Duniya Vijay

Duniya Vijay

Duniya Vijay at Kasi (Bernaras) 2013
Born Vijay
(1974-01-20) 20 January 1974
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names Duniya Viji, Black Cobra
Occupation Actor, film producer
Years active 2004–present
Website http://www.duniyavijay.com

Vijay aka Duniya Vijay is an Indian actor who appears in Kannada films. He started off as a junior film artist in the industry playing small insignificant roles, before he got the big break in Duniya (2007).[1] He is noted for his performances in various films such as Chanda (2007), Junglee (2009), Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam (2011) and Jayammana Maga (2013).

Career

Vijay started off with a role in Yograj Bhat's Ranga SSLC with Sudeep. He then acted in films like Jogi, Shree, Ee Rajeev Gandhi Alla among others. He also did roles in television.

The turning point in Vijay's career came when his friend Soori's directorial debut Duniya. Vijay was cast as a naive village boy with a golden heart who ends up in the hands of underworld goons who use him as one of the henchman to execute their bad deeds. His acting won him rave reviews from critics. Vijay went on to win the State and Filmfare awards for his role in the film.

In 2007, Vijay appeared in three more films – Yuga, Chanda and Geleya. Yuga was an action oriented film on the lines of Duniya, but it was not a box office success. Vijay did a supporting role in Geleya, when Prakash Rai [2] walked out of the film at the last moment.

In 2007, Vijay made more news with his film Chanda. The film was directed by S. Narayan, who had supposedly agreed with Vijay that he would release the film six weeks after Yuga, so that there would be no clash. The director did not keep this promise, for which Vijay refused to dub (lend his voice) for the film. The matter was settled with the KFCC, who decided to impose a year-long ban on the actor. After the intervention of "Karnataka Film Federation" elders, the ban was revoked and Vijay was eligible to do other movies. Chanda did a roaring business at the box office and especially at B&C centres. He got the liking from the so-called 'masses' for his dare devil fights.

Vijay did a semi-art film Avva for Kavita Lankesh at the start of 2008. Vijay won accolades for a bravura performance, but the film did not do well. He was then seen in Sumana Kittur's Slum Bala towards the end of 2008, which also did average business. The consensus was that both films lacked action, which was Vijay's forte.

In 2009, Vijay was seen in action oriented films,namely, MR Ramesh's Thaakath and Junglee directed by Soori and also in Sadhu Kokila's directorial Devru.

The year 2010 continued to be a mixed luck for Vijay with three releases, out of which, one film Kanteerava managed to fetch average business and reviews. The other two, Shankar IPS and Kari Chirathe, went on to become failures at the box-office. However, he made a comeback with successful films which were also critically acclaimed Jarasandha, Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam and Veerabahu in the year 2011.

In 2012, Vijay starred in the critically acclaimed Bheema Theeradalli which also found the commercial success. Vijay was lauded for his performance in the movie. In early 2013, the film Rajanikantha was released and it was a disaster in Box-Office. His subsequent release, which was under his production "Duniya Talkies" Jayammana Maga, a psychological thriller and his first production venture, met with rave critical reviews with his performance getting noticed. While his movie Shivajinagar was average at box office. In 2014, his only movie was Simhadri. In 2015 he went with four movies Jackson, Rx Suri, Ring road were hit, however Cobra is delayed.

In 2016, his first release was Yogaraj Bhat's much hyped film Dana Kayonu along side Priyamani. The film went on to become a success commercially and resurrected his career. His upcoming release is Nagashekar's Masti Gudi.

Masti Gudi accident and KFCC ban

On 6 November 2016, while filming the climax fight scene for the upcoming Masti Gudi film, two stuntmen playing villanous roles: Anil and Uday along with Vijay jumped into the Thippagondanahalli reservoir from an helicopter. While the two stuntmen drowned, Vijay was rescued by the film crew.[3] Following this incident, the Karnataka Film Commerce Chamber (KFCC) imposed a ban on Vijay, director Nagashekar and stunt choreographer Ravi Varma until further notice.[4]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2004 Ranga SSLC
2005 Rishi
2005 Rakshasa
2005 Mental Manja
2007 Duniya Shivalingu Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
2007 Yuga Yuga
2007 Geleya ACP
2007 Chanda Kariya
2008 Avva Bedara Manja
2008 Slum Bala Bala
2009 Junglee Prabhakar
2009 Thaakath Basya
2009 Devru Devru
2010 Shankar IPS Shankar Prasad
2010 Kari Chirathe Madesh
2010 Kanteerava Kanteerava
2011 Veera Bahu Veerabahu
2011 Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam Johnny
2011 Jarasandha Krishna Murthy "Jarasandha"
2012 Bheema Theeradalli Chandya
2012 Rajanikantha Rajani / Kantha
2013 Jayammana Maga Naga
2013 Shivajinagara Ramu
2014 Simhadri Simhadri
2015 Jackson
2015 RX Soori Soori
2015 Ring Road Himself Guest appearance
2016 Dana Kayonu Kempu / Docomo
2016 Masti Gudi Filming
TBA CobraFilm has yet to be released Delayed

References

  1. ↑ "Newcomers rule box office". Indiaglitz.com.
  2. ↑ "Duniya Vijay in Geleya".
  3. ↑ "Duniya Vijay Safe - Fatal Accident During Mastigudi Shooting". Chitraloka. 7 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Duniya Vijay Respect KFCC Decision". Chitraloka. 9 November 2016.

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