Abhijith | |
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Born |
Ramaswamy July 30, 1963 Chitradurga, Karnataka, India |
Residence | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Other names | Samarasimha, DareKing, Family Star, Abhinava Chathura |
Occupation | Actor, director, producer, playback singer |
Years active | 1983 – present |
Spouse(s) | Rohini Abhijith |
Children | Karthikeya, Shilpashree, Balaji |
Abhijith (Kannada: ಅಭಿಜಿತ್) (born July 30, 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films. Starting his career as an actor in the late 1980s, he went on to act in many films through the 1990s and 2000s. He has mainly played negative and lead roles in the 1990s and some supporting roles as well.
Abhijith started his career in the late 1980s playing small roles in feature films. It was the 1990 released College Hero that made him a successful villain. He played negative roles even after being a successful hero in films such as Muddina Maava, 'One Man Army, and Vairi.
Abhijith has acted in more than 125 films in the Kannada film industry.
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.
Abhijith has been producing films under the banner SHREE BALAJI CREATIONS.
Abhijith is the host of the popular show Aksharamale aired on Udaya TV. Aksharamaale (Kannada: ಅಕ್ಷರಮಾಲೆ) is a singing talent show Kannada Language programme 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.