Reported to have been beaten by his mentor, Puttanna Kanagal, during the filming of Naagara Havu, for correcting his acting.
He is a southpaw and wears a steel armlet in almost all his films.
He has acted in two Tamil films - Viduthalai and Sri Raghavendra, both films starred Rajinikanth in a leading role. In Sri Raghavendra he appeared in a guest role, while in Viduthalai he starred as a second hero. He acted with Sivaji Ganesan in the same film.
He has tried singing some songs in some movies (Seethyalla Savitri, Sahasa Simha, Jimmy Gallu)
He has acted in a Malayalam Film - Kauravar with Mammootty.
He has acted in about a dozen movies produced/directed by Dwarakesh, the latest being Apthamitra (dir. P.Vasu)
The movie "Yajamana[2001]" was a super hit in which he plays duo role as elder and younger brother. The movie was the most hit in the Kannada cinema history before Mungaru Male took over it.
He has also acted in one episode of TV serial Malgudi Days Episode 18 - "Forty-Five a Month", directed by Shankar Nag.
Apthamitra was one of the biggest hits of South Indian film industry. This was later remade in Tamil as Chandramukhi, again a big hit starred by Rajanikant. The original story is from the Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu.
Vishnuvardhan acted in three Bollywood films; Inspector Dhanush and co-starred with Akshay kumar in films Ashaanth & Zaalim
