Suryavamsha (English : Solar Dynasty) is a 1999 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by S. Narayan and written by Vikraman.

The film stars Vishnuvardhan in dual role with Lakshmi and Isha Koppikar (in her Kannada debut).

The movie completed silver jubilee run [2] and collected 15 crores at the box-office.

A strained relationship exists between Satyamurthy's youngest son, illiterate Kanakamurthy (Vishnuvardhan, in a dual role).

Kanakamurthy takes Padma to a temple after gatecrashing her wedding with Karigowda's son, as Dodda advised.

Padma's uncle (Mukhyamantri Chandru) funds and helps Kanakamurthy start a successful bus service in his father's name.

The opening of Kanakamurthy's father's dream charity hospital for the poor is secretly attended by their family.

Kanakamurthy's mother Lakshmi finds Satyamurthy secretly meeting his grandson and urges him to reintegrate.

After watching the Tamil film Surya Vamsam, Kumaraswamy decided to remake it in Kannada with Vishnuvardhan.

V. Maheswara Reddy of The New Indian Express wrote that "Director S Narayan has done an excellent job not only in direction but also in screenplay, dialogues and lyrics" and added that "Though Vishnuvardhan has acted as the father and son, he excels in the former role.

Isha Koppikar, who is making her debut, is charming and carries off the dance sequences gracefully.

[6] The film was a blockbuster and had a theatrical run of more than two hundred days at theaters across Karnataka.

The movie completed silver jubilee run [2] and collected 15 crores at the box-office.