Vasishta Niranjan Simha is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in
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 ...
and
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India
** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language.
* Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...
films. He is known for playing
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.''KGF'' (20182022).
Career
In 2011, Vasishta quit his job as a software engineer and decided to enter the film industry as an actor. He initially worked on an unreleased film titled ''Hubballi Hudagaru'', before having his first release with ''Arya's Love'' (2013). He subsequently made a breakthrough with his role as the main antagonist in ''
Raja Huli
''Raja Huli'' is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by Guru Deshpande and written by S. R. Prabhakaran. Produced by K. Manju's home production, the film stars Yash in title role, along with Meghana Raj, Vasishta N. Simh ...
'' (2013), a remake of the Tamil film, ''
Sundarapandian
''Sundarapandian'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action comedy drama film written and directed by S. R. Prabhakaran in his debut, and produced by M. Sasikumar. The film stars Sasikumar and Lakshmi Menon, while Vijay Sethupathi, Inigo Prab ...
'' (2012). He later also appeared in ''
Rudra Tandava
''Rudra Tandava'' () is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Guru Deshpande, and is a remake of the 2013 Tamil film ''Pandiya Naadu''. It stars Chiranjeevi Sarja and Radhika Kumaraswamy in the lead roles. P. Ravi Shankar, Giris ...
'' (2014), a remake of the Tamil film ''
Pandiya Naadu
''Pandiya Naadu'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Suseenthiran and produced by Vishal, who stars in the lead role alongside Lakshmi Menon, Bharathiraja, Soori, Vikranth, and Sharath Lohitashwa. The music wa ...
'' (2013).
Vasishta then appeared in JKS's bilingual film, ''
Alone
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* Solitude, a state of seclusion or isolation
* Loneliness, negative emotions arising from seclusion
Film and television Film
* ''Alone'' (1931 French film), by Henri Diamant-Berger
* ''Alone'' (1931 Soviet film), by Leonid ...
'', in a leading role alongside
Nikesha Patel
Nikesha Patel is a British-Indian actress. She debuted in the 2010 Telugu film '' Puli'' and later went on to work in more than 30 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cinema as a lead.
Early life
Nikesha Patel was born to a Gujarati ...
. Portraying the male lead, the actor managed to get an introduction into the Tamil film industry and the film won mixed reviews. He made his
Telugu film
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telug ...
debut with the film ''
Narappa
''Narappa'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It is remake of Vetrimaaran's Tamil-language film '' Asuran'' (2019) which is itself based on the novel ''Vekkai'' by Poomani. The f ...
'' in 2021. In ''KGF'', Vasishta played the role of
Bangalore
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-based gangster Kamal, one of the major antagonists in the film.
Filmography
* ''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''