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R. G. Vijayasarathy
Born
Rajapur Gopalarao Vijayasarathy
Died (aged 62)[1]
Occupation
  • Film critic
  • actor

Rajapur Gopalarao Vijayasarathy was an Indian actor, journalist and film critic who was known for being the only writer of Kannada film reviews for Indo-Asian News Service and Rediff.com during the 2000s.[2] He started his work in the 1970s writing for sports and business columns before transitioning into a film critic.[1][3][4]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

He studied at National College (Basavanagudi), Bangalore and was Vishnuvardhan's classmate.[1] He died on 24 February 2013.[5]

Partial filmography[edit | edit source]

Source[1]

Apart from acting, he worked as the dialogue writer for Vishnu Sena (2005).[5] He was also a film distributor.[1]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Vijayasarathy, R. G. (1979). Amar Singh.
  • Vijayasarathy, R. G. (1979). Mahammad Nissar.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "'Big man' leaves quietly'". Bangalore Mirror. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Suhasini on her last movie with the late Kannada actor". Rediff.com. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India - Volume 93. 1972. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Chuckervertty, G. C. (22 December 1974). "AKASHVANI: Vol. XXXIX. No. 51". All India Radio (AIR) Delhi. p. 2228.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Veteran Kannada film critic RG Vijayasarathy dead". IANS. 24 February 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pakka Chukka film review". Viggy.com. 28 February 2003. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Preethiya Theru". The New Indian Express. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Rame Gowda vs Krishna Reddy: Stealing plots all the way". Bangalore Mirror. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.