Vishnuvardhan filmography

This is the filmography of Indian film actor Sampath Kumar (1950 – 2009), known as Vishnuvardhan.[1]

Vishnuvardhan on a 2013 postal stamp of India

Filmography

Kannada

Year	Film	Role(s)	Director(s)	Notes	Ref.
1972	Vamshavruksha	Prithvi	Girish Karnad B. V. Karanth	Credited as Sampath Kumar
1972	Naagarahaavu	Ramachari	Puttanna Kanagal	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
1973	Seethe Alla Savithri		P. Jawahar, Vadiraj
	Mane Belagidha Sose		Shrikanth
	Gandhada Gudi	Anand	Vijay
1974	Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu	Gulla	Siddalingaiah
	Professor Huchuraya	Venu	M. R. Vittal
	Anna Attige		M. R. Vittal
1975	Devara Gudi		R. Ramamurthy
	Koodi Balona		M. R. Vittal
	Kalla Kulla	Mahesh (Kalla)	K. S. R. Das
	Bhagya Jyothi		K. S. L. Swamy
	Nagakanye		Rajendra Singh Babu
	Onde Roopa Eradu Guna	• Ashok • Vikram	A. M. Samiullah	Double role
1976	Devaru Kotta Vara		R. Ramamurthy
	Hosilu Mettida Hennu		V. T. Thyagarajan
	Makkala Bhagya	Shekhar	K. S. L. Swamy
	Bangarada Gudi		K. S. R. Das
1977	Bayasade Banda Bhagya	Ramu	R. Ramamurthy
	Sose Tanda Soubhagya	Shekhara	A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
	Nagarahole		Rajendra Singh Babu
	Chinna Ninna Muddaduve		A. M. Samiullah
	Shrimanthana Magalu		A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
	Sahodarara Savaal		K. S. R. Das
	Shani Prabhava		Rathnakar-Madhu
	Galate Samsara	Vasudeva Rao	C. V. Rajendran
	Kittu Puttu	Kittu	C. V. Rajendran
1978	Hombisilu	Dr. Nataraj	Geethapriya
	Sandharbha	Professor	Gauri Sundar	Guest appearance
	Kiladi Kittu	Kittu (black cobra)	K. S. R. Das
	Vamsha Jyothi		A. Bhimsingh
	Muyyige Muyyi		Y. R. Swamy
	Siritanakke Savaal		T. R. Ramanna
	Prathima		Sudhir Menon
	Nanna Prayaschittha		Ugranarasimha
	Sneha Sedu		V. Madhusudhan Rao
	Kiladi Jodi	George	Rajendra Singh Babu
	Vasantha Lakshmi		A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
	Amarnath		Manimurugan	Guest appearance
	Bhale Huduga	Ravi	T. R. Ramanna
	Madhura Sangama	Kumara Rama in play	T. P. Venugopal	Cameo appearance
	Singaporenalli Raja Kulla	Raja	C. V. Rajendran
1979	Asadhya Aliya	Ashok	H. R. Bhargava
	Vijay Vikram	• Vijay • Vikram	V. Somashekhar	Double role
	Naniruvude Ninagagi		A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
	Manini		K. S. Sethumadhavan	Guest appearance
	Nentaro Gantu Kallaro		A. V. Sheshgiri Rao
1980	Nanna Rosha Nooru Varusha		S. M. Joe Simon
	Rama Parushurama	Rama	Vijay
