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Aniruddha Jatkar (also known as Anirudh) is an actor, singer, writer and director in the Indian theatre and film industry. Also a social entrepreneur who works to bring positive changes in the society, Aniruddha is the face and brain of many impactful and awareness generating social activities and social media campaigns. Born on 16th February 1974, he is the son-in-law of the legendary Kannada film actors Dr. Vishnuvardhana and Padma Shri awardee Dr. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. Renowned primarily for his work in Kannada films, Aniruddha's career pans across Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu and Tamil films. He is also a popular television artist who has garnered the title 'Sensational Star' for his role in the Kannada TV series - Jothe Jotheyali. His popularity in the Indian film, television and theatre field has fetched him a plethora of awards and honours. Apart from working in the mainstream cinema, Aniruddha has also conceptualized, researched, written, anchored and directed a documentary film and six short-films. He is also the playback singer for a few Kannada film songs and has given numerous stage-performances as a singer. Aniruddha has also been a significant part of various social and environmental welfare initiatives where his work towards the betterment of society as a passionate social entrepreneur has been commended and accoladed. Apart from his career in the entertainment industry, Anirudh is also an Interior Designer. He also serves as the Executive Director of Vibha Charitable Trust and the Trustee of Vishnuvardhan Pratishtana Trust (Government Trust for the construction of the proposed Dr Vishnuvardhana memorial at Mysore). His work to promote a clean, green, beautiful and better society led him to create the slogan "swacchathegaaagi naanu saha bhaagi" which marked the beginning of an on-going campaign where common citizens, public leaders, celebrities and influencers joined hands to make their respective localities and cities better in terms of cleanliness. As the executive director of Vibha Charitable Trust, he has also organized blood donation camps, free health camps and other health-related initiatives in collaboration with various social clubs and voluntary organisations to provide necessary healthcare to the needy. Anirudh is also a record-setter and a documentary film-maker. He holds records in India Book of Records, Asia Book of Records and Kalam's Book of World Records for releasing six short films across different genres, with a social message on the same day. As a documentary film director, he has conceptualized the movie 'Baale Bangara' which is based on the life of veteran Indian Film actress, Padma Shri awardee Dr. Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and has also involved himself in the research, script and narration aspects of the film. He has also ideated the Sahasa Simha comic series which followed the adventures of Detective Sahasa Simha, a character based upon Sahasa Simha Dr. Vishnuvardhan. This was further developed by the leading comic publishing house Amar Chithra Katha and presently has a total of three books which have been released.

Aniruddha Jatkar has also written several articles about a diverse range of topics which have been published in reputed newspapers. From being a distinguished actor to exploring cinema behind the camera as a director and writer in the world of documentary and short films, from being a popular face on television to setting examples of impact on social media and working for the betterment of society, from writing articles to ideating comics, Aniruddha's career and life is multi-faceted.

Aniruddha Jatkar conceptualized the comic series Sahasa Simha based on the life of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0889542/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Vishnuvardhan</a>. 3 books of the comic book series have already been released in collaboration with Amar Chithra Katha.

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