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| birth_place       = [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]], India
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| othername         = Simha, Vashishta, Chitte
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'''Vasishta N. Simha''' is an Indian film actor best known for his work in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada films]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/11/24/Bracing-for-a-Curve-with-a-New-Role/article2537519.ece|title=Bracing for a Curve with a New Role}}</ref>
'''Vasishta Niranjan Simha''' (born 19 October 1988) is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. He is known for playing [[antagonist]] roles, with most notable role performance which critical acclaim in [[KGF (film series)|''KGF'']] (2018{{Ndash}}2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/11/24/Bracing-for-a-Curve-with-a-New-Role/article2537519.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127180740/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2014/11/24/Bracing-for-a-Curve-with-a-New-Role/article2537519.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2014|title=Bracing for a Curve with a New Role}}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Vasishta from Mysore, studied in Sharada Vilas School and Sadvidhya School. He done PUC in Sri Sai Sathya Narayana pu college Banaswadi. Grabbing an opportunity to work with the music legend, [[Hamsalekha]]. he shifted base to Bengaluru and completed his graduation from National College, Basavangudi.


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 2011, Vasishta quit his job as a software engineer and decided to enter the Kannada film industry as an actor. He initially worked on an unreleased film titled ''Hubballi Hudagaru'', before having his first release with ''Arya's Love'' (2013). He subsequently made a breakthrough with his role as the main antagonist in ''[[Raja Huli]]'' (2013), a remake of the Tamil film, ''[[Sundarapandian]]'' (2012). He later also appeared in ''[[Rudra Tandava]]'' (2014), a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Techie-Vasishta-N-Simha-is-the-new-toast-of-Sandalwood/articleshow/29189134.cms|title=Techie Vasishta N Simha is the new toast of Sandalwood – Times of India}}</ref>
In 2011, Vasishta quit his job as a software engineer and decided to enter the film industry as an actor. He initially worked on an unreleased film titled ''Hubballi Hudagaru'', before having his first release with ''Arya's Love'' (2013). He subsequently made a breakthrough with his role as the main antagonist in ''[[Raja Huli]]'' (2013), a remake of the Tamil film, ''[[Sundarapandian]]'' (2012). He later also appeared in ''[[Rudra Tandava]]'' (2014), a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Pandiya Naadu]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Techie-Vasishta-N-Simha-is-the-new-toast-of-Sandalwood/articleshow/29189134.cms|title=Techie Vasishta N Simha is the new toast of Sandalwood|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


