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Aniruddha Jatkar (also known as Anirudh) is an Indian actor, singer, writer and director, social activist and businessman. Born on 16 February 1974, he is the son-in-law[2] of the Kannada film actors Vishnuvardhana and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. Known primarily for his work in Kannada cinema, Aniruddha’s career includes Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Tamil films. He is also known for his role in the Kannada TV series Jothe Jotheyali. 

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Aniruddha Jatkar
Born	(1974-02-16) 16 February 1974 (age 48) Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Other names	Anirudh
Alma mater	L. S. Raheja School of Architecture
Occupation	Actor, script writer, director, singer, executive director, social entrepreneur
Spouse	Keerthi
Children	shloka A jatkar and Jyeshta Vardhan
Parent	HarshaVardhanJatkar Ujwala Jatkar
Relatives	Vishnuvardhan (Father-in-law),[1] Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (Mother in law)

Jatkar has researched, written, anchored and directed a documentary film and six short films. He is the playback singer for a few Kannada film songs and has given numerous stage-performances as a singer.

He created the slogan "swacchathegaaagi naanu saha-bhaagi ('ಸ್ವಚ್ಛತೆಗಾಗಿ ನಾನೂ ಸಹ-ಭಾಗಿ') which marked the beginning of an on-going campaign where common citizens, public leaders, celebrities and influencers joined hands to make their respective localities and cities better in terms of cleanliness and greenery.

Jatkar is also a documentary film-maker. He holds a total of 20 records till date[3] including records in India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records and Kalam's World Records for releasing six short films in different genres, putting forth a social message without the use of dialogues, on the same day and also for conceptualizing, researching, scripting, anchoring and directing the longest documentary on a living legendary actress in India. He conceptualized the movie Baale Bangara which is based on the life of veteran Indian actress, Padma Shri awardee Dr. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan[4] and has also involved himself in the research, script and narration aspects of the film which is set to release on streaming platforms.

He created the Sahasa Simha comic series which followed the adventures of Detective Sahasa Simha, a character based upon Sahasa Simha Dr. Vishnuvardhan. This was further developed by the comic publishing house Amar Chithra Katha and presently has a total of three books which have been released.

Career

Feature films

Kannada

Jatkar’s movie career began in 2001 with his debut in Chitte, a Kannada film directed by Dinesh Babu. He bagged popularity for his roles in Tuntata (2002) directed by Indrajit Lankesh and Neenello Nanalle (2006) under Dinesh Babu’s direction. Anirudh’s film journey as the main lead also includes Panchali  (2003), Good Luck (2006), Tamashegagi (2007), Nali Naliyutha (2007), Kunidu Kunidu Ba Re (2010), Ijjodu (2010), Shabari Male Yathre (2015), Kalabereke and Raja Simha (2018) being the latest addition to his filmography.

The movie Ijjodu which had Jatkar play the role of a socially aware photojournalist has been critically acclaimed for delving into the regressive rituals, practices and social stigma that go unnoticed in remote villages and rural regions.

Apart from playing the male protagonist, Aniruddha has also played second-lead and supportive roles in Sathyavan Savithri (2007) and Rama Shama Bhama (2005) directed by Ramesh Arvind, Jyestha (2004) directed by Suresh Krishna and Chitra (2001) directed by Dinesh Babu.

His 'boy next door' charisma in Sathyavan Savithri and Rama Shama Bhama was received very well by the audience and has gained him fans all across Karnataka.

Jatkar had cameos in Marali Manege[5] (2017) and Abhayahasta (2018).

Short films

Jatkar has made 6 short films that were released on 18 September 2018 in the memory of late actor Vishnuvardhan’s birth anniversary. All six of the movies released dealt with social issues and possess an underlying social message.

Smoke ( Dhooma/ ಧೂಮ) in Kannada, Save (or Ulisi/ ಉಳಿಸಿ in Kannada), Vaishnav Jan To,  Water (or Neeru/ ನೀರು in Kannada), Candlelight ( ಕ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ ಲೈಟ್, Shantam Papam  (or Calm the wicked action). The film Candlelight and Shantam Papam[6] released in both English and Kannada languages. All 6 movies depicted a social issue and were widespread across different genres, Smoke being the first of the short films which dealt with the adverse effects of smoking cigarettes. The films were made without dialogues or any form of speech adding to the creative factor of it.

Jatkar’s venture into short films was marked by a plethora of records set in India Book of Records[7], Asia Book of Records[8] and in Kalam’s World Records[9] for releasing the most number of short films across different genres, upon social issues and without dialogues on the same day.

Documentary films

Jatkar has directed a documentary based on the life of actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Baale Bangara.[10] This venture has garnered records in India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records and in Kalam’s World Records.

Television

Jatkar is the male protagonist of the Kannada serial Jothe Jotheyali. It was the show with the highest TRP in its opening week and one of the most watched show on Kannada television.[11] The show which has completed more than 500 episodes also has 2.75 crore+ views on YouTube for its title song.

Sahasa Simha Comic series

Sahasa Simha Comic series is a comic in South India which revolves around Detective Sahasa Simha who solves mysteries with the help of his grandchildren and fights stemmed through social issues.[12] The protagonist of the comic is based on the star Dr. Vishnuvardhan (Sahasa Simha was a title he was honoured with) whereas the grandchildren’s characters are based upon the couple’s real-life grandkids Jyestavardhan and Shloka.

Filmography

In lead roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Chitte
2002	Thuntata	Sachin
2002	Mutham	Joe	Tamil film; credited as Ajayan
2003	Panchali
2006	Good Luck		[13]
2006	Neenello Naanalle	Santosh
2007	Tamashegagi
2007	Nali Naliyuth
2010	Kunidu Kunidu Ba Re
2010	Ijjodu	Satya	[14]
2014	Saam Daam Dand Bhedh		Marathi film
2015	Shabari Male Yatre
2017	Kalaberake
2018	Raja Simha

Supporting performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Chithra
2004	Jyeshtha
2005	Rama Shama Bhama	Raja	Cameo appearance
2006	Dor	Shankar Singh	Hindi film; Guest appearance
2007	Sathyavan Savithri
2017	Marali Manege		Guest Appearance[5]
2018	Abhayhasta		Guest Appearance

Television

Show	Year	Channel	Notes
Daddy No.1	2009	Zee Kannada	Host
Jothe Jotheyali	2019	Zee Kannada	Lead role

References

External links

• Jatkar on chiloka.com

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