Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films.^[1] Starting his career as an actor in the late 1980s, he went on to act in many films through the 1990s and 2000s. He mainly played lead roles and villains in the 1990s and some supporting roles as well.

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Abhijith
Born	Ramaswamy (1963-07-30) 30 July 1963 (age 60) Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Other names	Samarasimha, DareKing, Family Star, Abhinava Chathura
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, producer, playback singer
Years active	1983 – present
Spouse	Rohini Abhijith
Children	Karthikeya, Shilpashree, Balaji

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Abhijith started his career in the late 1980s playing small roles in feature films. It was the 1990 release, College Hero, that made him a successful villain of the Kannada film industry. He played villains even after being a successful hero in films such as Muddina Maava, One Man Army, and Vairi. He acted with Vishnuvardhan in many movies, including Kotigobba, Yajamana, and Raja Narasimha and was a close friend of him.^[2][3] He acted with Shruthi in several successful films together and was a hit pair during the 1990s.^[4]

Abhijith has acted in more than 150 films in the Kannada film industry.

• 1996 - Bharath Udyog Samastha Award for Best Actor Of The Year
• 2010 - Abhinava Chathura