Sandalwood Stars In Cop Roles: From Shankar Nag’s Sangliyana To Puneeth Rajkumar’s Rana Vikrama
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Two
more
days
to
go
for
Puneeth
Rajkumar's
Rana
Vikrama
to
release.
Directed
by
Pawan
Wadeyar
and
produced
by
Jayanna,
the
movie
is
grand
releasing
on
April
10,
all
over
India.
Well,
we
have
already
reported
that
Puneeth
aka
Appu
is
playing
a
cop
and
as
well
as
a
student
in
the
movie.
Before
Puneeth,
there
are
many
actors
in
Kannada
film
industry
who
have
shone
as
Police
Officers
in
the
movies.
Firstly,
we
would
like
to
mention
the
name
of
the
legendary
actor
Shankar
Nag.
Shankar
Nag's
acting
as
a
Police
Officer
in
Sangliyana(1999)
will
be
cherished
forever.
Secondly,
it
is
our
Sahasa
Simha
Dr
Vishnuvardhan.
Popularly
called
as
‘Lion'
of
Sandalwood,
Vishnu
Dhada
has
acted
as
a
Police
Officer
in
3-4
movies.
The
list
goes
on,
to
be
more
specific
with
the
top
actors
Dr.
Rajkumar
has
also
acted
as
a
cop
in
his
last
movie
Shabhavedhi(2000).
Actor
Sai
Kumar
has
created
his
own
style
in
Kannada
film
industry
when
he
acted
in
a
cop
role
in
Police
Story.
Young
actors
like
Shivarajkumar,
Upendra,
Sudeep,
Darshan,
Nenapirali
Prem
have
already
acted
as
cops
in
their
movies.
Now,
Puneeth
Rajkumar
is
a
new
addition
to
the
list.
He
plays
a
mass
Police
Officer
in
the
upcoming
movie
Rana
Vikrama.
Will
Puneeth
Rajkumar
break
the
records
of
other
actors
as
a
cop?
For,
this
let's
wait
for
the
movie
to
release.
Continue
to
read
the
slideshow
to
read
more
about
Sandalwood
Stars
in
cop
roles....
Shankar
Nag
Sangliyana(1988)
was
a
blockbuster.
The
movie
starred
Shankar
Nag,
Bhavya
and
Tara
in
the
lead
roles.
Later
in
1990
a
sequel
to
this
was
released
as
S
P
Sangliyana.
Sahasa
Simha
Vishnuvardhan
A
special
mention
about
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan
is
necessary
as
we
are
talking
about
the
actors
who
have
acted
as
Police
Officers.
The
actor
has
acted
in
3-4
movies
in
the
cop
role.
Dr
Rajkumar
Directed
by
S
Narayan
and
produced
by Parvathamma
Rajkumar,
Dr
Rajkumar
acted
as
a
Police
Officer
in
Shabhavedhi.
Ironically,
Shabhavedhi
is
the
last
movie
of
the
legendary
actor,
which
is
remembered
till
date.
Shivarajkumar
Well,
Shivarajkumar
who
brought
a
new
era
of
rowdyism
through
Om,
is
also
appreciated
for
playing
cop
role
in
the
movies.
The
actor
played
a
Police
Officer
in
Annavara
Makkalu
Naavu.
Sai
Kumar
Sai
Kumar
acted
as
a
Police
officer
in
Police
Story.
Directed
by
Thriller
Manju,
the
movie
turned
out
to
be
a
blockbuster
hit.
Later
is
was
dubbed
to
Telugu,
Tamil
and
Hindi
languages.
Sudeep
In
2011,
Sudeep
acted
in
Kempegowda.
His
acting
as
a
Police
Officer
in
Kempegowda
gave
a
huge
break
to
the
actor. Kempegowda
was
the
official
remake
of
Tamil
superhit
movie
Singham.
Nenapirali
Prem
Prem
popularly
known
as
Nenapirali
Prem
who
is
much
appreciated
for
his
lover
boy
roles
in
his
movies,
has
also
played
as
cop
in
Shatru.
But,
according
to
the
reports,
Shatru
was
a
moderate
hit
at
box
office.
Darshan
Challenging
Star
Darshan
is
the
king
of
mass
movies.
He
is
well
known
for
playing
tapori
and
cop
roles.
The
given
photo
is
from
his
upcoming
movie
Airavata.
The
actor
will
be
again
seen
as
a
Police
Officer
in
the
movie.
Upendra
Sandalwood's
Superstar
Upendra
has
also
acted
as
a
Police
Officer
in
the
movie
Aarakshaka.
Interestingly,
Upendra
was
seen
in
a
dual
role
in
the
movie.
Powerstar
Puneeth
Rajkumar
Last
but
not
the
least,
Puneeth
Rajkumar
is
playing
a
cop
role
in
the
upcoming
movie
Rana
Vikrama.
The
movie
is
set
for
a
grand
release
on
April
10.
Rana
Vikrama
stars
Puneeth,
Adah
Sharma
and
Anjali
in
the
lead
roles.