1. Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films.
10 Facts About Vijay Raghavendra
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Vijay Raghavendra's 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.
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For playing the role of Puttaraj Gawai in the biographical film Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja in 2016, Vijay Raghavendra won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor.
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Vijay Raghavendra was born in Bangalore, India to a family of film personalities.
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In 1982, Vijay Raghavendra appeared in a small role as a child in Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's romantic drama Chalisuva Modagalu, starring his uncle Rajkumar, Ambika and his cousin Puneeth Rajkumar, credited as Master Lohith.
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Vijay Raghavendra went on to appear in the 1989 movie Parashuram, alongside his cousin Puneeth Rajkumar in a song.
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Vijay Raghavendra won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor for his portrayal of an innocent Mutha who rises to great popularity through his good deeds.
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Vijay Raghavendra again played the title role as the young and blind reformer Gawai and portrayed the younger part of Narendra in the Hindi film Swami Vivekananda.
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Vijay Raghavendra's much delayed films Shravana, Vinayaka Geleyara Balaga and the multi-starrer Kalla Malla Sulla released in 2011 with the latter two films earning favourable reviews.
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In 2013, Vijay Raghavendra was a contestant and winner in the much talked about Kannada version of the reality show Bigg Boss in its first season, which started with 13 contestants.