Happy birthday Darshan! Celebrating the Challenging Star's big day in pics
Twenty years ago, Kannada cinema got a new star when struggling actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas was given his first big break as solo hero with Majestic. There has been no looking back since for the actor, who then got the moniker, Challenging Star. On his birthday, here's looking at some of his recent notable work.
Happy birthday, Darshan!
It's the Challenging Star's big day, and as he celebrates 20 years of being a solo hero, we take a look at some of his work in pictures
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Darshan as Vijay in Bulbul
The 2013 film was a partial remake of the Telugu film Darling, with some scenes inspired by the English movie, 50 First Dates. Darshan was paired with Rachita Ram, for whom this was the launchpad.
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Darshan as Ambareesha
In the 2014 film, Darshan played a labourer who takes on the real estate mafia. He was paired with Rachita Ram and Priya Mani in the film.
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Darshan as ACP Airavata
The 2015 film by AP Arjun, had Darshan in cop mode as he took on the big baddies. He was paired with Urvashi Rautela in the film.
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Darshan as Tarak Ram
The 2017 film by director Milana Prakash was a love story in which Darshan was paired with Shanvi Srivastava and Sruthi Hariharan.
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Darshan as Gajendra Narayana Varma
2019's action comedy Odeya, was the remake of the Tamil film Veeram. Darshan was paired with Sanah Thimmayyah in the film.
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Darshan as Duryodhana in Kurukshetra
The 2019 mythological film by Naganna had Darshan as Duryodhana, in the tale about the Kurukshetra war, as told from his perspective.
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Darshan as Krishna in Yajamana
Music man V Harikrishna's debut directorial had the actor taking on the oil mafia. Darshan was paired with Rashmika Mandanna in the film.