	Kaalinga	• Kaalinga • SP Prabhakar Patil	V. Somashekhar	Double role
	Hanthakana Sanchu		B. Kishan
	Makkala Sainya	Shivaram	Lakshmi	Simultaneously made in Tamil as Mazhalai Pattalam
	Biligiriya Banadalli	Lakshmana	Siddalingaiah
	Simha Jodi		S. M. Joe Simon
	Rahasya Rathri		M. S. Kumar
	Bangarada Jinke		T. S. Nagabharana
	Driver Hanumanthu		K. S. L. Swamy	Guest appearance
1981	Mane Mane Kathe	Subbu	Rajachandra
	Naga Kala Bhairava		Tiptur Raghu	Double Role
	Maha Prachandaru		S. M. Joe Simon
	Guru Shishyaru	Maharaja Nandivardhana	H. R. Bhargava
	Snehitara Savaal		K. S. R. Das
	Avala Hejje		H. R. Bhargava
	Preetisi Nodu		Geethapriya
1982	Pedda Gedda		H. R. Bhargava	Extended Cameo appearance
	Sahasa Simha	Pratap	S. M. Joe Simon
	Karmika Kallanalla	Mohan	K. S. R. Das
	Oorige Upakari		S. M. Joesimon	Double role
	Jimmy Gallu	Jimmi	K. S. L. Swamy	As a Playback singer for the popular song: Tuttu Anna Tinnokke
	Suvarna Sethuve		Geetapriya
	Onde Guri		H. R. Bhargava
	Kallu Veene Nudiyithu	Paandu	Tiptur Raghu
1983	Sididedda Sahodara	• Dilip • Pradeep	S. M. Joe Simon	Double role
	Muthaide Bhagya		Chandrashekar Sharma	Guest Appearance
	Gandharva Giri		Dhananjaya
	Gandugali Rama		H. R. Bhargava
	Chinnadantha Maga		K. S. R. Das
	Simha Garjane	Adv.Jayasimha	S. A. Chandrasekhar
	Prachanda Kulla	Shiva	P. S. Prakash	Guest appearance
1984	Rudranaga	Naga	Manimurugan
	Khaidi	Surya	K. S. R. Das
	Benki Birugali	Vishnu	Tiptur Raghu
	Indina Ramayana		Rajachandra
	Bandhana	Dr. Harish	Rajendra Singh Babu
	Huli Hejje	Soma	K. S. L. Swamy
	Chanakya		V. Somashekhar
	Aaradhane		Deepak Balraj
	Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu	Ganesha	Sathya
1985	Jeevana Chakra	Ranga	H. R. Bhargava
	Karthavya	Inspector Vijay	K. S. R. Das
	Maha Purusha		S. M. Joe Simon
	Veeradhi Veera		Vijay
	Nee Bareda Kadambari	Ajay Kumar	Dwarakish
	Mareyada Manikya	Santhosh (Mysore Huli)	Vijay
	Nanna Prathigne		K. S. R. Das
	Nee Thanda Kanike	Ravi	Dwarakish
1986	Karna	Karna	H. R. Bhargava
	Kathanayaka	Prabhakar / Ranga	P. Vasu
	Ee Jeeva Ninagagi	Chandrasekhar	V. Somashekhar
	Sathya Jyothi	Ravi Varma	K. Rangarajan	100th Kannada film
	Krishna Nee Begane Baro	Krishna	H. R. Bhargava
	Malaya Marutha	Vishwanatha	K. S. L. Swamy
1987	Premaloka	Professor Manohar	V. Ravichandran	Guest appearance
	Sowbhagya Lakshmi		H. R. Bhargava	Double role
	Karunamayi	Raja	H. R. Bhargava
	Jayasimha	Forest Officer Jayasimha	P. Vasu
	Aaseya Bale		Raj Kishor
	Jeevana Jyothi	Ravi	P. Vasu
