12 Facts About Vajramuni

Sadananda Sagar, better known by his stage name Vajramuni, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films.

Vajramuni portrayed negative characters during most of his career and was considered one of Kannada cinema's finest actors.

Vajramuni began his career as a stage actor and gained popularity with his portrayal of Ravana in Kanagal Prabhakar Shastri's play Prachanda Ravana.

Vajramuni made his film debut in 1969 with Puttanna Kanagal's Mallammana Pavada.

Vajramuni's pairing with Rajkumar, with the latter as the lead, in the 1970s came to be widely appreciated, with films such as Sipayi Ramu, Sampathige Savaal, Premada Kanike, Bahaddur Gandu, Giri Kanye and Shankar Guru.

Vajramuni was born as Sadananda Sagar on 10 May 1944 in the Kanakanapalya, a locality in the Jayanagar neighbourhood of Bangalore, into a Vokkaliga family.

Vajramuni's ancestors were given land grants and made custodians of the village of Anjanapura by the then Maharaja of Mysore, and the family had settled there since.

Vajramuni was a college dropout and held a degree in cinematography.

Vajramuni impressed Puttanna Kanagal with his performance as Ravana in Kanagal Prabhakar Shastri's play Prachanda Ravana who offered Vajramuni a role in the film Saavira Mettilu.

Vajramuni went on to cast Vajramuni again in Gejje Pooje.

Vajramuni was married to Lakshmi, daughter of a family friend, on 28 May 1967.

Vajramuni's grandson is a child actor and has appeared in the television series, Uge Uge Maadeshwara.