Vijay Raghavendra

Vijay Raghavendra
Raghavendra at TeachAIDS recording session in 2013
Born	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–1998 2002–present
Spouse(s)	Spandana (m. 2007)
Children	1
Parent(s)	S. A. Chinne Gowda Jayamma
Relatives	See Rajkumar family

Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada films. He started as a child artist in the film industry and won critical acclaims for his performances in Chinnari Mutha (1993) and Kotreshi Kanasu (1994). The latter won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. His first lead role was in Ninagagi (2002).

In 2013, by public vote, Vijay won the first season of game show Bigg Boss – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, currently produced by Endemol India.

Raghavendra is the son of famous Kannada film producer, S. A. Chinne Gowda. He is also related to the actor and singer Rajkumar and is the cousin of the actors Shiva Rajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar. His brother, Sriimurali, is also an actor. He married Spandana in 2007 and has a son named Shourya.

Raghavendra started his career as a child actor in the film Chalisuva Modagalu (1982) starring his uncle Rajkumar and Ambika. His next movie Chinnari Mutha became a huge success and he became a household name in Karnataka. After that he acted in many movies, including Kotreshi Kanasu for which he won a National Award for his performance.

His first adult role as an actor was in Ninagaagi (2002), a box office blockbuster which brought him success on his first role opposite the debutant Radhika. The film was a remake of Telugu hit Nuvve Kavali which screened for above 100 days and created a record. Following this success, he signed two more movies in the same year which could not succeed at the box-office. He has acted in many movies since then. His notable movies are Kallarali Hoovagi, Rishi, Khushi and Kaaranji.