Rajapur Gopalarao Vijayasarathy was an Indian actor, journalist and film critic who was known for being the only writer of Kannada film reviews for Indo-Asian News Service and Rediff.com during the 2000s.
[2] He started his work in the 1970s writing for sports and business columns before transitioning into a film critic.
[1][3][4] Reportedly, he was "a familiar face in Kannada films and television, he would be mobbed by fans when spotted at theatres to watch new releases".
[1][5] He studied at National College (Basavanagudi), Bangalore and was Vishnuvardhan's classmate.
[7] He worked as an actor in films and tele-serials such as Operation Antha (1995), Shabdavedhi (2000), Sainika (2002),[8] Haseena (2005),[9] Sirivantha (2006), Chikkamagaloora Chikka Mallige (2008), Preethiya Theru (2010),[10] Aptharakshaka (2010), Rame Gowda vs Krishna Reddy (2010)[11] and Myna (2013).