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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name =Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Bharathidevi Rao
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|08|15}}
| birth_place = [[Bhadravati, Karnataka]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| othername =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1966–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]]|27 February 1975|30 December 2009|reason=died}}
| children = 2
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2017)
}}
'''Bharathi Vishnuvardhan''' (born 15 August 1950),<ref name=toi1>{{cite web|title=Bharathi Vishnuvardhan: Shining on the silver screen for five decades|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Bharathi-Vishnuvardhan-Shining-on-the-silver-screen-for-five-decades/articleshow/40355729.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=26 October 2015|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205225142/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Bharathi-Vishnuvardhan-Shining-on-the-silver-screen-for-five-decades/articleshow/40355729.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> also known [[Mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Bharathi''', is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in [[Cinema of Karnataka|Kannada cinema]] and television serials. She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the [[Kannada]] movie ''[[Love in Bangalore]].'' In a career spanning over 50 years, Bharathi has appeared in 150 films. Apart from 100 films in Kannada, she has also acted in a handful of [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]]. In the course of her career, she became known for portrayal of the roles mythological and historical characters, and also that of a student, a romantic and a rural belle.<ref name="toi1" /> Her role in ''[[Sri Krishnadevaraya (film)|Sri Krishnadevaraya]]'' (1970) as Chennambike won her the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]. In 2017, she was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/PadmaAwards-2017_25012017.pdf|title=Padma Awards 2017|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|date=25 January 2017|access-date=29 January 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bharathi was born into a [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-speaking family in Bhadravathi on 15 August 1950 in the erstwhile Indian state of [[Mysore State|Mysore]] (now [[Karnataka]]).<ref name=toi1/> Her father V. M. Ramachandra Rao was a [[tailor]] and mother Bhadravathi Bai was a homemaker. Bharathi studied at [[Malleswaram Ladies Association]] (M.L.A) High School and then joined Maharani's Women's Science College in [[Bengaluru]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bharathi: Parents made me understand ways of the world |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/bharathi-parents-made-me-understand-ways-of-the-world-839438.html |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=11 April 2021 |language=en |date=19 May 2020}}</ref> While she was active in both sports and dance, her ambition at the time was to become a basketball player or an athlete. She even represented Karnataka State Level Throw-ball team during her college days. Destiny willed otherwise. In 1964, photos of her dance performance caught the eye of Kannada actor [[Kalyan Kumar]], who cast her in ''[[Love in Bangalore]]''.

Bharathi married actor Dr. [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] on 27 February 1975 in [[Bengaluru]]. They have adopted two daughters: Keerthi and Chandana. Dr. Vishnuvardhan died on 30 December 2009, aged 59 from [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="Vishnuvardhan Death">{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/karnataka-mourns-vishnuvardhan-s-death/561732|title=Karnataka mourns Vishnuvardhan's death|access-date=9 September 2012|date=31 December 2009}}</ref>

==Career==
Her first Kannada release was ''[[Dudde Doddappa]] ''followed by Love in Bangalore''. ''Her sensitive portrayal of a singer in ''[[Sandhya Raga]]'' won her critical acclaim and she went on to form a successful romantic pair with [[Rajkumar (actor)|Rajkumar]]. The iconic pair went on to give hit after hit until 1972, very significant among them are [[Sri Krishnadevaraya (film)|Sri Krishnadevaraya]]'', ''[[Bangaaradha Manushya]]'' and ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]''. ''She formed a popular pair with Vishnuvardhan (who then became her husband) and they starred in blockbusters like ''[[Bhagya Jyothi]]'', ''[[Makkala Bhagya]]'', ''[[Devara Gudi]]'', ''Nagara Hole'' and ''[[Bangarada Jinke]]''.

Bharathi was introduced to Hindi cinema by director [[A. Bhimsingh]] with ''Mehrban'' (1967) and ''Saadhu Aur Shaitaan'' (1968). She acted in several [[Hindi cinema|Hindi films]] like ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' opposite [[Rakesh Roshan]], [[Manoj Kumar]]'s ''[[Purab Aur Paschim]]'' and [[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1971 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]] with [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Mastana (1970 film)|Mastana]] and [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]]'s ''[[Kunwara Baap (1974 film)|Kunwaara Baap]]'' (1974).

In Tamil she played supporting roles in the 1966 films ''[[Nadodi]]'' and ''[[Chandhrodhayam]]'' and graduated to lead heroine roles with ''Deiva Cheyal'', ''[[Avalukendru Oru Manam]]'' and ''Thanga Surangam'' opposite stars like [[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]], [[Gemini Ganeshan]], [[Shivaji Ganeshan]] and [[MGR|M. G. Ramachandran]].

