Abhijith (actor)

For other actors named Abhijith, see Abhijit (name).

Abhijith
Born
Ramaswamy

(1963-07-30) 30 July 1963 (age 61)
Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Other namesSamarasimha, DareKing, Family Star, Abhinava Chathura
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, playback singer
Years active1983 – present
SpouseRohini Abhijith
ChildrenKarthikeya, Shilpashree, Balaji

Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films.[1] Starting his career as an actor in the late 1980s, he went on to act in many films through the 1990s and 2000s. He mainly played lead roles and villains in the 1990s and some supporting roles as well.

Career

Abhijith started his career in the late 1980s playing small roles in feature films. It was the 1990 release, College Hero, that made him a successful villain of the Kannada film industry. He played villains even after being a successful hero in films such as Muddina Maava, One Man Army, and Vairi. He acted with Vishnuvardhan in many movies, including Kotigobba, Yajamana, and Raja Narasimha and was a close friend of him.[2][3] He acted with Shruthi in several successful films together and was a hit pair during the 1990s.[4]

Abhijith has acted in more than 150 films in the Kannada film industry.

Television

Abhijith is the host of the popular show Aksharamale, which aired on Udaya TV. Aksharamaale (Kannada: ಅಕ್ಷರಮಾಲೆ) is a Kannada-language, singing talent show running for more than 15 years on Udaya TV. Abhijith has been the host of the show since 1997 with co-host and singer Sangeetha Ravishankar and Anuradha Bhat.

As director

Abhijith's first directorial venture, Jodi No. 1, was a suspense and action movie, and the second one was Vishnu which had led to controversy with the title.

As producer

Abhijith has produced films under the banner Shree Balaji Creations.

Year Film Cast Language Notes
2005 Samarasimha Nayka Srinath, Tara, Rashmi Kannada
2009 Jodi No.1 Ramkumar Kannada
2012 Vishnu Catherine Tresa, Ashish Vidyarthi Kannada
2017 Panta Anup Revanna Kannada Executive producer

TV shows

Year Title Role Language Channel
1999– 2015 Aksharamaale Host & singer Kannada Udaya TV
2020–Present Sathya Lakshman Kannada Zee Kannada

Playback singer

Year Film Song Music director Notes
2005 Samarasimha Nayaka Sandoora Jatreyalli M.N Krupakar
2012 Vishnu Chello Chello M.N Krupakar
2013 Amareshwara Mahatme Iniya Oh Iniya

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1990 College Hero
1991 Mangalya
1992 Chaitrada Premanjali Mahesh
Sindhoora Thilaka
Mana Mecchida Sose Balu
Alli Ramachari Illi Brahmachari
Jeevana Chaitra Prakash
Nanna Tangi
Saptapadi Manohar
1993 Server Somanna Sridhar
1994 Rupayi Raja
Bhootayiya Makkalu
Ranjitha
Bhuvaneshwari
Chinna Nee Nagutiru
Rashmi
Muddina Maava
Hettavala Koogu
1995 Thumbida Mane
Mangalya Sakshi
Mr.Abhishek
1996 Hettavaru
1997 Kandalli Gundu
Lakshmi Mahalakshmi
1999 Baduku Jatakabandi
Om Namah Shivaya
2000 Underworld
Yajamana Shanmukha
Gandada Gombe
2001 Amma Nagamma
Kotigobba Shiva
Sri Manjunatha
2002 Antharaya
Simhadriya Simha Vishwa
2003 Raja Narasimha
2004 Aparadhi
Mafia
Super Police
2005 Jedara Bale
Samarasimha Nayaka
2006 Pandavaru
2007 Snehana Preetheena
2012 Vishnu Dual role
2013 Amareshwara Mahatme Aadayya
2014 Abhimanyu Cameo
2016 CBI Sathya
Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja
2023 Ghost

Awards

  • 1996 - Bharath Udyog Samastha Award for Best Actor Of The Year
  • 2010 - Abhinava Chathura

References

  1. ^ "Kannada Actor Abhijit: ಸಾಹಸ ಸಿಂಹ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿದ ಕಲಾವಿದನಿಗೆ ಶಿವಣ್ಣನಿಂದ ಹೊಸ ಬೆಳಕು! ಅಭಿಜಿತ್ ಈಗ ಫುಲ್ ಬ್ಯುಸಿ". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 8 September 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "ಡಾ.ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್ ಸಾಯುವ 15 ದಿನಗಳ ಮುನ್ನ ಏನಾಯ್ತು?; ಘಟನೆ ನೆನೆದು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿಟ್ಟ ನಟ ಅಭಿಜಿತ್". kannada.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "ಇನ್ಮುಂದೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹಂತದಲ್ಲೂ ನಾನು ವಿಷ್ಣು ಅಪ್ಪಾಜಿ ತರ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಜೊತೆ ಇರ್ತೀನಿ ಎಂದು ಶಿವಣ್ಣ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದು ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾ? ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ್ರಾ ಶಿವಣ್ಣ?". Kannada News Today (in Kannada). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Shruthi-Abhijit: 30 ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಬಳಿಕ ಹಿಟ್ ಜೋಡಿ ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ; ಮೋಡಿ ಮಾಡ್ತಾರಾ ಶೃತಿ-ಅಭಿಜಿತ್". News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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