	Shubha Milana	Ravi	H. R. Bhargava
	Sathyam Shivam Sundaram	• Satyaraj • Shivaraju • Sunder	K. S. R. Das	Triple role
1988	December 31	Raja Veer	Manobala
	Olavina Aasare	Jayanth	K. V. Jayaram
	Nammoora Raja	Raja	H. R. Bhargava
	Jana Nayaka	Janardhan	H. R. Bhargava
	Suprabhatha	Vijay Kumar	Dinesh Babu
	Krishna Rukmini	Krishna	H. R. Bhargava
	Daada	• Daada • Gururaj	P. Vasu	Double role
	Mithileya Seetheyaru	S. K. Kumar	Lalitha Ravi	Special appearance
1989	Ondagi Balu	Satyadev	K. S. R. Das
	Hrudaya Geethe	Ashok	H. R. Bhargava
	Rudra	Rudra	K. S. R. Das
	Deva	Deva	Vijay
	Doctor Krishna	Dr. Krishna	Phani Ramachandra
1990	Shivashankar	• Shiva • Shankara	H. R. Bhargava	Double role
	Muthina Haara	Major Achchappa	Rajendra Singh Babu
	Mathe Haditu Kogile	Anand	H. R. Bhargava
1991	Lion Jagapathi Rao	• Jagapathi Rao • Kumar Raja	Om Sai Prakash	Double role
	Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare	Subbu	Dorai-Bhagavan
	Jagadeka Veera	Prathap	H. R. Bhargava
	Police Mathu Dada	• Inspector Dhanush • Vishnu Pratap	Thulsi-Shyam	Double role Simultaneously made in Hindi as Inspector Dhanush
1992	Rajadhi Raja	Raja	H. R. Bhargava
	Ravivarma	Ravi	S. M. Joe Simon
	Harakeya Kuri	Sidlingu	K. S. L. Swamy
	Nanna Shathru	Ashok	K. S. R. Das
	Belliyappa Bangarappa	Himself	Poorna Pragnya	Cameo appearance
1993	Sangharsha	Mahesh	Sunil Kumar Desai
	Vaishakada Dinagalu	Vishnu	Katte Ramachandra
	Nanendu Nimmavane	V. Gopal Krishna	Phani Ramachandra
	Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege	Vishnu	Dwarakish
	Vishnu Vijaya	ACP Vishnu	Keshu	Simultaneously made in Hindi as Ashaant
	Manikantana Mahime	Ayyappa	K. Shankar
1994	Nishkarsha	ATS Commando Ajay Kumar	Sunil Kumar Desai
	Time Bomb		Joe Simon
	Kunthi Puthra		Vijay
	Samrat	Samrat	Naganna
	Mahakshathriya	Pratap	Rajendra Singh Babu
	Kiladigalu	• Kittappa"Kittu" • Krishna	Dwarakish	Double role
	Kotreshi Kanasu	N. Kumar, Education Minister Government of Karnataka	Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar	Guest Appearance
1995	Halunda Thavaru	Siddarth	D. Rajendra Babu
	Kona Edaithe	Advocate Vishnu	Bharavi
	Yama Kinkara	Yama kinkara / Chikkubukku	Tiger Prabhakar
	Deergha Sumangali	Adithya	D. Rajendra Babu	Guest appearance
	Bangarada Kalasa	Naagaraja	H. R. Bhargava
	Thumbida Mane	Ramanna	S. Umesh
	Karulina Kudi	Nandan	V. P. Sarathy
	Himapatha	Aravind-Gautham	Rajendra Singh Babu
1996	Mojugara Sogasugara	• Vijay • Vinod	Vijay	Double role 150th Kannada film
