Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian film actor who appears predominantly in Kannada films. Referred to popularly as "Chinnari Mutha", Vijay is the son of producer S. A. Chinne Gowda and nephew of actor Rajkumar.Vijay started his career as a child artist through the film Chalisuva Modagalu and won critical acclaims for his performances in Chinnari Mutha and Kotreshi Kanasu. The latter film won him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. His first Hero lead role was in Ramoji Rao's production titled Ninagagi in 2002, which was a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing films of the year.
