The late Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan holds various nicknames including “The Phoenix of Indian Cinema, Abhinaya Bhargava, Dada, Sahasa Simha and The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema”. He had left behind a legacy which is irreplaceable by any other actor. He was born in a middle-class family, and his passion for acting pushed him to discover the chances in the Kannada cinema industry. He is an inspiration to many aspiring actors who are from a non-film background family. He made his debut in 1972 “Vamshavruksha” and his second movie “Naagarahaavu” which was released in the same year gave him a breakthrough.
He has acted in more than 200 movies in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. Among these movies he has played dual roles in many movies and they are as follows.
| Movie Name | Release Date | Director | Streaming OTT |
| Onde Roopa Eradu Guna | 30 July 1975 | A.M.Sameevulla | You Tube |
| Vijay Vikram | 6 September 1976 | V.Somashekar | Amazon Prime Video |
| Kalinga | 11 March 1980 | V.Somashekar | You Tube |
| Naga Kala Bhairava | 30 April 1981 | Thipatur Raghu | You Tube |
| Oorige Upakari | 24 August 1982 | Joe Simon | Amazon Prime Video |
| Kalluveene Nudiyithu | 6 April 1983 | Thipathur Raghu | You Tube |
| Sididedda Sahodara | 15 July 1983 | Joe Simon | You Tube |
| Sowbhagya Lakshmi | 28 July 1986 | H.R.Bhargava | You Tube |
| Daada | 7 November 1988 | P.Vasu | You Tube |
| Shivashankar | 28 March 1990 | H.R.Bhargava | You Tube |
| Lion Jagapathi Rao | 1991 | Om Sai Prakash | Amazon Prime Video |
| Police Matthu Dada | 27 November 1991 | Thulasi Shyam | Amazon Prime Video |
| Kiladigalu | 1994 | Dwarakish | You Tube |
| Mojugara Sogasugara | 3 March 1995 | Vijay | You Tube |
| Appaji | 4 January 1996 | D.Rajendra Babu | Amazon Prime Video |
| Suryavamsha | September 1999 | S.Narayan | Sun Nxt |
| Yajamana | 1 December 2000 | R.SheshadriRadha Bharathi | Jio Cinema, You Tube |
| Diggajaru | 26 January 2001 | D.Rajendra Babu | You Tube, Zee5 |
| Jamindarru | 3 April 2002 | S.Narayan | Amazon Prime Video, You Tube |
| Aptharakshaka | 19 February 2010 | P.Vasu | Disney+ Hotstar |
