Rajapur Gopalarao Vijayasarathy was an Indian actor, journalist and film critic who was known for being the only writer of Kannada film reviews for ''

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'' during the 2000s. He started his work in the 1970s writing for sports and business columns before transitioning into a film critic.

Personal life

He studied at National College (Basavanagudi), Bangalore and was Vishnuvardhan's classmate. He died on 24 February 2013.

Partial filmography

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Operation Antha ''Operation Antha'' is a 1995 Indian Kannada-language political action thriller film written and directed by Upendra, starring Ambareesh in the lead role, and is a direct sequel to the 1981 film '' Antha'', which also starred Ambareesh. Ambarees ...

'' (1995) *''

Idu Entha Premavayya ''Idu Entha Premavayya..!'' () is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Kodlu Ramakrishna and starring Ramesh Aravind and Shilpa. The film's plot is inspired by the Hindi film '' Kaamchor'' (1982), which itself was a re ...

'' (1999) *''

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'' (1999) *''

Shabdavedhi ''Shabdavedhi'' is a 2000 Kannada-language action drama film directed by S. Narayan and produced by Sri Bhargavi Arts Combines. The film, based on a novel of same name by Vijay Sasanur, stars Dr. Rajkumar, Jayapradha, K. S. Ashwath, Sowcar Janak ...

'' (2000) *'' Vaalee'' (2001) *''Sainika'' (2002) *''

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'' (2005) *''

Pakka Chukka ''Pakka Chukka'' is a 2003 Indian Kannada-language film directed by S. Narayan starring Ramesh Aravind and himself. Ruchita Prasad, Mahalakshmi, Doddanna, Mukhyamantri Chandru and Sundar Raj play supporting roles. The film was released to negat ...

'' (2003) *''

Sirivantha ''Sirivantha'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language film starring Vishnuvardhan. This film was directed by S. Narayan. It was the sixth and last film of the Vishnu-Narayan combination. Sirivantha followed the other five Vishnu-Narayan films ''Vee ...

'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007) *'' Preethiya Theru'' (2010) *''

Aptharakshaka ''Aaptharakshaka'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language horror film directed by P. Vasu and written by V. R. Bhaskar. The film stars Vishnuvardhan (actor), Vishnuvardhan in his 200th Kannada cinema and posthumous work, posthumous film, along wi ...

'' (2010) *'' Rame Gowda vs Krishna Reddy'' (2010) *''

Taare ''Taare'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by S Shivaraj Hosakere and starring Diganth, Urvashi Solanki and Sanjana. Cast Production The film began production in 2007 when Diganth had no offers after the shoo ...

'' (2011) *''

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'' (2013) Apart from acting, he worked as the dialogue writer for ''

Vishnu Sena ''Vishnu Sena'' is a 2005 Indian Kannada-language political drama film directed by Naganna and produced by M. Govinda. The film stars Vishnuvardhan along with Ramesh Aravind, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy and Gurleen Chopra in the prominent roles. Th ...

'' (2005). He was also a film distributor.

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References

{{Reflist Indian film critics Indian male journalists 2013 deaths