Vijay Raghavendra

An Indian Film Actor & Singer - Bio, Wiki, Facts Image Source: Instagram @raagu.vijay

Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian Film Actor, Television Actor, Singer, Playback Singer, Television Presenter, Television Personality & Film Director.

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He was born on 26-05-1979 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India to film producer S. A. Chinne Gowda & Jayamma Chinne Gowda.

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Actor Sriimurali is his younger brother, and film producer Parvathamma Rajkumar was his paternal aunt.

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He is known for his work predominantly in Kannada cinema.

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He started acting in 1982 at the age of 3 and won the Karnataka State Film Award at the age of 14 for the Kannada film "Chinnari Mutha" in 1993.

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In 2006, he made his singing debut in S. Narayan's Kannada film song "Jaaji Mallige Node" opposite Shreya Ghoshal.

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in 2013, he participated in Bigg Boss Kannada Season-1 and became the winner of the season.

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He also appeared as a Judge at Drama Juniors, Dance Karnataka Dance, and Dancing Champion.

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He made his directional debut in the Kannada film "Kismath" in 2018.

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He married Spandana on 26-08-2007 and together has a son named Shourya Raghavendra.

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His wife Spandana Vijay Raghavendra died from a heart attack on 07-08-2023 in Bangkok at the age of 42.

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Spandana Vijay Raghavendra also appeared in two Kannada movies "Apoorva" in 2016 and Kismath in 2018.

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