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Sudeepa
Sudeepa in 2013
Born
Sudeep Sanjeev

(1971-09-02)2 September 1971(age 53)
Other namesDeepu,[1]Kichcha
EducationDayananda Sagar College of Engineering(BE)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
  • television presenter
  • singer
Years active1997–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Priya Radhakrishna
(m.2001)
Children1
AwardsFull list

Sudeep Sanjeev(born 2 September 1971),[2][3]also known asSudeepaorKichcha Sudeep,is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter,television presenterand singer, who primarily works inKannadafilms. He has also worked inHindi,TeluguandTamilfilms. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada Cinema and is one of the first Kannada actors to be listed in the Forbes list of top 100 celebrities of India since 2013. He has received several awards including fourFilmfare Awards South,oneKarnataka State Film Awardand oneNandi Award.

Sudeepa began his acting career with a supporting role inThayavva(1997) andPrathyartha(1999), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role inSunil Kumar Desai's romanceSparsha(2000). He established himself in the critically acclaimed role inHuchcha(2001). He starred further in several commercially successful films includingNandhi(2002),Kiccha(2003),Swathi Muthu(2003),My Autograph(2006),No 73, Shanthi Nivasa(2007),Mussanjemaatu(2008),Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari(2009),Just Maath Maathalli(2010),Vishnuvardhana(2011),Kempe Gowda(2011), theTelugu-TamilbilingualEega(2012),Maanikya(2014),Ranna(2015),Kotigobba 2(2016),Hebbuli(2017),The Villain(2018),Pailwaan(2019), Telugu-HindibilingualRakta Charitraand theHindifilmDabangg 3(2019).[4]

He won theFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannadafor three consecutive years for his filmsHuchcha,NandhiandSwathi Muthu.Since 2013, he has been hosting the television reality showBigg Boss Kannada.[5]His performance in the 2001 film,Huchcha,earned him the nickname Kichcha Sudeepa by his fans.

Early life

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Sudeepa was born on 2 September 1971 to Sanjeev Manjappa and Saroja inShimogainShimoga districtof present-dayKarnatakaas Sudeep. The family had migrated to Shimoga fromNarasimharajapura,Chikmagalur district.He obtained a bachelor's degree inIndustrial and production engineeringfromDayananda Sagar College of Engineering,Bangalore.[2]He represented the college in under-17cricket.[citation needed]He attended the Roshan Taneja School of Acting inMumbai,where he overcame his 'shyness'.[6]

Career

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Actor

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Sudeep began his film career inThayavva(1997). He then played a supporting role inPrathyartha,directed bySunil Kumar Desai,and a lead role in the same director'sSparsha.In 2001, a role inHuchchagave him his first big following. In 2008 he made hisBollywooddebut inPhoonk.[7]He has also starred inRam Gopal Varma's moviesRann,Phoonk 2andRakta Charitra.

Starting fromVeera Parampare(2010), he changed his stage name from Sudeep to Sudeepa perS. Narayan's advice and after the film's success he decided to keep the name.[8]His subsequent films,Kempe GowdaandVishnuvardhana(2011), also were successes.

Sudeepa made his debut in Telugu cinema in 2012, withS. S. Rajamouli'sEega,a fantasy film in which he portrayed an industrialist who, on falling for an NGO worker (played bySamantha Ruth Prabhu), kills her alleged lover, who begins to haunt him in the form of a housefly. The film and Sudeepa's performance were highly acclaimed.[9]

In 2013,BachchanandVaradanayakawere released. His next film was a drama titledMaanikyathat he also directed, a remake of the Telugu film,Mirchi(2013) which was a huge hit. In 2015 he starred inRanna,a remake of the Telugu film,Attarintiki Daredi,[10]which again was a blockbuster and played a cameo role as a Persian arms trader inBaahubali: The Beginning,directed byS. S. Rajamouli—the year's highest-grossing film.[11]

He frequently sings in his screen roles, includingVaalee(2001),Chandu(2002),Ranga SSLC(2004),Nalla(2004),#73, Shaanthi Nivaasa(2007),Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari(2009),Kempe Gowda(2011),Bachchan(2013)[12]and also for others movies such asMandya to Mumbai(2014),Ring Road Shubha(2014) andRaate(2015).

In 2019, Sudeepa was seen in the Hindi filmDabangg 3where he played the archenemy ofSalman Khan'sChulbul Pandey.[13]He also plays Avuku Raju inSye Raa Narasimha Reddy.

Sudeepa completed his 26 years in film industry.[14]

Sudeepa's nextVikrant Rona,directed byAnup Bhandari,featuredNirup BhandariandNeetha Ashok.[15]He played a supporting roleKabzaastarringUpendra.

