Bharathi Vishnuvardhan

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
Born
Bharathidevi Rao

(1950-08-15) 15 August 1950 (age 74)
Bhadravati, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Years active1966–present
Spouse
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(m. 1975; died 2009)​
Children2
AwardsPadma Shri (2017)

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950),[1] also known mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Kannada cinema and television serials.[2] She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the Kannada movie Love in Bangalore though Dudde Doddappa was her first release.[3] In a career spanning over 50 years, Bharathi has appeared in 150 films. Apart from 100 films in Kannada, she has also acted in a handful of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Through the course of her career, she became known for her portrayal of roles of mythological and historical characters, and also that of a student, a romantic and a rural belle.[1] Her role in Sri Krishnadevaraya (1970) as Chennambike won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. In 2017, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.[4] She has the distinction of having paired with Dr.Rajkumar as a lead actress in all the 26 movies she acted with him and is also paired with him the most no. of times (6 movies) in those movies where he played multiple roles.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Bharathi Vishnuvardhan: Shining on the silver screen for five decades". The Times of India. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Jayanthi was like a sister: Bharathi Vishnuvardhan - Times of India". The Times of India.
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  4. ^ "Padma Awards 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "ಹಿಂದಿ,ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗಿಗಿಂತ ಕನ್ನಡದ "ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ" ಏಕೆ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ..? | Naadu Kanda Rajkumar | Ep 171". YouTube. 12 February 2024.