	Appaji	• Appaji • Shakthi	D. Rajendra Babu	Double role
	Hello Daddy	Prakash	Naganna
	Karnataka Suputra	Vishnu Pratap	Vijay
	Dhani	Gopinath Rao	Balajisingh Babu
	Jeevanadhi	Sagar	D. Rajendra Babu
	Balina Jyothi	Vishwa	Kranthi Kumar
1997	Mangalasoothra		Balaji Singh Babu
	Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda	Surya	S. Umesh
	Shruthi Hakida Hejje	Dr. Kumar	Dwarakish	Guest Appearance
	Janani Janmabhoomi	Dr. Yeshwanth	H. R. Bhargava
	Laali	Krishnakumar	Dinesh Babu
1998	Nishyabda	Major Vishwanath	Dinesh Babu
	Yaare Neenu Cheluve	Vishnu	D. Rajendra Babu	Extended cameo
	Simhada Guri		M. Narayan Rao
	Hendthighelthini	Jayaram	Dinesh Babu
1999	Veerappa Nayaka	Veearappa Nayaka	S. Narayan
	Habba	Vishnu	D. Rajendra Babu
	Surya Vamsha	• Satya Murthy • Kanaka Murthy	S. Narayan	Double role
	Premotsava	Bharath	Dinesh Babu
2000	Soorappa	Soorappa	Naganna
	Deepavali	Ravindranath / Ravi	Dinesh Babu
	Nan Hendthi Chennagidale	ACP Rajiv Vijay Raghav	Dinesh Babu	Guest Appearance
	Yajamana	• Shankara • Ganesha	R.Sheshadri, Radha Bharathi	Double role
2001	Diggajaru	• Doddayya • Chikkayya	D. Rajendra Babu	Double role
2001	Kotigobba	Nanjunda / Jayasimha	Naganna
2002	Parva	Sagar	Sunil Kumar Desai
	Jamindaru	• Bettappa • Biligiri	S. Narayan	Double role
	Simhadriya Simha		S. Narayan	Triple role
2003	Raja Narasimha	Raja Narasimha	Muthyalu Subaiah
2003	Hrudayavantha	Shivappa	P. Vasu
2004	Kadamba	ACP Madhukeshwar Kadamba	Suresh Krishna
	Apthamitra	Dr. Vijay	P. Vasu
	Sahukara	Raja Ravivarma	Om Prakash Rao
	Jyeshtha	Vishnu	Suresh Krishna
2005	Varsha	Sathyamurthy	S. Narayan
2005	Vishnu Sena	Prof. Jayasimha	Naganna
2006	Neenello Naanalle	Veeru	Dinesh Baboo
2006	Sirivantha	Narayana Murthy	S. Narayan
2007	Ekadantha	Vijay	Sachin
	No 73, Shanthi Nivasa	as himself	Sudeep	Cameo appearance
	Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige	Hoovaiah	Nagathihalli Chandrashekar		[2]
	Ee Bandhana	Harish Raj	Vijayalakshmi Singh		[3]
	Kshana Kshana	DCP Vishnu	Sunil Kumar Desai	Special appearance	[4]
2009	Nam Yajamanru	Shashank	T. S. Nagabharana		[5]
2009	Bellary Naga	Nagamanikya	Dinesh Babu
2010	School Master	Jagannath	Dinesh Babu	Posthumous release	[6]
2010	Aptharakshaka	• Dr. Vijay • Vijaya Rajendra Bahadoor	P. Vasu	Double role Posthumous release 200th Kannada film Sequel to Apthamitra
2016	Nagarahavu[lower-alpha 1]	Prince	Kodi Ramakrishna	Created by Computer Graphics
2018	Rajasimha[lower-alpha 1]	Simha	Ravi Ram