After a brief hiatus from the movies she returned to the Kannada screen in 1984 with ''[[Puttanna Kanagal]]'''s much acclaimed ''Runamukthalu'' and started her second innings as a lead heroine in slightly more mature roles, going on to star in several movies each with lead actors of the time - Anant Nag (''[[Maneye Manthralaya]]'', ''[[Shanthi Nivasa]])'' Prabhakar ''(Bandha Mukta)'', ''(Thaliya Aane)'', Ambareesh ''(Matsara)'' and Rajesh ''(Tavaru Mane)''. She also starred in several Hindi films in her second innings - Prabhat Khanna's ''[[Uttar Dakshin]]'' (1987), ''[[Izzatdaar]]'' (1990 with [[Dilip Kumar]]), ''[[Khel (film)|Khel]]'' and ''[[Aao Pyaar Karen (1994 film)|Aao Pyaar Karen]]''.

She acted in the Kannada Doordarshan serial ''Janani'' in the late 90s. In 2012, she appeared as a strict, no-nonsense sessions court judge in [[T.N. Seetharam]]'s Kannada daily serial ''Mukta-Mukta''.

Bharathi has acted in Telugu movies like ''Jai Jawan'' (1970), ''Govula Gopanna'' (1968) and ''Sipayi Chinnayya'' with [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] and various [[Malayalam (language)|Malayalam]] films with many leading actors, mainly in character roles.

Apart from acting, Bharathi has also been a singer and associate director in the film industry, singing a duet with T.M. Soundarrajan, a Tamil song "Thanga Nilave Nee Illamal" picturised on her and Gemini Ganesan. She sang a Kannada song "Ee Notake Mai Matake" with her husband Vishnuvardhan for the movie ''Nagara Hole''. She worked as associate director with [[K. S. L. Swamy]] for the movies ''[[Karune Illada Kanoonu]]'', ''[[Huli Hejje]]'' and the classic ''[[Malaya Marutha]]''.

