R. N. Sudarshan


Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan was an Indian actor and producer who had mainly worked in Kannada cinema. He had also acted in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Malayalam films. During a career spanning more than five decades, he had acted in more than 250 films.

Personal life

R. N. Sudarshan was the son of veteran actor R. Nagendra Rao. His elder brother R. N. Jayagopal was a famous lyricist and eldest brother R. N. K. Prasad was a famous cinematographer. He was married to actress Shylashri.

Career

In 1961, Sudarshan was launched as lead actor in the Kannada film field at age 21 in Vijayanagarada Veeraputra, and he was the lead for over 60 films before appearing in villainous roles.
Sudarshan was honoured with the prestigious Dr. Rajkumar Lifetime Achievement Award of 2009–10.

Death

He died on 8 September 2017 from kidney disease, aged 78.

Filmography

Films

Kannada

Tamil

Sumathi En Sundari

Telugu

Malayalam

Television