Vasishta then appeared in [[JKS (director)|JKS]]'s bilingual film, ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Alone]]'', in a leading role alongside [[Nikesha Patel]]. Portraying the male lead, the film won mixed reviews and the actor managed to get an introduction into the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Stale-Script-Shoddy-Writing-Washes-Flick-on-to-Shores-of-Boredom/2016/01/02/article3206730.ece|title=Stale Script, Shoddy Writing Washes Flick on to Shores of Boredom}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tamil-cinema-tidbits/article7386634.ece|title=Etcetera|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|date=4 July 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He going to make his [[Telugu cinema|Tollywood]] debut with the Telugu-Kannada bilingual film ''[[Yuvarathnaa]]'' in 2021.
Vasishta then appeared in [[JKS (director)|JKS]]'s bilingual film, ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Alone]]'', in a leading role alongside [[Nikesha Patel]]. Portraying the male lead, the actor managed to get an introduction into the Tamil film industry and the film won mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Stale-Script-Shoddy-Writing-Washes-Flick-on-to-Shores-of-Boredom/2016/01/02/article3206730.ece|title=Stale Script, Shoddy Writing Washes Flick on to Shores of Boredom}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tamil-cinema-tidbits/article7386634.ece|title=Etcetera|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 July 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He made his [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]] debut with the film ''[[Narappa]]'' in 2021. In [[KGF (film series)|''KGF'']], Vasishta played the role of [[Bangalore]]-based gangster Kamal, one of the major antagonists in the film.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
* ''All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.''
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role  
!Language!! Notes
|-
|-
| 2013
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''Arya's Love''
| ''Arya's Love''
||Uncredited
|
| rowspan="4" |[[Kannada]]
|
|
|-
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Raja Huli]]''
| ''[[Raja Huli]]''
|| Jagga ||
|| Jagga ||
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2015
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Rudra Tandava]]''
| ''[[Rudra Tandava]]''
|| Jagga ||
|| Jagga ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Alone]]''
| ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Alone]]''
|| John ||
|| Lighthouse John / Ram ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| rowspan="4" | 2016
|  ''[[Karai Oram (2015 Tamil film)|Karai Oram]]''
|  ''[[Alone (2015 Kannada film)|Karai Oram]]''
|| John || Tamil film
|| Lighthouse John / Ram
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
|-
| ''[[Nan Love Track]]''
| ''[[Nan Love Track]]''
|| Raaj  
|| Raaj  
|
| rowspan="13" |Kannada||
|-
|-
| ''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]''
| ''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]''
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|-
|-
| ''[[Sundaranga Jaana]]''
| ''[[Sundaranga Jaana]]''
||Ajay
||Ajay ||
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| ''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]''
| ''[[Upendra Matte Baa]]'' || Vasishta ||
||Vasishta  
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Mufti (film)|Mufti]]''
| ''[[Mufti (film)|Mufti]]''
|| Kashi ||
|| Kashi ||
|-
|-
|''[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]''|| Proxy ||
|''[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]''|| Proxy ||  
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| rowspan="4" | 2018
| ''[[Tagaru]]''
| ''[[Tagaru]]''
|| Chitte ||Nominated -[[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Male – Kannada]]
|| Chitte ||
|-
|-
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 1]]''
|''[[Yogi Duniya]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[KGF: Chapter 1]]''
|| Kamal ||
|| Kamal ||
|-
|-
| ''[[8MM Bullet]]''
| ''[[8MM Bullet]]''
||Karthik
||Karthik ||
|
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
| ''[[Kavacha]]''
| ''[[Kavacha]]''
||Vasudeva
||Vasudeva ||
|  
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[India vs England]]''
|''[[India vs England]]''
|Kanishka
|Kanishka ||
|
|-
|-
|''[[Mayabazar 2016]]''
|''[[Mayabazar 2016]]''
||Raji
||Raji ||
|  
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Narappa]]''
|''[[Narappa]]''
|Seena
|Seenappa
|[[Amazon Prime]] film; [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
| rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|-
|''Nayeem Dairies''
|Nayeem
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |2022
| ''[[KGF: Chapter 2]]''|| Kamal
| rowspan="2" |Kannada|| [[Cameo appearance]]
|-
|''[[Dear Vikram]]'' || Bharat ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jayesh |first1=Jayadeep |title='Dear Vikram' review: A total misfire |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dear-vikram-review-a-total-misfire-1122931.html |access-date=30 March 2024 |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=30 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Odela Railway Station]]''
|Tirupati
|Telugu||
|-
|-
| ''Kalachakra''
|''[[Head Bush]]''
|{{TBA}}
|Kothwal Ramachandra
| Post production
| rowspan="2" |Kannada||
|-
|-
|''Pantha''
|rowspan ="3"|2023
|{{TBA}}
|''[[Yadha Yadha Hi]]''  
|Filming
|ACP Aditya Varma
|
|-
|-
| ''[[K.G.F: Chapter 2]]''
| ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
|| Kamal || Post Production
|
| rowspan="2"|Telugu
| Dubbed for Prabhas in Kannada dubbed version<ref>{{cite web | title=KGF actor Vasishta N Simha to dub for Prabhas in Salaar Kannada? Here's what we know | url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/kgf-actor-vasishta-n-simha-to-dub-for-prabhas-in-salaar-kannada-heres-what-we-know/4f04fa1528491 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Devil: The British Secret Agent]]''
|Samudra / Agent Trojan
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2024
|''[[Love Li]]''
|Jai
|Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Yevam]]''
|Yugandhar
| rowspan="4" |Telugu
|
|-
|''[[Simbaa]]''
|Anurag
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2025
|[[Odela 2|''Odela 2'']]
|Tirupati
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=India Today Entertainment |date=8 March 2024 |title='Odela 2': Tamannaah Bhatia is an ardent Shiva bhakt in first look from film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/odela-2-tamannaah-bhatia-is-an-ardent-shiva-bhakt-in-first-look-from-film-2512196-2024-03-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308071506/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/odela-2-tamannaah-bhatia-is-an-ardent-shiva-bhakt-in-first-look-from-film-2512196-2024-03-08 |archive-date=8 March 2024 |access-date=8 March 2024 |website=India Today}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Tribanadhari Barbarik]]'' || Ram ||
|-
| rowspan="1" |2026
| {{pending film|italic=yes| [[Ram (film)|Ram]]}}
|
| [[Malayalam]]
|Delayed
|}
|}


