Vijay Raghavendra | |
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| Born | |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse |
Spandana Vijay
(m. 2007; died 2023) |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | S. A. Chinne Gowda |
| Relatives | Sriimurali (brother) See Rajkumar family |
Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as "Chinnari Mutha",[1] Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Dr. Rajkumar.[2]
Vijay started his career as a child artist through the film Chalisuva Modagalu (1982) and won critical acclaims for his performances in Chinnari Mutha (1993) and Kotreshi Kanasu (1994).[3] The latter film won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[4] His first lead role was in Ramoji Rao's production titled Ninagagi in 2002, which was a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing films of the year. However, his subsequent projects under-performed at the box office until he was noticed for his role in the T. S. Nagabharana's period drama Kallarali Hoovagi in 2006, followed by his home production film Sevanthi Sevanthi in the same year. For playing the role of Puttaraj Gawai in the biographical film Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja in 2016, Vijay won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor.[5] In 2018, he made his directorial debut in Kismath (2018).[6]
In 2013, by public vote, Vijay won the first season of the game show Bigg Boss Kannada – one of the Indian versions of Celebrity Big Brother, currently produced by Endemol India.[7]
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- ^ "Vijay Raghavendra has got national award". The Times of India. 16 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Raghavendra, Malashri bag top honours at State Film Awards". News Karnataka.com. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "'Kismat' turns Vijay Raghavendra into a director". Sify. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Vijay Raghavendra wins Kannada Bigg Boss Season 1". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.