Sudeep Sanjeev, also known as Sudeepa or Kichcha Sudeep, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. 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 four Filmfare Awards South and one Karnataka state award
Kempe Gowda is a 2011 Kannada-language action film starring Sudeepa and Ragini Dwivedi in the lead roles. The film was directed by Sudeepa and produced by Shankar Gowda. It is a remake of the Tamil-language film Singam directed by Hari. Arjun Janya has composed the music. A namesake sequel titled Kempegowda 2 was released in 2019.This film emerged as a box office blockbuster.
The third season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss started on 25 October 2015 and ended on 31 January 2016 on Colors Kannada. Sudeep, the host of previous seasons remains as the host.
Agnisakshi is an Indian Kannada television drama that premiered on Colors Kannada on 2 December 2013. It came into the foray due some remarkable performances by the lead pair. The show formally came to an end in January 2020, after airing for 6 years.
Meri Durga is an Indian television series on Star Plus produced by Ravindra Gautam and Pradeep Kumar under the banner Paperback Films. It starred Ananya Agarwal, Vicky Ahuja, Srishti Jain and Paras Kalnawat. The show premiered on 26 January 2017 and went off air on 17 March 2018. The series is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar.
Kalyana Parisu is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that airs on Sun TV. It is 2nd longest running Tamil soap opera with 1840 episodes. This show is produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd and directed by Harish Adhitya. It premiered on 10 February 2014 and ended on 27 March 2020 for 1840 episodes.
Roja (transl. Rose) is an Indian Tamil soap opera starring Priyanka Nalkari and Sibbu Suryan. It premiered on 9 April 2018 and ended on 3 December 2022 and was produced by Saregama.
Roja (transl. Rose) was an Indian Telugu language soap opera directed by Hariprasad Gattreddy aired on Gemini TV from 11 March 2019 to 27 March 2020. It is remake of Tamil television series of the same name which is being aired on Sun TV. The serial was stopped abruptly due to COVID-19 lockdown. The serial initially stars with Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj but she was later replaced by Princy B Krishnan, Munna as main protagonists and Priyanka in pivotal role. Sri Lakshmi, Jackie, Anil, and Sailatha are playing other supporting roles. The serial was stopped abruptly due to COVID-19 lockdown.
Sevanthi (transl. Daisy) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language soap opera and romance drama which premiered on Udaya TV from 25 February 2019 starring Dhanya Deepika and Shishir Shastry in lead roles. It is the remake of the Tamil TV series Roja.
Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story is an Indian television drama series which premiered 27 January 2020 on Colors TV. Produced by Bodhi Tree Productions, it starred Riya Shukla and Puneett Chouksey.
Kannadathi is an Indian television drama in the Kannada language that premiered on Colors Kannada on 27 January 2020 and ended on 3 February 2023. It stars Kiran Raj, Ranjani Raghavan, Sara Annaiah and Chitkala Biradar.
Nammane Yuvarani was an Indian Kannada language television drama that premiered on Colors Kannada and digitally streams on Voot. The show premiered on 14 January 2019. It has been titled as the Best Serial in 2020
The eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 28 February 2021. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada with Kiccha Sudeepa as the host.
Anbe Vaa is a 2020 Indian Tamil language soap opera on Sun TV. It was premiered on 2 November 2020 from Monday to Sunday. The show stars Delna Davis, Viraat and Shreegopika Neelanath It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT. This series was launched along with Kannana Kanne.
Manasaare was an Indian Kannada language soap opera which premiered on 24 February 2020 in Udaya TV and ended on 13 November 2021. The show stars Priyanka Chincholi and Sujay Hegde in lead roles. It is the remake of the Telugu serial Pournami.
Chithiram Pesuthadi is an Indian Tamil-language television drama that airs on Zee Tamil and streams on ZEE5. It premiered on 19 April 2021 and ended on 12 November 2022. The series stars Deepika Rangaraju in the lead with Shiv Sathish and Baboos Baburaj. It is about a social drama, which deals with issues like gender bias and female infanticide.
Kavyanjali is an Indian Kannada language soap opera aired on Udaya TV from 2020 to 2022. The show stars Vidyashree Jayaram, Akshata Deshpande, Darshak Gowda and Pavan Ravindra as the main leads. Kavyanjali was considered unique for not only the romantic chemistry between the leads but also their friendship and the story's main plot.
Marali Manasagide is an Indian Kannada language drama on Star Suvarna which premiered on 9 August 2021. The series is a remake of Star Jalsha's Bengali series Kusum Dola. The show stars Divya Wagukar, Chandan Kumar and Shilpa Shetty.
Meet is an Indian Hindi-language television drama series that premiered on 23 August 2021 on Zee TV and produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. It formerly starred Ashi Singh and Shagun Pandey After a Leap, it stars Syed Raza Ahmed and Ashi Singh as the second generation. It is a remake of Zee Sarthak's Sindura Bindu. The show went off air on November 14, 2023 completing it's run of more than 2 years.
Arjun Gowda is a 2021 Indian Kannada crime action film written and directed by Lucky Shankar, making his debut. It features Prajwal Devaraj and Priyanka Thimmesh in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Sparsha Rekha, Rahul Dev, and Sadhu Kokila. The score and soundtrack for the film is by Dharma Vish and the cinematography is by Jai Anand. The film marked producer Ramu's last film as a producer before his death in April 2021.
