R. N. Sudarshan

R. N. Sudarshan
R. N. Sudarshan
Born	R. N. Sudarshan; 2 May 1939 (age 85)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, film producer
Years active	1961–present
Spouse	Shylashri
Parent(s)	R. Nagendra Rao; Ratnabai
Family	R. N. Krishna Prasad (brother); R. N. Jayagopal (brother)

Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (born 2 May 1939) is an Indian film actor and producer who has mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He has also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 250 films.^[1]

Career

In 1961, Sudarshan was launched as lead actor in the Kannada film field at the age of 21 years in Vijayanagarada Veeraputra and he was the lead for over 60 films before appearing in villainous roles. He also appeared in TV soaps.

He has sung very few songs. The most famous hits being: 1. Hoovondhu, Balibandhu, Thakithu Ennedheya - Shubhamangala (1975). 2. Irabeku Irabeku Ariyada - Naguva Hoovu (1971).

Filmography

Films

Naguva Hoovu - Kannada (1971)
Mareyada Deepavali - Kannada (1972)
Maria, My Darling (1980)
Pagadai Panirendu - Tamil (1982)
Sandhippu - Tamil (1983)
Paayum Puli - Tamil (1983)
Punnagai Mannan - Tamil (1986)
Velaikaaran - Tamil (1987)
Nayakan - Tamil (1987)
Jackpot - Malayalam (1992)
Ulle Veliye - Tamil (1993)
Paarijatham - Tamil (2006)
Mata - Kannada (2006)
Super - Kannada (2010)
Chaarulatha - Kannada/Tamil (2012)

Television

Maya Machindra
My Dear Bhootham
Maragatha veenai
Agni Sakshi (Kannada serial)

References

^ "Veteran R. N. Sudarshan attacks present trend of Films". indiaglitz.com. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

R. N. Sudarshan at IMDb

[1] "Veteran R. N. Sudarshan attacks present trend of Films". indiaglitz.com. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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