Sudeepa | |
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Born | Sudeep Sanjeev 2 September 1971 |
Other names | Deepu, [1] Kichcha |
Education | Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (BE) |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse | Priya Radhakrishna (m. 2001) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Full list |
Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971), [2] [3] 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, one Karnataka State Film Award and one Nandi Award.
Sudeepa began his acting career with a supporting role in Thayavva (1997) and Prathyartha (1999), followed by his breakthrough with a leading role in Sunil Kumar Desai's romance Sparsha (2000). He established himself in the critically acclaimed role in Huchcha (2001). He starred further in several commercially successful films including Nandhi (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), the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Eega (2012), Maanikya (2014), Ranna (2015), Kotigobba 2 (2016), Hebbuli (2017), The Villain (2018), Pailwaan (2019), Telugu-Hindi bilingual Rakta Charitra and the Hindi film Dabangg 3 (2019). [4]
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada for three consecutive years for his films Huchcha, Nandhi and Swathi Muthu. Since 2013, he has been hosting the television reality show Bigg Boss Kannada . [5] His performance in the 2001 film, Huchcha , earned him the nickname Kichcha Sudeepa by his fans.
Sudeepa was born on 2 September 1971 to Sanjeev Manjappa and Saroja in Shimoga in Shimoga district of present-day Karnataka as Sudeep. The family had migrated to Shimoga from Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur district. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Industrial and production engineering from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore. [2] He represented the college in under-17 cricket.[ citation needed ] He attended the Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai, where he overcame his 'shyness'. [6]
Sudeep began his film career in Thayavva (1997). He then played a supporting role in Prathyartha , directed by Sunil Kumar Desai, and a lead role in the same director's Sparsha . In 2001, a role in Huchcha gave him his first big following. In 2008 he made his Bollywood debut in Phoonk . [7] He has also starred in Ram Gopal Varma's movies Rann , Phoonk 2 and Rakta Charitra .
Starting from Veera Parampare (2010), he changed his stage name from Sudeep to Sudeepa per S. Narayan's advice and after the film's success he decided to keep the name. [8] His subsequent films, Kempe Gowda and Vishnuvardhana (2011), also were successes.
Sudeepa made his debut in Telugu cinema in 2012, with S. S. Rajamouli's Eega , a fantasy film in which he portrayed an industrialist who, on falling for an NGO worker (played by Samantha 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, Bachchan and Varadanayaka were released. His next film was a drama titled Maanikya that he also directed, a remake of the Telugu film, Mirchi (2013) which was a huge hit. In 2015 he starred in Ranna , a remake of the Telugu film, Attarintiki Daredi , [10] which again was a blockbuster and played a cameo role as a Persian arms trader in Baahubali: The Beginning , directed by S. S. Rajamouli—the year's highest-grossing film. [11]
He frequently sings in his screen roles, including Vaalee (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 as Mandya to Mumbai (2014), Ring Road Shubha (2014) and Raate (2015).
In 2019, Sudeepa was seen in the Hindi film Dabangg 3 where he played the archenemy of Salman Khan's Chulbul Pandey. [13] He also plays Avuku Raju in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.
Sudeepa completed his 26 years in film industry. [14]
Sudeepa's next Vikrant Rona , directed by Anup Bhandari, featured Nirup Bhandari and Neetha Ashok. [15] He played a supporting role Kabzaa starring Upendra.
Sudeepa's directorial debut was My Autograph in 2006 which went on to complete 175 days and was a commercial success. From then he has directed many Kannada films like No 73, Shanthi Nivasa , Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari , Just Maath Maathalli , Kempe Gowda and Maanikya . He also wrote the script for Just Maath Maathalli . [16]
He owns a film production company named Kiccha Creations, which is credited with My Autograph (2006), No 73, Shantinivasa (2007), Jigarthanda (2016), Maanikya (2013), Ambi Ning Vayassayto (2019). [17]
Sudeepa made his TV debut in the serial Premada Kadambari, named after a line in the song Bandhana on Udaya TV. He was roped in to play the main host of the reality show Pyate Hudgeer-Halli Lifu, aired on Suvarna, [18] [19] which was an immediate success. Endemol Shine Group's flagship show Big Brother was adapted to Kannada as Bigg Boss Kannada and Sudeepa was the chosen to play the host for the first season which was aired on ETV Kannada. [20] He continued to host the second season on Asianet 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 around ₹ 20 crore (equivalent to ₹30 croreorUS$3.6 million in 2023) which was a landmark deal in Kannada television industry.[ citation needed ]
Sudeepa is the captain of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team that competes in the Celebrity Cricket League. [24]
Sudeepa met Priya Radhakrishna in Bengaluru, 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]
Sudeepa has been described by the critics as one of the most talented actors in Kannada cinema. [32] He was listed first in the Times 25 Most Desirable Men in Bangalore in 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 of Joyalukkas, a Jewellery Retail Chain. [35] [36] In 2013, he was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Bangalore Traffic Police Department and Income Tax Department. [37] In 2014, he was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Intex Technologies (India) Mobiles & Paragon Footwear. [38]