== As playback singer ==
== Discography ==
 
=== As playback singer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable "
{| class="wikitable sortable "
|-
|-
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col"|Song
! scope="col" |Work
! scope="col"|Film
! scope="col" |Song
!Composer
!Notes
|-
|-
| 2016 || Neecha Sullu Sutho Naalige || ''[[Kirik Party]]''
| 2016 || ''[[Kirik Party]]''|| "Neecha Sullu Sutho Naalige"
|[[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]]
|
|-
|-
| 2017 || Marete Hodenu (unplugged) || ''[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]''
| 2017 || ''[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]''|| "Marete Hodenu (unplugged)"
|[[Anoop Seelin]]
|
|-
|-
| 2018 || Neechamaina || ''[[Kirrak Party]]''
| rowspan="3" | 2018 || ''[[Kirrak Party]]''|| "Neechamaina"
|B. Ajaneesh Loknath
|[[Telugu cinema|Telugu film]]
|-
|-
| 2018 || 6ne Maili Title Track || ''6ne Maili''
| ''[[6ne Maili]]''
| "6ne Maili Title Track"
|Sai Kiran
|
|-
|-
| 2018 || Dhwaja || ''[[Dhwaja (film)|Dhwaja]]''
| ''[[Dhwaja (film)|Dhwaja]]''
| "Dhwaja"
|[[Santhosh Narayanan]]
|
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
|Nadugutide
|[[Gentleman (2020 film)|''Gentleman'']]
|[[Gentleman (2020 film)|''Gentleman'']]
|"Nadugutide"
|B. Ajaneesh Loknath
|
|-
|-
|2021
|2021
|Bloodshed of Ramarjuna
|''[[Ramarjuna]]''
|[[Ramarjuna]]
|"Bloodshed of Ramarjuna"
|Anand Rajavikram
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Abbabba]]''
|"Odu Odu"
|Deepak Alexander
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Awards ==
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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|rowspan=3|''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]''
|rowspan=3|''[[Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu]]''
|[[2nd IIFA Utsavam]]
|[[2nd IIFA Utsavam]]
|Best Actor in a Negative Role
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Negative Role
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref name="bs1">{{cite web|title='Janatha Garage', 'Kirik Party' bag top honours at IIFA Utsavam 2017|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/janatha-garage-kirik-party-bag-top-honours-at-iifa-utsavam-2017-117033000677_1.html|website=Business Standard|access-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330122023/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/janatha-garage-kirik-party-bag-top-honours-at-iifa-utsavam-2017-117033000677_1.html|archive-date=30 March 2017|date=30 March 2017}}</ref>
|<ref name="bs1">{{cite news|title='Janatha Garage', 'Kirik Party' bag top honours at IIFA Utsavam 2017|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/janatha-garage-kirik-party-bag-top-honours-at-iifa-utsavam-2017-117033000677_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=11 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330122023/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/janatha-garage-kirik-party-bag-top-honours-at-iifa-utsavam-2017-117033000677_1.html|archive-date=30 March 2017|date=30 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[64th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[6th South Indian International Movie Awards|6th SIIMA Awards]]  
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south/articleshow/59192157.cms Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)]</ref>
|<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south/articleshow/59192157.cms Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)]</ref>
|-
|-
|[[6th South Indian International Movie Awards|6th SIIMA Awards]]
|[[64th Filmfare Awards South]]
|Best Actor in a Negative Role
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]
|rowspan=2|''[[Dayavittu Gamanisi]]''
|[[65th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[65th Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html|title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018|work=filmfare|date=8 June 2015|access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html|title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018|work=filmfare|date=8 June 2015|access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|7th SIIMA Awards]]
|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|7th SIIMA Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor
| rowspan="3" |Best Supporting Actor
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2018-telugu-kannada-nomination-list-out-date-place-7th-edition-revealed-777016|title=SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out|website=International Business Times|date=5 August 2018|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2018-telugu-kannada-nomination-list-out-date-place-7th-edition-revealed-777016|title=SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out|website=International Business Times|date=5 August 2018|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Tagaru]]
|''[[Tagaru]]''
|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|8th SIIMA Awards]]
|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|8th SIIMA Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/siima-2019-full-nominations-list-out-vijay-sethupathi-samantha-akkineni-and-others-bag-top-honours/455922|title=SIIMA 2019 FULL nominations list out!|website=Times Now|date=18 July 2019|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/siima-2019-full-nominations-list-out-vijay-sethupathi-samantha-akkineni-and-others-bag-top-honours/455922|title=SIIMA 2019 FULL nominations list out!|website=Times Now|date=18 July 2019|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Mayabazar 2016]]''
|[[10th South Indian International Movie Awards|10th SIIMA Awards]]
|{{nom}}
|
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|}
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Latest revision as of 04:37, 22 March 2026