==Filmography==
Below is a partial list of her films.<ref name="imdb" >{{Citation | title = Bharathi | publisher = IMDb | url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080247/ | access-date = 15 January 2008 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Language
! Role
! Director
! Notes
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Love in Bangalore]]'' || [[Kannada]] || || [[Kalyan Kumar]] ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Dudde Doddappa]]'' || Kannada || Kalpana|| [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Emme Thammanna]]'' || Kannada || || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Sandhya Raga]]'' || Kannada |||| [[S. K. Bhagavan]]<br> A.C. Narasimhamurthy ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Madhu Malathi]]'' || Kannada || Madhumalathi || S. K. A. Chari ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Nadodi]]'' || Tamil || Meena Dharmalingam || [[B. R. Panthulu]] || Debut in Tamil
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Chandhrodhayam]]'' || Tamil || Kamala || [[K. Shankar]] ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Enga Pappa]]'' || Tamil || || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Namma Veettu Lakshmi]]'' || Tamil || || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Beedhi Basavanna]]'' || Kannada || Vijaya || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Rajashekara]]'' || Kannada || Mangala || [[G. V. Iyer]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Thanga Thambi]]'' || Tamil || Parvathi || Francis Ramanath ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Rajadurgada Rahasya]]'' || Kannada || Mangala || A.C. Narasimhamurthy ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Mehrban]]'' || [[Hindi]] || Geeta Shanti Swarup || [[A. Bhimsingh]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Deiva Cheyal]]'' || Tamil || || M. G. Balu ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Valiba Virundhu]]'' || Tamil || || [[Murasoli Maran]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Naan Yaar Theriyuma]]'' || Tamil || || V.N.Ramanan ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Aggi Dora]]'' || Telugu || || [[B. Vittalacharya]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Gange Gowri]]'' || Kannada || Gange || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Pattukunte Padivelu]]'' || Telugu|| || M. Mallikarjuna Rao ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Uyarndha Manithan]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||Gowri || [[Krishnan–Panju]] ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Sadhu Aur Shaitaan]]'' || Hindi || Vidya Shastri/Chuniya || [[A. Bhimsingh]] ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Amma (1968 film)|Amma]]'' || Kannada || Mala || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Mana Samsaram]]'' || Telugu || || [[C. S. Rao]] ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1968 film)|Ninne Pelladuta]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || || B. V. Srinivas ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Nimirindhu Nil]]'' || Tamil || || Devan ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Kalisina Manasulu]]'' || Telugu || || Kamalakar Kameswara Rao ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Manassakshi]]'' || Kannada || || S. K. A. Chari ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Bangaru Gaajulu]]'' || Telugu || || [[C. S. Rao]] ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Govula Gopanna]]'' || Telugu || || [[C. S. Rao]] ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Poovum Pottum]]'' || Tamil || || Dada Mirasi ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Nane Bhagyavathi]]'' || Kannada || || T. V. Singh Thakur ||
|-
| 1968 || ''[[Lakshmi Nivasam]]'' || Telugu || || V. Madhusudana Rao ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Nangu Killadigal]]'' || Tamil || || L. Balu ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Mayor Muthanna]]'' || Kannada || || Siddalingaiah ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Ardha Rathri]]'' || Telugu || || P. Sambasiva Rao ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Gandondu Hennaru]]'' || Kannada || Veena || [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Thanga Surangam]]'' || Tamil || Amutha ||[[T. R. Ramanna]]||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Shiva Bhaktha]]'' || Kannada || || K. V. Srinivas ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Padicha Kallan]]'' || [[Malayalam]]|| || [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]] ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Sipayi Chinnayya]]'' || Telugu || Shobha || G. V. Sheshagiri Rao ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Chaduranga]]'' || Kannada || || N. C. Rajan ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Nil Gavani Kadhali]]'' || Tamil || || [[C. V. Rajendran]] ||
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Gruhalakshmi]]'' || Kannada || || Vijaya Satyam ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Jai Jawan]]'' || Telugu || || D.Yoganand ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Aliya Geleya]]'' || Kannada |||| [[B. R. Panthulu]] ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Akhandudu]]'' || Telugu || || V. Ramachandra Rao ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Baalu Belagithu]]'' || Kannada || Lakshmi || Siddalingaiah ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Sri Krishnadevaraya (film)|Sri Krishnadevaraya]]'' || Kannada || Chinna || [[B. R. Panthulu]] || [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]]
