Bharathi Vishnuvardhan

Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (Marathi: भारती विष्णुवर्धन, Kannada: ಭಾರತಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ್, born as Bharathi on 15 August 1950) is an Indian actress who has performed in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films. She was most seen as a leading actress in the Kannada film industry during the late 1960s to 1980s. Besides these languages, she also featured in Marathi films.

Bharathi was born in a Marathi-speaking family in, Karnataka. She was married to the legendary actor of Kannada cinema Vishnuvardhan on 27 February 1975 in Bengaluru. They have two children namely Keerthi and Chandana. Her husband Dr. Vishnuvardhan died on 30 December 2009