Vishnuvardhan: Photos, Pictures

Dr rajkumar and vishnuvardhan together on dr raj's birthday

Rajkumar and vishnuvardhan

Rajkumar, vishnuvardhan and ambareesh

Rajkumar and vishnuvardhan

Interesting Facts and Trivia

1. He was one of the six children to his parents.
2. He is considered moody by some people, to which Vishnuvardhan says "All creative people are moody to some extent when they are involved in deep inner thoughts"
3. He was very naughty boy in childhood, he says it helped him in his career later.
4. Sir. Vivian Richards is his favorite cricketer
5. In 2008, he was selected as the most popular Kannada actor alive in a poll conducted by the CNN-IBN
6. Vishnuvardhan considers Nagara Haavu as his best & most successful film ever.
7. Ramanand Nityanand, a Bank Employee & Vishnuvardhan's partner in VishnuPriya Combines is one of his best friends.
8. He was close to his grandchildren.
9. S P Balasubramanyam sang frequently for Vishnuvardhan, they both had become so close that Vishnuvardhan would insist on having SPB sing for him
10. Hindi actor Rajkumar is his favorite, he imitates him very good. His dialogue delivery & voice modulations were what impressed Vishnu Sir.
11. Vishnuvardhan was also a cricket player in his teens, he wanted to be a professional
12. Vishnuvardhan has appeared in over 220 films in languages including Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
13. Vishnuvardhan was a singer as well, he has sung in more than 20 movies, along with movies he has also sung many devotional albums.
14. He is the First Kannada Actor to get Temple Constructed from his fans
15. He always wore a Silver bracelet in his left hand. He was left handed
16. He has appeared on postage stamps issued by the Government of India
17. He says "Politics is not my cup of tea", but he says he might get into politics if the system is not so corrupt and helps serve people.
18. Vishnuvardhan was into music, especially Tabala in his younger years, he calls it hereditary gift from his father's side who were all artists
19. Dwaraksih & Vishnuvardhan are among the best pairs in Kannada film industry.
20. A stretch of road from Banashankari Temple to Kengeri in Bangalore has been named after Dr VishnuVardhan, it is also the longest road to have a celebrity name in Bangalore.
21. Rajinikanth thanks Vishnuvardhan for helping him take up the role in a Tamil movie, when he was in dilemma whether to go with the Tamil film or a Kannada film he had simultaneous offers for.
22. If he had failed initially Vishnvardhan was ready to leave acting and take up another creative profession, he was not too keen on becoming an actor
23. In Sahasa Simha, it was reported that he had done all his stunts himself without using any stunt-doubles.
24. He liked Dogs, he had few pets in his house.
25. Vishnuvardhan was a philanthropist, he has paid hospital bills for a lot of poor people, he purposefully hid his charity work from larger public.
26. Vishnuvardhan considered himself spiritual, he considered his temple was in his heart. He was too attached to his mother, when she died he could only cope with it because of the spiritual wisdom he had gained by then.
27. He was called as The Phoenix of Indian Cinema because of his rise to fame
28. Riny Ephen, an IAS officer is one of his best friends.
29. In his thirty-five-year career, he played a variety of roles in more than 220 films.
30. Vishnuvardhan was good at imitating, Ambareesh had seen him absorb other people's character very quickly. His imitation of Mohan Lal was the funniest according to Ambaressh
31. Vishnuvardhan consider Puttanna Kanagal as his guru, Puttanna changed his name to "Vishnu Vardhan" from Sampath Kumar, it was named after a great king Vishnuvardhana who was both an artist himself & an undefeated king in battles.
32. There are about 15 biographies on him in Kannada.
33. A statue of Dr Vishnu was installed at Bellary, Karnataka Immediately after the death.
34. He was a Martial Art expert and in an interview to The Hindu, he had said that it was the era of Bruce Lee and it was only Kamal Haasan and himself who had learnt Martial Arts in his generation

Vishnuvardhan: Filmography (208)

Quotes

1. I'm like a free horse, I like my freedom
2. Professionally a success gets you 100 enemies & a failure makes you lose 10 friends
3. Business & Art can not go together.
4. My entry to movies was dynamic, I want my exit to be gracious. I want people to miss me when I no longer act.
5. Only mistake I made in life is to give love to some of those who did not deserve it, to those who were behind money and not love.
6. If more people watch it, its a mass film otherwise it becomes an art film.
7. Being affectionate and loving is the key to success.

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