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Purab Aur Paschim]]'' || Hindi || Gopi || [[Manoj Kumar]] ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Hasiru Thorana]]'' || Kannada || Meena || T. V. Singh Thakur ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Snehithi]]'' || Tamil || || [[G. Ramakrishnan]] ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Bhale Jodi]]'' || Kannada || Sunitha || Y. R. Swamy ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Mastana (1970 film)|Mastana]]'' || Hindi || Sharada || Adurthi Subba Rao ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' || Hindi || Seema || T. Prakash Rao ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Rangamahal Rahasya]]'' || Kannada || || Vijay ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Avalukendru Oru Manam]]'' || Tamil || || [[C. V. Sridhar]] ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama]]'' || Kannada || Sathyabhama || K. S. L. Swamy ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Duniya Kya Jane]]'' || Hindi || || [[C. V. Sridhar]] ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Kula Gourava]]'' || Kannada || Radha || Peketi Sivaram ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Thayi Devaru]]'' || Kannada || || Siddalingaiah ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Seema (1971 film)|Seema]]'' || Hindi || || Surendra Mohan ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1971 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' || Hindi || Aarti || Shiv Kumar ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Andam Kosam Pandem]]'' || Telugu || || A.Sheshagiri Rao ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Namma Samsara]]'' || Kannada || || Siddalingaiah||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Meendum Vazhven]]'' || Tamil || || T. N. Balu ||
|-
| 1970 || ''[[Andariki Monagadu]]'' || Telugu || || M. Mallikarjuna Rao ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Naa Thammudu]]'' || Telugu || || [[K. S. Prakash Rao]] ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Janma Rahasya]]'' || Kannada || || S. P. N. Krishna ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Jeevana Jokali]]'' || Kannada |||| Geetapriya ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Jaga Mecchida Maga]]'' || Kannada || || Hunsur Krishnamurthy ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Hrudaya Sangama]]'' || Kannada || Belli/Chandra || Rashi Brothers ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Annamitta Kai]]'' || Tamil || Doctor Kalpana ||||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Bangaaradha Manushya]]'' || Kannada || Lakshmi || Siddalingaiah ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Aankh Micholi]]'' || Hindi|| || [[Ramanna (film director)|Ramanna]] ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Unakkum Enakkum]]'' || Tamil || || N. S. Maniam ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Sub Ka Saathi]]'' || Hindi|| || [[A. Bhimsingh]] ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Chitti Thalli]]'' || Telugu|| || ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Bidugade]]'' || Kannada || || Y. R. Swamy ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Swayamvara (film)|Swayamvara]]'' || Kannada || || Y. R. Swamy ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Doorada Betta]]'' || Kannada || || Siddalingaiah ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Ponvandu]]'' || Tamil || || N. S. Maniam ||
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Neramu Siksha]]'' ||Telugu|| || [[K. Viswanath]] ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Mugguru Ammayilu]]'' || Telugu || || Kotayya Pratyagatma ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Anna Attige]]'' || Kannada || || M. R. Vittal ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Onde Roopa Eradu Guna]]'' || Kannada || || A. M. Sameevulla || In song "O Udala Sarala"
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Kunwara Baap (1974 film)|Kunwara Baap]]'' || Hindi || Radha || Mehmood ||
|-
| 1974 || ''Thulasi'' || Telugu || || K. Babu Rao ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Amma Manasu]]'' || Telugu || || [[K. Viswanath]] ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Anaganaga Oka Thandri]]'' || Telugu || || [[C. S. Rao]] ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Adapillala Thandri]]'' || Telugu || || K. Vasu ||
|-
| 1974 || ''[[Harathi]]'' || Telugu|| || P. Lakshmi Deepak ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Devara Gudi]]'' || Kannada || Suchitra || [[R. Ramamurthy]] ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Kaveri]]'' || Kannada || || H. N. Reddy ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Kotha Kapuram]]'' || Telugu || || P. Chandrasekhar Reddy ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Bhagya Jyothi]]'' || Kannada |||| [[K. S. L. Swamy]] ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Saubhagyavathi]]'' || Telugu|||| P. Chandrasekhara Reddy ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Puttinti Gowravam]]'' || Telugu || || P. Chandrasekhar Reddy ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Pandanti Samsaram]]'' || Telugu || || P. Chandrasekhar Reddy ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Kathanayakuni Katha]]'' || Telugu || || [[D. Yoganand]] ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Makkala Bhagya]]'' || Kannada || || [[K. S. L. Swamy]] ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Pellade Bomma]]'' || Telugu || || Chakravarthy