Other languages

Hindi

Ek Naya Itihas (1984)
Inspector Dhanush (1991) (Kannada version - Police Mathu Dada)
Ashaant (1993) (Kannada version - Vishnu Vijaya)
Zaalim (1994) ...Inspector Mohan

Malayalam

Adima Changala (1981)
Kauravar (1992) .... Haridas

Tamil

Alaigal (1973)
Mazhalai Pattaalam (1980)
Eetti (1985)
Sri Raghavendra (1985)
Viduthalai (1986)
Paruva Raagam (1987)

Telugu

Okkadu Chaalu (1996)
Sardar Dharmanna (1987)
Lakshmi nirdoshi (1984)

Films based on novels, remade in and remade from other languages

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Notes
1972	Vamshavruksha	Based on S. L. Bhyrappa's novel of same name
1972	Naagarahaavu	Based on T. R. Subba Rao's three novels - Nagarahavu, Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu and Sarpa Matsara Remade in Hindi as Zehreela Insaan Remade in Tamil as Raja Nagam Remade in Telugu as Kode Nagu
1973	Seethe Alla Savithri	Remake of Tamil movie Komatha En Kulamatha
1974	Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu	Based on Novel of same name by Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar Remade in Tamil as Ellorum Nallavare Remade in Hindi as Ek Gaon Ki Kahani (1975) Remade in Telugu as Andharoo Manchivaare (1976)
1975	Devara Gudi	Remake of Tamil film Puguntha Veedu (1972)
1975	Kalla Kulla	Remade in Telugu as Kallanum Kullanum (1976)
1976	Makkala Bhagya	Remake of Tamil film Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum
1976	Bangarada Gudi	Remade in Telugu as Bangaru Gudi (1979)
1977	Sahodarara Savaal	Remade in Telugu as Annadammula Savaal
1977	Galate Samsara	Remake of Tamil movie Veettuku Veedu
1977	Kittu Puttu	Remake Tamil film Anubavi Raja Anubavi (1967)
1977	Chinna Ninna Muddaduve	Remade in Hindi as Minoo (1977)
1978	Hombisilu	Based on the novel of the same name by Usha Navarathnaram
1978	Kiladi Kittu	Remade in Telugu as Black Cobra (1981)
1978	Siritanakke Savaal	Remake of Tamil film Savaale Samali (1971)
1978	Sneha Sedu	Remade in Malayalam as Angakkuri(1979)
1978	Bhale Huduga	Remake of Tamil movie Panakkara Kudumbam (1964)
1980	Kaalinga	Remake of Hindi movie Kalicharan
1980	Makkala Sainya	Based on the English movie Yours, Mine and Ours (1968) Simultaneously made in Tamil as Mazhalai Pattalam Remade in Telugu as Ramadandu
1981	Mane Mane Kathe	Remake of Telugu movie Ramayanamlo Pidakala Veta
1981	Maha Prachandaru	Based on novel Vigraha Choraru by Vijay Sasanur. Inspiration for the 2008 Kannada film Navagraha
1981	Guru Shishyaru	Remake of Telugu Movie Paramanandayya Shishyula Katha (1966)
1981	Avala Hejje	Based on the Hindi Movie Trishna (1978) Remade in Telugu as Bandhalu Anubandhalu
1982	Sahasa Simha	Based on the novel Chakravyuha by Manu
1982	Jimmy Gallu	Remade in Telugu as Muddayi
1982	Suvarna Sethuve	Based on the novel of same name by H. G. Radhadevi
1983	Gandharva Giri	Based on a novel of same name by Smt Saisuthe
1983	Chinnadantha Maga	Remake of Telugu film Talli Kodukula Anubandham
1984	Khaidi	Remake of the Telugu movie Khaidi which itself was loosely inspired by the 1982 movie First Blood [7]
1984	Indina Ramayana	Remake of Tamil movie Oorukku Upadesam
1984	Bandhana	Based on the novel of same name by Usha Navaratnanram
1984	Madhuve Madu Tamashe Nodu	Remake of the 1983 Tamil movie Dowry Kalyanam
1985	Jeevana Chakra	Remake of Telugu film Dharmaatmudu
1985	Nee Bareda Kadambari	Remake of Hindi film Pyar Jhukta Nahin (1985) Remade in Tamil as Naan Adimai Illai
1985	Nee Thanda Kanike	Remake of the Hindi film Sharaabi which itself was loosely based on the 1981 American movie Arthur
1986	Karna	Remake of Hindi film Saaheb which itself was based on the Bengali movie Saheb
1986	Ee Jeeva Ninagagi	Remade in Tamil as Amma Vanthachu
1986	Sathya Jyothi	Remake of Malayalam movie Nirakkoottu
1986	Krishna Nee Begane Baro	Remake of 1983 Hindi movie Souten
