Vajramuni

Vajramuni
Born (1944-05-10)10 May 1944
Kanakapalya, Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore,
British India
Died 5 January 2006(2006-01-05) (aged 61)
Bangalore, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor
Notable work Prachanda Ravana
Vajra Mushti
Spouse(s) Lakshmi (?-2006; his death)

Vajramuni (Kannada: ವಜ್ರಮುನಿ; 10 May 1944 – 5 January 2006) was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films.[1][2] He portrayed negative characters during most of his career and was considered one of Kannada cinema's finest actors.[3]

Career

Vajramuni was a college dropout and held a degree in cinematography. He was a product of the Kannada amateur theatre. He impressed Puttanna Kanagal with his performance in Kanagal Prabhakar Shastri's play Prachanda Ravana who offered Vajramuni a role in the film Saavira Mettilu that did not take off.

Kanagal eventually cast him in Mallammana Pavada, which would become Vajramuni's debut film as an actor. Producers insisted that Udaya Kumar would be a better choice to match to Shivaji Ganeshan who played the role in the Tamil version, but Puttanna insisted that it had to be Vajramuni. Vajramuni acted in a number of films such as Mayura, Sampathige Saval, Daari Tappida Maga, Premada Kanike, Giri Kanye, Shankar Guru and Aakasmika with Rajkumar.[4]

Death

Having suffered from multiple diseases including chronic diabetes and protracted kidney-related illness, Vajramuni died on 5 January 2006, at 5:30 a.m in a private hospital in Bangalore.[5][3]

Partial filmography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Vajramuni dead". The Hindu. 6 January 2006.
  2. ↑ This 'despicable villain' was a much loved star
  3. 1 2 "Vajramuni bio". Vokkaligara Sangha.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Raj pays last tribute to Vajramuni". indiaglitz. 6 January 2006.
  5. ↑ "Vajramuni is no more". Deccan Herald. 6 January 2006.
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