Abhijith (actor)

Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films. 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.

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

(1963-07-30) 30 July 1963
Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Other namesSamarasimha, DareKing, Family Star, Abhinava Chathura
OccupationActor, director, producer, playback singer
Years active1983 – present
Spouse(s)Rohini Abhijith
ChildrenKarthikeya, Shilpashree, Balaji

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.

Abhijith has acted in more than 125 films in the Kannada film industry.

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.

YearFilmCastLanguageNotes
2005Samarasimha NaykaSrinath, Tara, RashmiKannada
2009Jodi No.1RamkumarKannada
2012VishnuCatherine Tresa, Ashish VidyarthiKannada
2017PantaAnup RevannaKannadaExecutive producer

Playback singer
YearFilmSongMusic directorNotes
2005Samarasimha NayakaSandoora JatreyalliM.N Krupakar
2012VishnuChello ChelloM.N Krupakar
2013Amareshwara MahatmeIniya Oh Iniya

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.

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

Selected filmography
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1990College HeroNegative roleKannada
1991MangalyaKannada
1992Chaitrada PremanjaliNegative roleKannada
1992Sindhoora ThilakaKannada
1992Mana Mecchida SoseKannada
1992 Jeevana ChaitraKannada
1993Server SomannaKannada
1994Bhootayiya MakkaluNegative roleKannada
1994RanjithaKannada
1994RashmiKannada
1994Muddina MaavaNegative roleKannada
1995Thumbida ManeKannada
1999Om Namah ShivayaKannada
2002AntharyaKannada
2000YajamanaKannada
2001KotigobbaKannada
2005Samarasimha NayakaKannada
2009VairiNegative RoleKannada
2012VishnuDual RoleKannada
2013Amareshwara MahatmeAadayyaKannada
2014AbhimanyuKannadaGuest appearance
2016CBI SathyaKannada
2016Shivayogi Sri PuttayyajjaKannada

TV Shows
YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
1999– 2015AksharamaaleHost & singerKannadaUdaya TV

Sources
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