||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Vadhu Varulu]]'' || Telugu|| || N.D. Vijayababu ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Devare Dikk]]u'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Manassakshi]]'' || Telugu || || P. Sambasiva Rao ||
|-
| 1977|| ''Nee Vazha Vendum'' || Tamil || || [[A. Bhimsingh]] ||
|-
| 1977|| ''[[Nagara Hole]]'' || Kannada || Madhu || ||
|-
| 1978|| ''[[Madhura Sangama]]'' || Kannada || Lalithambe in play || T. P. Venugopal || Cameo appearance
|-
| 1978|| ''[[Prathima]]'' ||Kannada|| || ||
|-
| 1978|| ''[[Sandharbha]]'' ||Kannada|| || ||
|-
| 1979|| ''[[Manini (1979 film)|Manini]]'' || Kannada || || [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] ||
|-
| 1980|| ''[[Chitrakoota]]'' || Kannada || || Gowri Sundar ||
|-
| 1980|| ''[[Rahasya Rathri]]'' || Kannada || || M. S. Kumar ||
|-
| 1980|| ''[[Bangarada Jinke]]'' || Kannada || || [[T. S. Nagabharana]] ||
|-
| 1982|| ''[[Pedda Gedda]]'' || Kannada || || ||Cameo
|-
| 1984|| ''Runamukthalu'' || Kannada || Goda || [[Puttana Kanagal]] ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Tavaru Mane]]'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Maneye Manthralaya]]'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Namma Oora Devathe]]'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Ella Hengasarinda]]'' || Kannada ||||||
|-
|| 1986|| ''[[Uppu]]'' || Malayalam ||Khadeeja|| ||
|-
| 1986|| ''[[Padikkatha Padam]]'' || Tamil || || Bharath ||
|-
| 1987|| ''[[Uttar Dakshin]]'' || Hindi || || Prabhat Khanna ||
|-
| 1987|| ''[[Bandha Mukta]]'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1987|| ''[[Thaliya Aane]]'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1988|| ''[[Shanthi Nivasa]]'' || Kannada ||||||
|-
| 1988|| ''[[Mutthinantha Manushya]]'' || Kannada ||||||
|-
| 1989|| ''[[Yuddha Kaanda]]'' || Kannada || || K. V. Raju ||
|-
| 1990 || ''Matsara'' || Kannada || Bhavana || K. V. Jayaram ||
|-
| 1990|| ''[[Izzatdaar]]'' || Hindi || Sujatha || [[K. Bapayya]] ||
|-
| 1990|| ''[[Bannada Gejje]]'' || Kannada || Vyjayanthi || [[Rajendra Singh Babu]] ||
|-
| 1990|| ''[[Prema Yuddham]]'' || Telugu|| Vyjayanthi || [[Rajendra Singh Babu]] ||
|-
| 1990|| ''[[Urudhi Mozhi]]'' || Tamil || || [[R. V. Udayakumar]] ||
|-
| 1991|| ''[[Sandhwanam]]'' || Malayalam|| ||||
|-
| 1992|| ''[[Khel (1992 film)|Khel]]'' || Hindi || Kamini/Sharda || [[Rakesh Roshan]]||
|-
| 1993|| ''[[Devaasuram]]'' || Malayalam || Neelakandan's mother ||
|-
| 1994|| ''[[Aao Pyaar Karen (1994 film)|Aao Pyaar Karen]] '' ||Hindi||Anjali ||||
|-
| 1994|| ''[[Sarigamalu]]'' ||Telugu|| ||||
|-
| 1995|| ''[[Dore (film)|Dore]]'' || Kannada || || ||
|-
| 1995|| ''[[Achan Kombathu Amma Varampathu]] '' || Malayalam ||Parvathi || ||
|-
| 1996|| ''[[Katta Panchayathu]] '' || Tamil ||Karthik's Mother || ||
|-
| 1996|| ''[[Kaadhale Nimmadhi]] '' || Tamil ||Kavitha's Mother || ||
|-
| 1997|| ''[[Varnapakittu]]'' || Malayalam ||Sunny's mother || [[I. V. Sasi]]||
|-
| 1997|| ''[[Oru Yathramozhi]]'' || Malayalam||Govindankutty's mother || ||
|-
| 1998|| ''[[Nakshatratharattu]]'' ||Malayalam || Sreedevi|| ||
|-
| 1998|| ''[[Sundara Pandian]] '' || Tamil ||Pandian's mother || ||
|-
| 2000|| ''[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]'' ||Malayalam||Induchoodan's mother || [[Shaji Kailas]]||
|-
| 2001|| ''[[Karumadikkuttan]]'' || Malayalam|| Bharathi || ||
|-
| 2002|| ''[[Mazhathullikilukkam]]'' || Malayalam ||Alice John || ||
|-
| 2003|| ''[[Preethi Prema Pranaya]]'' || Kannada ||Sharadha Devi || [[Kavitha Lankesh]]||
|-
| 2005|| ''[[Maharaja (2005 film)|Maharaja]]'' || Kannada || Annapoorna || Sai Prakash ||
|-
| 2006|| ''[[Kallarali Hoovagi]]'' || Kannada || Neelamma || [[T. S. Nagabharana]] ||
|-
| 2006|| ''[[Photographer (film)|Photographer]] '' || Malayalam ||Dijo's & Joy's mother || ||
|-
| 2006|| ''[[Tananam Tananam]]'' || Kannada || Shastry's wife || [[Kavitha Lankesh]] ||
|-
| 2009|| ''[[Raaj - The Showman]]''|| Kannada || Herself || Prem ||
|-
| 2012|| ''[[Crazy Loka]]'' || Kannada || || [[Kavitha Lankesh]] ||
|-
| 2012|| ''Kanneerinum Madhuram'' || Malayalam ||Vijayakumari || ||
|-
| 2016|| ''[[Doddmane Hudga]]'' || Kannada || Doddmane Rajeeva's sister || [[Duniya Soori]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Ambar Caterers]]''<ref>http://www.tulucinema.com/kannada-actor-bharathi-vishnuvardhan-act-tulu-film-titled-ambar-caterers/</ref> || Tulu || || Jai Prasad ||
|-
| 2018|| ''[[Rajasimha (film)|Raja Simha]]'' || Kannada || || Ravi Ram ||
|-
|2018|| ''Edakallu Guddada Mele''||Kannada|| || ||
|-
|2019
|''[[Kurukshetra (2019 film)|Kurukshetra]]''
|Kannada
|[[Kunti]]
|[[Naganna]]
|
|}

== Television ==
*Bhagyavantaru as Annapoorneshwari Devi - serial aired in [[Star Suvarna]]
*[[Sevanthi (TV series)|Sevanthi]] as Pramoda Devi - serial aired in [[Udaya TV]]
*Janani -serial aired in [[Doordarshan]]
*Samarppan - Doordarshan Hindi

==Awards==
* 2017 - [[Padmashri]] - the 4th highest civilian award of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 January 2017 |archive-date=25 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125210628/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2010 - ''Honorary Doctorate'' from [[Karnataka State Open University]].<ref>http://lyricsraaga.com/articles/list-kannad-film-artists-honorary-doctorate-degree/</ref>
* 1969-70 - [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress]] - [[Sri Krishnadevaraya]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0080247|Bharathi}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{Karnataka State Award for Best Actress}}

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Bharathi Vishnuvardhan - Revision history

>Kailash29792 at 10:38, 5 October 2021