1987	Sowbhagya Lakshmi	Remake of Telugu film Karthika Deepam
1987	Karunamayi	Remade in Tamil as Ponmana Selvan
1987	Jayasimha	Partially inspired by Haathi Mere Saathi
1987	Aaseya Bale	Remake of Hindi film Do Anjaane (1976)
1987	Sathyam Shivam Sundaram	Remake of Telugu movie Jwala (1985)
1988	Olavina Aasare	Based on the novel of same name by Tanuja
1988	Nammoora Raja	Remade in Tamil as Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
1989	Deva	Remade in Tamil as Dharma Durai (1991) Remade in Hindi as Tyagi
1990	Shivashankar	Based on 1985 Honk Kong film Heart of Dragon The concept of double role was an inspiration for the 1992 Hindi movie Jaan Se Pyaara
1990	Muthina Haara	Based on the 1932 movie A Farewell to Arms and the 1957 movie A Farewell to Arms [8]
1992	Ravivarma	Remake of the Tamil movie Bramma
1992	Harakeya Kuri	Based on novel of same name by Chandrashekhara Kambara
1993	Nanendu Nimmavane	Based on the novel Repati Koduku (Little Rascal) by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy The core storyline along with the plot-twist and climax was re-used in the 1994 Malayalam movie Minnaram
1993	Rayaru Bandaru Mavana Manege	Remake of Malayalam film Chithram (1988)
1994	Nishkarsha	Inspired by Die Hard
1995	Halunda Thavaru	Based on the novel of same name by Krishnamoorthy Puranik
1995	Himapatha	Based on the novel of same name by T. K. Rama Rao
1996	Mojugara Sogasugara	Remake of Telugu movie Ramudu Bheemudu
1999	Habba	Remade in Telugu as Chandravansam
1999	Surya Vamsha	Remake of Suryavamsam
2000	Soorappa	Remake of Tamil film Maru Malarchi (1998)
2000	Yajamana	Remake of Tamil film Vaanathaippola
2001	Diggajaru	Remake of Tamil movie Natpukkaga
2001	Kotigobba	Remake of Tamil movie Baashha (1995) which itself was loosely based on the Hindi movie Hum
2002	Simhadriya Simha	Remake of the 1994 Tamil film Nattamai
2003	Raja Narasimha	Story re-used in the Telugu movie Palnati Brahmanayudu
2004	Kadamba	Remake of Tamil movie Thanga Pathakkam(1974)
2004	Apthamitra	Remake of the 1993 Malayalam film Manichithrathazhu Remade in Tamil as Chandramukhi
2004	Sahukara	Remake of Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath
2004	Jyeshtha	Remake of Malayalam film Valliettan (2000)
2005	Varsha	Remake of the 1996 Malayalam movie Hitler
2005	Vishnu Sena	Remake of Tamil film Ramanaa (2002)
2006	Neenello Naanalle	Remake of the Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
2006	Sirivantha	Remake of the Telugu film Aa Naluguru
2007	Ekadantha	Remake of Marathi film Navra Maza Navsacha (2004)
2007	Ee Bandhana	Remake of Hindi film Baghban (2003)
2007	Kshana Kshana	Based on Sidney Sheldon's first novel The Naked Face
2009	Bellary Naga	Remake of Malayalam film Rajamanikyam (2005) [9]
2010	Aptharakshaka	Remade in Telugu as Nagavalli [10]

References

Notes

Vishnuvardhan was recreated using computer graphics.

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[3] ttps://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/21sseb.htm

[4] ttps://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/04sskk.htm

[5] ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/namyajamanru/movie-review/4203973.cms

[6] "School Master Movie Review - Emotion cum action drama!". indiaglitz.com. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

[8] ttp://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms

[9] ttp://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/Bypassing-copycats-Sandalwood-style/articleshow/21434657.cms

[10] ttp://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-kannada-movie-review-bellary-naga/20091009.htm

[11] ttp://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/feb/19/south-kannada-movie-review-aptharakshaka.htm

[Animated-7] Vishnuvardhan was recreated using computer graphics.