Vinod Raj (born 1967) is a Kannada film actor, who is widely recognized and illustrious for his dancing skills. He has acted along with various major co-stars like Arjun Sarja

Arjun Sarja

Arjun Sarja is an Indian film actor and director. Son of Kannada film star Shakti Prasad, he has primarily acted in Tamil films, and also appeared in Kannada and Telugu films. The title "Action King" has been given to Arjun by fans, for the numerous roles he has portrayed in action films. He is...

, Ramesh Arvind, Srinivas Murthy in his short film career and is choosy in selecting films, he also likes to experiment in his roles.

He has recently depicted his singing skills through his latest album Bhaktanjali, which is a Devotional Album. He has also sung some songs in his movies. He had once asserted that Micheal Jackson as his inspiration for both singing and dancing.

Film career

Renowned Actor, Producer Dwarkish introduced him to the Film Industry

Cinema of Karnataka

The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...

. In his first two films, he acted under Dwarkish Chitra, and later he acted several movies in his home banner. His dances in Dance Raja Dance is popular in YouTube, which was also used in video game Grand Theft Auto:III. Apart from which, he even acted under various producers too.

Many artists of his time had moved on to other language films. Even Vinod Raj was called by K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

 to act in other language films. But, he had rejected the offer.

Filmography

1. Dance Raja Dance
2. Krishna Nee Kunidaga
3. College Hero
4. Nanagu Hendti Beku
5. Gili Bete
6. Nanjunda
7. Captain
8. Banni Ondsala Nodi
9. Yudhaparva
10. Bombat Raja Bandal Rani
11. Ramba Rajyadalli Rowdy
12. Mahabharatha
13. Raajanna
14. Sneha Loka
15. Sri Manjunatha - Kannada/Telugu
16. Om Shakthi
17. Vandemaatharam
18. Pandava
19. Kannadada Kanda
20. Shukra
21. Yaaradu
22. Galla

Charitable Works and Philanthropy

He Along with his mother Leelavathi

Leelavathi (actress)

Leelavathi is a Kannada film actress who predominantly worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu. She has acted with legends such as Rajkumar, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Sivaji Ganeshan, Shankar Nag, Kamal Hassan, Vishnuvardhan, Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi and various popular artists in her films...

, has involved in many charitable work. He was the only Actor to donate for TV9 Kannada's Flood relief fund. He also joined Anna Hazare

Anna Hazare

Kisan Baburao Hazare , popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi...

's movement supporting Jan Lokpal Bill

Jan Lokpal Bill

The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as the citizens' ombudsman bill, is a proposed independent anti-corruption law in India. Anti-corruption social activists proposed it as a more effective improvement to the original Lokpal bill, which is currently being proposed by the Government of India.The...

 against corruption. They have build a hospital near Nelamangala

Nelamangala

Nelamangala is a town and taluk headquarters in the Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka state in India. Nelamangala lies near the junction of two National Highways, NH-48 and NH-4 .- Geography :...

.

External links

• http://www.mysoretrendz.com/News/newsdetail.aspx?id=20416&y=10/2/2011