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Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is an
Indian actor The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on pro ...
,
singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...
, producer and director working in
Kannada films Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...
. 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. It was the 1990 release, ''College Hero'', that established him as a successful villain of the Kannada film industry. He acted with Shruti in several successful romantic films together during the 1990s. He acted in roles with negative shades even after being a successful hero, in films such as ''Muddina Maava'', ''One Man Army'', and ''Vairi''. He co-starred with Vishnuvardhan in many movies, including Kotigobba, Yajamana, and Raja Narasimha and was a close friend of him. He acted with Shruthi in several successful romantic films together during the 1990s. 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 Udaya TV is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations like India, some Gulf countries and the United States. Udaya TV was launched on 1 June 1994. ...
. ''Aksharamaale'' is a
Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
-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 Anuradha Bhat is an Indian playback singer who predominantly works in Kannada language films. She has sung over 100 songs for feature films and also sung in various private musical albums. Early life and background Anuradha Bhat was born to ...
.


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.


TV shows


Playback singer


Selected filmography


Awards

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


References


Sources


Vishnuvardhan & Abhijith

Abhijith's Vishnu Title Rejected



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Abhijith Turns Director

Abhijith's Youtube Channel

Aksharamaale Programme


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abhijith Male actors in Kannada cinema Kannada film producers Male actors from Bengaluru 1963 births Living people People from Chitradurga Film producers from Bengaluru Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors