Sanchari Vijay | |
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 Vijay at 62nd National Film Awards ceremony in 2015. | |
| Born | Vijay Kumar Basavarajaiah 17 July 1983 Panchanahalli, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India |
| Died | 15 June 2021 (aged 37) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Alma mater | B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management, B.M.S. College of Engineering |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–2021 |
| Notable work | Naanu Avanalla...Avalu |
Vijay Kumar Basavarajaiah (17 July 1983 – 15 June 2021),[1][2] known by his stage name Sanchari Vijay, was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. He began his career as a stage actor.[3] He trained on stage from Sanchari Theatre, a culture centre with its own drama troupe, based in Bangalore.
For his portrayal of a transgender person in the Kannada film Naanu Avanalla...Avalu (2014), Vijay was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor at the 62nd National Film Awards. He also received the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Kannada for the performance. He received praise for his performances in Killing Veerappan (2016) and Nathicharami (2018).[4] In a career spanning ten years, he appeared in 25 films, before his death from a motorcycle crash in 2021.[5]
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deathwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sanchari Vijay: ಸಂಚಾರಿ ವಿಜಯ್ ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಕಲಾವಿದನಿಗೆ, ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಮಾನವೀಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಭಾವಪೂರ್ಣ ವಿದಾಯ [An emotional farewell to Sanchari Vijay, a talented artist and beyond that, a great human] (in Kannada). TV9 Kannada. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Kumar G. S. (25 March 2015). "Portraying transgender's life made me learn a lot: "Sanchari" Vijay". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ R., Shilpa Sebastian (10 September 2020). "Sanchari Vijay: "Taledanda" is close to my heart". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ M. V., Vivek (14 June 2021). "Sanchari Vijay revelled in complex roles". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2021.