He started his acting career in 1976 by playing the role of an infant in Kannada film ”Premada Kanike.”
In 1985, he won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film ”Bettada Hoovu.”
He produced 2 Kannada films ”Navibbaru Namagibbaru” (1993) and ”Soothradhara” (1996).
He is also a singer and has sung a number of famous Kannada songs like Baana Dariyalli Soorya of film ”Bhagyavantha” (1981), Kaanadante Maayavadano of film ”Chalisuva Modagalu” (1982), Govinda Govinda & Ela Elavo of film ”Bhakta Prahlada” (1983), etc.
In 2010, he appeared in the multilingual film ”Jackie” as Janakirama aka Jackie. The movie was released in 3 different languages- Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu.
He hosted the famous reality show ”Kannadada Kotyadhipati” Season1 (2012) & Season 2 (2013) that was aired on Suvarna channel.
He was once the brand ambassador of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
He is also the brand ambassador for Karnataka Milk Federation’s Nandini Milk products, LED Bulb Project, 7 Up (PepsiCo), F-Square, Dixcy Scott, Malabar Gold, and Manappuram.
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