Director and producer

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Sudeepa's directorial debut wasMy Autographin 2006 which went on to complete 175 days and was a commercial success. From then he has directed many Kannada films likeNo 73, Shanthi Nivasa,Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari,Just Maath Maathalli,Kempe GowdaandMaanikya.He also wrote the script forJust Maath Maathalli.[16]

He owns a film production company named Kiccha Creations, which is credited withMy Autograph(2006),No 73, Shantinivasa(2007),Jigarthanda(2016),Maanikya(2013),Ambi Ning Vayassayto(2019).[17]

Television

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Sudeepa made his TV debut in the serialPremada Kadambari,named after a line in the songBandhanaonUdaya TV.He was roped in to play the main host of the reality showPyate Hudgeer-Halli Lifu,aired onSuvarna,[18][19]which was an immediate success.Endemol Shine Group's flagship showBig Brotherwas adapted toKannadaasBigg Boss Kannadaand Sudeepa was the chosen to play the host for the first season which was aired onETV Kannada.[20]He continued to host the second season onAsianet Suvarna.[21]Colors Kannada(formerly ETV Kannada) regained the rights to the show in 2015 with Sudeepa signing a five-season deal[22][23]to host the show which was estimated to be around20crore(equivalent to30 crore or US$3.6 million in 2023) which was a landmark deal in Kannada television industry.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Sudeepa is the captain ofKarnataka Bulldozerscricket team that competes in theCelebrity Cricket League.[24]

Sudeepa met Priya Radhakrishna inBengaluru,in 2000 and they married in 2001.[25]Priya worked in an airline company and then in a bank, prior to their marriage.[26]Their only child, Saanvi, was born in 2004.[27]In 2013, Sudeepa launched Stage 360°, an events management company, that his wife took an active part in.[28]The couple split in September 2015;[29][25][30]they later reconciled[31]

In the media

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Sudeepa recording forTeachAids

Sudeepa has been described by the critics as one of the most talented actors in Kannada cinema.[32]He was listed first in theTimes 25 Most Desirable Men in Bangalorein 2012.[33]In 2012, he was given a title, "Abhinaya Chakravarthy", by a Kannada organisation,Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.[34]

In 2012, Sudeepa was signed as the Brand Ambassador ofJoyalukkas,a Jewellery Retail Chain.[35][36]In 2013, he was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Bangalore Traffic Police Department andIncome Tax Department.[37]In 2014, he was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Intex Technologies (India) Mobiles & Paragon Footwear.[38]

In 2013, onWorld AIDS Day,Sudeepa teamed up withVijay Raghavendraand other actors to record voiceovers for theTeachAidsinteractive software, developed atStanford University.[39]

In 2015, Sudeepa appeared in advertisements in the Kannada language for OLX.in, along with the veteran Kannada actor,Anant Nag.He had previously appeared in ads withSadhu Kokilafor the same company.[40]

In 2021, Sudeepa along with other celebrities and billionaires participated in the "Checkmate Covid" charity event for theCOVID-19 Pandemicwhere they played in achesssimultaneous exhibitionhosted by formerWorld Chess ChampionViswanathan Anand.[41]In 2022, he was appointed brand ambassador of Karnataka Animal Husbandry Department's cow adoption programme.[42]On 13 June 2021, Sudeep along withSajid Nadiadwalaand Nikhil Kamath, Chief Information Officer and co-founder of Zerodha, cheated during the online charity event against five-time world chess championVishwanathan Anand.[43]Chess.comsuspended their accounts for violating fair play.[44]

Humanitarian work

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Sudeepa is involved in humanitarian works through his organisation Kiccha Sudeepa Charitable Society. The trust helps underprivileged school children, providing them with uniforms as well as scholarships. The society helped senior Kannada film artists, technicians and others by providing them with necessary help during Covid pandemic who were unable to get work.[45][46]

Political affiliations

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On 6 April 2023, at a press conference held in Ashok Hotel,Bangalore,Sudeepa openly declared his support for the then incumbent Chief MinisterBasavaraj Bommaiand theBJPin the2023 Karnataka assembly elections.He stated that he would be campaigning for BJP in all the constituencies that he is told by the Chief Minister.[47]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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Discography

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As playback singer

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Year[a] Song Film Composer Co-singer(s) Notes Ref.
2001 "O Sona" Vaalee Rajesh Ramanath Hariharan [48]
"Vasantha Maasadalli" P. Unnikrishnan
Anuradha Sriram
2002 "Sontada" Chandu Gurukiran [49]
2003 "Pataisu" Black and White Rajesh Ramanath [50]
2004 "Dove Dove Duniya" Ranga SSLC Sandeep Chowta [51]
"Bhoomi Yake" Raju Ananthaswamy
Shamitha Malnad
"Macha Dove Hodiyod" Nalla Venkat Narayan [52]
2007 "Ondu Olle Kathe" No 73, Shanthi Nivasa Bharadwaj Shiva Rajkumar [53]
2009 "Jinta Tha" Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari M. M. Keeravani [54]
2011 "Hale Radio" Kempe Gowda Arjun Janya Shamitha Malnad Nominated—Times Film Awards Best Singer Male – Kannada [55]
2013 "Onchuru" Bachchan V. Harikrishna Indu Nagaraj [56]
2014 "Kanasige Koneyilla" Ring Road Vani Harikrishna [57]
"Jodi Hakki" Rhaatee V. Harikrishna [58]
2015 "Damaru Bole" Mandya to Mumbai Charan Raj Charan Raj [59]
"Deola Deola" Sangeetha Katti [60]
2016 "Tiger Tiger" Tiger Arjun Janya [61]
"Huna Huna" Kotigobba 2 D Imman Shashaa Tirupathi, Mc Rude
2017 Hatharike Bappa Re Uppu Huli Khara Juda Sandy
"Ivale Nanna Hudugi" Naa Panta Kano S. Narayan [62]

Notes

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  1. ^Refers to the year in which the album was released.

References

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