Deceased

How Did Vishnuvardhan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 59

Also known asSampath Kumar, VishnuvardhanGenderMaleNationalityIndiaBorn18/09/1950Born inMysore, Karnataka, IndiaDied30/12/2009 (aged 59)Died inMysoreCausecardiac arrestWikidataQ2097394 ↗TMDb#1179741 ↗

Sampath Kumar, known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Vishnuvardhan has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in more than 220 films. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, and holds the status of a matinée idol among the Kannada diaspora.

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Filmography142 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	NagarahavuMovie	King Nagaraja (created with CGI)	66
2010	School MasterMovie	—	60
2010	AptharakshakaMovie	Dr. Vijay	60
2009	Bellary NagaMovie	—	59
2009	NamyajamanruMovie	—	59
2007	EkadantaMovie	—	57
2007	Maathaad Maathaadu MalligeMovie	Hoovaiah	57
2007	Ee BandhanaMovie	Harish Raj	57
2006	Neenello NanalleMovie	—	56
2006	SirivanthaMovie	—	56
2005	Vishnu SenaMovie	—	55
2005	VarshaMovie	—	55
2004	ApthamitraMovie	—	54
2004	SahukaraMovie	Sahukara Raja Mahendra Varma	54
2004	MallaMovie	Self - Narrator (voice)	54
2004	KadambaMovie	Madhukeshawara Kadamba	54
2004	JyeshtaMovie	—	54
2003	Raja NarasimhaMovie	—	53
2003	HrudayavanthaMovie	—	53
2002	ParvaMovie	—	52
2002	JameendarruMovie	—	52
2002	Simhadriya SimhaMovie	Narasimha Gowda and Chikka	52
2001	KotigobbaMovie	Nanjunda	51
2001	DiggajaruMovie	Wodeya	51
2000	YajamanaMovie	Shankar/Ganesha (Dual Role)	50
2000	Okkadu ChaaluMovie	—	50
2000	SoorappaMovie	Soorappa	50
2000	DeepavaliMovie	—	50
2000	Nan Hendthi ChennagiddaleMovie	—	50
1999	SuryavamshaMovie	Sathyamurthy/Kanakamurthy (Dual Role)	49
1999	Veerappa NayakaMovie	—	49
1999	HabbaMovie	Vishnu	49
1998	Simhada GuriMovie	—	48
1998	NishyabdhaMovie	Major Vishwanath	48
1998	Yaare Neenu CheluveMovie	—	48
1997	Ellaranthalla Nanna GandaMovie	—	47
1997	Mangala SuthraMovie	—	47
1997	LaaliMovie	—	47
1996	AppajiMovie	—	46
1996	Baalina JyothiMovie	—	46
1996	DhaniMovie	—	46
1996	Hello DaddyMovie	—	46
1996	Karnataka SuputhraMovie	—	46
1996	JeevanadiMovie	—	46
1995	Karulina KudiMovie	—	45
1995	Thumbida ManeMovie	—	45
1995	HimapathaMovie	—	45
1995	Bangarada KalashaMovie	—	45
1995	Mojugara SogasugaraMovie	—	45
1994	Kotreshi KanasuMovie	—	44
1994	SamratMovie	—	44
1994	Kunthi PuthraMovie	—	44
1994	ZaalimMovie	Inspector Mohan	44
1994	Halunda TavaruMovie	—	44
1994	MahakshathriyaMovie	—	44
1994	Time BombMovie	—	44
1993	NishkarshaMovie	Ajay Kumar	43
1993	AshaantMovie	Vishnu	43
1993	Ithu ManjukaalamMovie	Pauli	43
1993	Manikantana MahimeMovie	—	43
1993	Nanendu NimmavaneMovie	—	43
1993	Raayaru Bandaru Maavana ManegeMovie	Vishnu	43
