Abhijith (actor)

Abhijith
Abhijith
Born	July 30, 1963 (age 63)
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, producer, director
Years active	Late 1980s–present
Known for	Acting in Kannada films, hosting Aksharamale TV show

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Abhijith (actor), available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 1 December 2025

Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is a multifaceted personality in Kannada film industry, known for his work as an Indian actor, singer, producer, and director. He commenced his career in the late 1980s and appeared in a wide array of films throughout the 1990s and 2000s, predominantly playing lead and antagonist characters.

Career

Starting out with small roles, Abhijith gained prominence as a notable antagonist with the 1990 release College Hero. During the 1990s, he frequently paired with Shruti in several successful romantic movies. Despite his establishment as a leading actor, he continued to take on villainous parts in films such as Muddina Maava, One Man Army, and Vairi. His professional association with Vishnuvardhan was significant, featuring together in popular films like Kotigobba, Yajamana, and Raja Narasimha. Over his career, Abhijith has acted in more than 150 Kannada films, cementing his standing in the industry.

Television

Since 1997, Abhijith has been hosting the enduring Kannada singing competition Aksharamale on Udaya TV, alongside singer Sangeetha Ravishankar and Anuradha Bhat.

As director

Abhijith made his directorial debut with the suspense-action movie Jodi No. 1. His subsequent directorial project, Vishnu, attracted attention due to controversies surrounding its title.

As producer

Through his production house Shree Balaji Creations, Abhijith has produced the following films:

Year	Film	Cast	Language	Notes
2005	Samarasimha Nayka	Srinath, Tara, Rashmi	Kannada
2009	Jodi No.1	Ramkumar	Kannada
2012	Vishnu	Catherine Tresa, Ashish Vidyarthi	Kannada
2017	Panta	Anup Revanna	Kannada	Executive producer

TV shows

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel
1999–2015	Aksharamale	Host & singer	Kannada	Udaya TV
2020–Present	Sathya	Lakshman	Kannada	Zee Kannada

Playback singer

Year	Film	Song	Music director
2005	Samarasimha Nayaka	Sandoora Jatreyalli	M.N Krupakar
2012	Vishnu	Chello Chello	M.N Krupakar
2013	Amareshwara Mahatme	Iniya Oh Iniya

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role
1990	College Hero
1991	Mangalya
1992	Chaitrada Premanjali	Mahesh
	Sindhoora Thilaka
	Mana Mecchida Sose	Balu
	Alli Ramachari Illi Brahmachari
	Gruhalakshmi
	Jeevana Chaitra	Prakash
	Nanna Tangi
	Saptapadi	Manohar
1993	Server Somanna	Sridhar
1994	Rupayi Raja
	Bhootayiya Makkalu
	Ranjitha
	Bhuvaneshwari
	Chinna Nee Nagutiru
	Rashmi
	Muddina Maava
	Hettavala Koogu
'Mangalya Sakshi'
'Mr.Abhishek'
'Hettavaru'
'Kandalli Gundu'
'Lakshmi Mahalakshmi'
'Baduku Jatakabandi'
'Om Namah Shivaya'
'Underworld'
'Yajamana'	Shanmukha
'Gandada Gombe'
'Amma Nagamma'
'Kotigobba'	Shiva
'Sri Manjunatha'
'Antharaya'
'Simhadriya Simha'	Vishwa
'Raja Narasimha'
'Aparadhi'
'Mafia'
'Super Police'
'Jedara Bale'
'Samarasimha Nayaka'
'Pandavaru'
'Snehana Preetheena'
'Vishnu'		Dual role
'Amareshwara Mahatme'	Aadayya
'Abhimanyu' (2014)	Cameo	Jai Hind 2
'CBI Sathya'
'Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja'
'Ghost' (2023)
'Rajadrohi' (2025)

Awards

1996 - Bharath Udyog Samastha recognized him as Best Actor of the Year
2010 - Received the Abhinava Chathura honor

Sources

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