was fondly called the Phoenix of Indian Cinema and he has acted in 220 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada language movies and given below are his profiles.
1. He made his debut in the 1972 film, Vamsha Vriksha, in a supporting role. The same year he played the lead role in Puttannna Kanagal’s Naagarahaavu and was recognized as the Angry young man of Kannada cinema. He has played a variety of roles in different genres.
2. A road stretching 14.5 km from Banashankari Temple to Kengeri in Bengaluru has been named after the superstar. It is the longest road in Asia to be named after a celebrity.
3. Vishnuvardhan started his career with the National Award-winning movie Vamshavruksha directed by Girish Karnad based on the novel written by S.L. Bhrappa. His first lead role was in Naagarahaavu, directed by Puttanna Kanagal and based on a novel by T.R. Subba Rao.
4. He has started singing in movies occasionally and later went on to singing devotional songs for albums. The first song he sang was in the movie Nagarahole. The first devotional album sung by him was on Lord Ayappa and the title of the album was Jyothiroopa Ayappa.
5. On 30 December 2009, Vishnuvardhan died due to a massive cardiac arrest at King's Court Hotel in Mysore. He was survived by his wife, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, and two adopted daughters, Keerthi and Chandana. He was cremated with full state honors.
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