Vasishta N. Simha
Born
Vasishta Niranjan Simha

(1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 37)
Hassan, Karnataka, India
Other namesSimha, Vashishta, Chitte
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2013–present
Spouse(s)Template:Marraige

Vasishta Niranjan Simha (born 19 October 1988) is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Kannada and Telugu films. He is known for playing antagonist roles, with most notable role performance which critical acclaim in KGF (2018–2022).[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

In 2011, Vasishta quit his job as a software engineer and decided to enter the film industry as an actor. He initially worked on an unreleased film titled Hubballi Hudagaru, before having his first release with Arya's Love (2013). He subsequently made a breakthrough with his role as the main antagonist in Raja Huli (2013), a remake of the Tamil film, Sundarapandian (2012). He later also appeared in Rudra Tandava (2014), a remake of the Tamil film Pandiya Naadu (2013).[2]

Vasishta then appeared in JKS's bilingual film, Alone, in a leading role alongside Nikesha Patel. Portraying the male lead, the actor managed to get an introduction into the Tamil film industry and the film won mixed reviews.[3][4] He made his Telugu film debut with the film Narappa in 2021. In KGF, Vasishta played the role of Bangalore-based gangster Kamal, one of the major antagonists in the film.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

  • All films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes
2013 Arya's Love Kannada
Raja Huli Jagga
2015 Rudra Tandava Jagga
Alone Lighthouse John / Ram
2016 Karai Oram Lighthouse John / Ram Tamil
Nan Love Track Raaj Kannada
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Ranga
Sundaranga Jaana Ajay
2017 Upendra Matte Baa Vasishta
Mufti Kashi
Dayavittu Gamanisi Proxy
2018 Tagaru Chitte
Yogi Duniya
KGF: Chapter 1 Kamal
8MM Bullet Karthik
2019 Kavacha Vasudeva
2020 India vs England Kanishka
Mayabazar 2016 Raji
2021 Narappa Seenappa Telugu
Nayeem Dairies Nayeem
2022 KGF: Chapter 2 Kamal Kannada Cameo appearance
Dear Vikram Bharat [5]
Odela Railway Station Tirupati Telugu
Head Bush Kothwal Ramachandra Kannada
2023 Yadha Yadha Hi ACP Aditya Varma
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Telugu Dubbed for Prabhas in Kannada dubbed version[6]
Devil: The British Secret Agent Samudra / Agent Trojan
2024 Love Li Jai Kannada
Yevam Yugandhar Telugu
Simbaa Anurag
2025 Odela 2 Tirupati [7]
Tribanadhari Barbarik Ram
2026 Ram Not yet released Malayalam Delayed

Discography[edit | edit source]

As playback singer[edit | edit source]

Year Work Song Composer Notes
2016 Kirik Party "Neecha Sullu Sutho Naalige" B. Ajaneesh Loknath
2017 Dayavittu Gamanisi "Marete Hodenu (unplugged)" Anoop Seelin
2018 Kirrak Party "Neechamaina" B. Ajaneesh Loknath Telugu film
6ne Maili "6ne Maili Title Track" Sai Kiran
Dhwaja "Dhwaja" Santhosh Narayanan
2020 Gentleman "Nadugutide" B. Ajaneesh Loknath
2021 Ramarjuna "Bloodshed of Ramarjuna" Anand Rajavikram
2024 Abbabba "Odu Odu" Deepak Alexander

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Work Award Ceremony Result Ref
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu 2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Actor in a Negative Role Won [8]
6th SIIMA Awards Won [9]
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor Won
Dayavittu Gamanisi 65th Filmfare Awards South Nominated [10]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [11]
Tagaru 8th SIIMA Awards Nominated [12]
Mayabazar 2016 10th SIIMA Awards Nominated

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  5. ↑ Jayesh, Jayadeep (30 June 2022). "'Dear Vikram' review: A total misfire". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "KGF actor Vasishta N Simha to dub for Prabhas in Salaar Kannada? Here's what we know".
  7. ↑ Desk, India Today Entertainment (8 March 2024). "'Odela 2': Tamannaah Bhatia is an ardent Shiva bhakt in first look from film". India Today. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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  9. ↑ Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)
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