1992	Harakeya KuriMovie	—	42
1992	Belliyappa BangarappaMovie	—	42
1992	KauravarMovie	Haridas I.P.S.	42
1992	Ravi VarmaMovie	—	42
1991	Jagadeka VeeraMovie	—	41
1991	Inspector DhanushMovie	—	41
1991	Lion Jagapathi RaoMovie	—	41
1991	Police Matthu DadaMovie	—	41
1991	Neenu Nakkare Haalu SakkareMovie	—	41
1990	Muthina HaaraMovie	—	40
1990	Mathe Hadithu KogileMovie	Anand	40
1990	Ganeshana MaduveMovie	Self	40
1990	ShivashankarMovie	Shivu / Shankar	40
1989	DevaMovie	—	39
1989	Hrudaya GeetheMovie	—	39
1988	SuprabhathaMovie	Vijay Kumar	38
1988	Krishna RukminiMovie	—	38
1988	DaadaMovie	Daada	38
1987	Jeevana JyothiMovie	—	37
1987	JayasimhaMovie	—	37
1987	Sowbhagya LakshmiMovie	Shyam / Chandru	37
1987	Malgudi DaysSeries	Venkat / Venkat Rao	37
1986	ViduthalaiMovie	Amar	36
1986	Krishna Nee Begane BaaroMovie	—	36
1986	KarnaMovie	—	36
1986	Sathya JyothiMovie	Ravi Varma	36
1985	Sri RaghavendrarMovie	Sri Yogenthra Tirtha	35
1985	EettiMovie	—	35
1985	Nee Bareda KadambariMovie	—	35
1985	Nee Thanda KanikeMovie	—	35
1984	BandhanaMovie	Dr. Harish	34
1984	Police PapannaMovie	Guest Appearance	34
1984	Benki BirugaliMovie	Vishnu	34
1984	KhaidiMovie	—	34
1984	Huli HejjeMovie	—	34
1984	Maduve Maadu Thamashe NoduMovie	Ganesha	34
1984	Prachanda KullaMovie	—	34
1983	Simha GharjaneMovie	—	33
1983	Onde GuriMovie	—	33
1982	Sahasa SimhaMovie	Prathap	32
1982	Karmika KallanallaMovie	—	32
1982	Jimmy GalluMovie	—	32
1982	Pedda GeddaMovie	—	32
1981	Mane Mane KatheMovie	—	31
1981	Avala HejjeMovie	—	31
1981	Snehithara SavalMovie	—	31
1981	Maha PrachandaruMovie	—	31
1980	KalingaMovie	Prabhakar/ Ranga	30
1980	Makkala SainyaMovie	—	30
1980	Driver HanumanthuMovie	—	30
1980	Bangarada JinkeMovie	—	30
1980	Rahasya RathriMovie	—	30
1979	Asadhya AliyaMovie	Ashok	29
1979	Vijay VikramMovie	—	29
1978	Kiladi KittuMovie	Kittu	28
1978	Muyyige MuyyiMovie	Sanjay	28
1978	AmarnathMovie	Guest Appearance	28
1978	HombisiluMovie	Dr. Nataraj	28
1978	Vasantha LakshmiMovie	Chandru	28
1978	Singaporenalli Raja KullaMovie	Raja	28
1978	Kiladi JodiMovie	George	28
1978	Sirithanakke SavalMovie	—	28
1978	Sneha SeduMovie	—	28
1978	Vamsha JyothiMovie	Mahesh	28
1977	Sahodarara SavaalMovie	Kiran	27
1977	NagaraholeMovie	—	27
1977	Chinna Ninna MuddaduveMovie	—	27
1977	Kittu PuttuMovie	Kittu	27
1977	Galaate SamsaaraMovie	Vasudev Rao	27
1976	Bangarada GudiMovie	Vijay	26
1975	Bhagya JyothiMovie	—	25
1975	Kalla KullaMovie	Mahesh aka Kalla	25
1975	Naga KanyeMovie	—	25
1975	Onde Roopa Eradu GunaMovie	—	25
1974	Boothayyana Maga AyyuMovie	Gulla	24
1973	Gandhada GudiMovie	Anand	23
1973	AlaigalMovie	Inspector Raju	23
1972	NaagarahaavuMovie	Ramachari	22
1971	Vamsha VrikshaMovie	credited as "Kumar"	21
0	MarudhanayagamMovie	Wajid Khan	—