Vajramuni To Ravi Shankar: 5 Greatest Villains Of Kannada Cinema

Portraying a negative role is not an easy task as compared to other genres of acting. This is believed to be true by actors across the world. On the other hand, it is a space that is not everyone’s cup of tea. In this context, the Kannada Cinema with a history of 92 years has produced a number of actors known for their negative roles. Here are the top 5 best villains of the Kannada film industry:

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The dynamic Vajramuni is one of the legendary villains of the Kannada film industry known for his thundering voice and sterling performances. It is said that people used to be afraid of him when he appeared on the screen. The way he used to roar with his dialogues and groove with the narrative, people call him as Natabhayankara.

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Thoogudeepa Srinivas: Mysore Srinivas or popularly known as Thoogudeepa Srinivas is again an eminent actor who has contributed a lot to the Kannada film industry. He was a great villain who used to get that demon kind of charm on the silver screen. Some of his classic performances came in movies like 'Mayor Muthanna', 'Banggarada Panjara', 'Gandhada Gudi', 'Vasantha Lakshmi', 'Sipayi Ramu', 'Giri Kanye' and etc.

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An actor who was said to be deaf has appeared in over a hundred films that starred Dr. Rajkumar in the lead role. The way he would catch the lip movements of the artists to deliver the dialogues spontaneously was truly magical. Balakrishna was a popular villain and a comedian of those times loved by people from all walks of life. He has acted in 560+ films as a hero, villain, comedian, loving father and lunatic. Some of his classic roles have come in the movies like 'Gandadagudi', 'Bangarada Manushya', 'Bangarada Panjara', 'Daari Tappida Maga', 'Ranadheera Kanteerava' and many others.

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One of the class rowdies of KFI who was known for his baritone voice and eminent portrayals. He also worked as a dubbing artist providing the voice to so many actors. Some of the notable films as an actor are 'Sangya Balya', 'Hrudaya Hadithu', 'Samyuktha', 'Nyaya Ellide', 'Ondanondu Kaladalli', and others.

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An actor with a dynamic voice started his film career as a Dubbing artist. Ravi Shankar has dubbed for over 2600 films with more than 1000 films each in Telugu and Tamil languages coupled with 150 Kannada films. He rose to fame with the 2011 blockbuster 'Kempegowda' starring Kiccha Sudeep. Today, in every film, he is welcomed by whistles and claps by his Kananda fans, and that speaks about his popularity and fame.