Lion Jagapathi Rao is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language drama film, directed by Om Sai Prakash and written by Sainath Thotapalli, starring Vishnuvardhan in dual roles, along with Lakshmi and Bhavya. The film was produced by Sri Vinayaka Combines.
The film was critically acclaimed upon release and won laurels at the Karnataka State Film Awards. The lead actor Vishnuvardhan was adjudged the Best Actor for the year 1991. Vishnuvardhan himself was one of the screenplay writers for the movie.
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Cast
Vishnuvardhan as Lion Jagapathi Rao and Inspector Kumar
Lakshmi as Janaki, Rao's wife and Kumar's mother
Bhavya as Gayathri, Kumar's wife
Mukhyamantri Chandru as Parvathayya
Aravind
Sadashiva Saliyan as Harihara Prasad
Rajanand
Ramamurthy
Umesh
Mysore Lokesh as Anthony
Shanthamma
Prithvi Vazir as Vishal
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by Upendra Kumar and the lyrics were written by R. N. Jayagopal.