Abhijith (actor)

Abhijith (born 30 July 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, producer and director working in Kannada films. 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.

Abhijith started his career in the late 1980s playing small roles. It was the 1990 release, College Hero, that established him as a successful villain of the Kannada film industry. He acted with Shruti in several successful romantic films together during the 1990s. He acted in roles with negative shades even after being a successful hero, in films such as Muddina Maava, One Man Army, and Vairi. He co-starred with Vishnuvardhan in many movies, including Kotigobba, Yajamana, and Raja Narasimha and was a close friend of him. He acted with Shruthi in several successful romantic films together during the 1990s.

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

Abhijith is the host of the popular show Aksharamale, which aired on Udaya TV. Aksharamaale is a Kannada-language, singing talent show running for more than 15 years on Udaya TV. Abhijith has been the host of the show since 1997 with co-host and singer Sangeetha Ravishankar and Anuradha Bhat.

Abhijith's first directorial venture, Jodi No. 1, was a suspense and action movie, and the second one was Vishnu which had led to controversy with the title.

Abhijith has produced films under the banner Shree Balaji Creations.