In 2013, on World AIDS Day, Sudeepa teamed up with Vijay Raghavendra and other actors to record voiceovers for the TeachAids interactive software, developed at Stanford 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 with Sadhu Kokila for the same company. [40]
In 2021, Sudeepa along with other celebrities and billionaires participated in the "Checkmate Covid" charity event for the COVID-19 Pandemic where they played in a chess simultaneous exhibition hosted by former World Chess Champion Viswanathan 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 with Sajid Nadiadwala and Nikhil Kamath, Chief Information Officer and co-founder of Zerodha, cheated during the online charity event against five-time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand. [43] Chess.com suspended their accounts for violating fair play. [44]
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]
On 6 April 2023, at a press conference held in Ashok Hotel, Bangalore, Sudeepa openly declared his support for the then incumbent Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and the BJP in the 2023 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]
Year [a] | Song | Film | Composer | Co-singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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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] | |||
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Kichcha Huchcha is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language romantic action drama film starring Sudeep, Ramya and Srinath. It is directed by Chi. Guru Dutt and produced by K Manju. The film was released on 15 October 2010. It is a remake of the Tamil film Chithiram Pesuthadi. The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Kichcha in 2012.
Huchcha (transl. Mad) is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic action drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Sudeep and Rekha Vedavyas. The film, a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu, released to positive reviews and brought lot of fame to Sudeep. Earlier the script was rejected by Upendra and Shiva Rajkumar. The film Huccha 2 is not a continuation of this film but has a similar theme.
Varadhanayaka is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Ayyappa P. Sharma and stars Sudeepa, Chiranjeevi Sarja, Sameera Reddy and Nikesha Patel. The film marks the Kannada debut of Sameera Reddy. The movie is a remake of 2007 Telugu movie Lakshyam. Arjun Janya is the music director of the film. Shankare Gowda has produced the venture under Shankar Productions banner.
Bachchan is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language psychological action film directed by Shashank and starring Sudeepa, Parul Yadav, Jagapathi Babu, Bhavana, and Tulip Joshi in the lead roles The musical score and soundtrack were composed by V. Harikrishna and cinematography was handled by Shekar Chandru.
Bigg Boss Kannada (BBK) is the Kannada version of the reality TV show Bigg Boss, which is broadcast in India through Colors Kannada channel. The show is produced by Endemol Shine India, who owns the global format of Big Brother. Kiccha Sudeepa was hired to host the reality show in 2013 for the first season on ETV Kannada (now Colors Kannada). Later, he continued as a host of the show.
Sudeepa is an Indian actor and director who primarily works as leading actor role in the Kannada film industry. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is also popularly known as Kiccha Sudeepa. Sudeep made his debut in Thayavva (1997). In 2000 he starred in Sparsha, which gave him breakthrough.
Maanikya is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action drama film directed by Sudeepa. The film, a remake of 2013 Telugu film Mirchi, stars Sudeepa and V. Ravichandran, alongside Ranya Rao, Ramya Krishna, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and P. Ravi Shankar. The music was composed by Arjun Janya, while cinematography and editing were handled by Shekhar Chandra and N. M. Vishwa.
Ranna is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film directed by Nanda Kishore. The film features an ensemble cast including Kichcha Sudeepa, Prakash Raj, Rachita Ram, Haripriya, Madhoo, Devaraj, Avinash, Sharath Lohitashwa, and Sadhu Kokila. It is an official remake of the 2013 Telugu film Attarintiki Daredi.
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Kotigobba 2 is a 2016 Indian action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who co-wrote the script with T. Sivakumar, and produced by Rockline Venkatesh and M. Babu. It is shot simultaneously in Kannada and Tamil languages, with Tamil version titled Mudinja Ivana Pudi. The film stars Sudeepa, alongside Nithya Menen, P. Ravi Shankar, Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Sharath Lohitashwa and Prakash Raj. The music was composed by D. Imman, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Raja Rathinam and Praveen Antony respectively.
Pailwaan (transl. Wrestler) is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language sports-masala film written and directed by S. Krishna. The film is produced by Swapna Krishna under the banner RRR Motion Pictures and bankrolled by Zee Studios. It stars Sudeepa, Sunil Shetty and Aakanksha Singh in the lead roles, while Kabir Duhan Singh, Sushant Singh, Avinash, and Sharath Lohitashwa play supporting roles. Pailwan marks Sunil Shetty's debut in Kannada cinema. The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by Arjun Janya. The film follows the journey of an orphan who goes on to become a wrestler and a boxer while getting into brawls with those who disrupt his personal life.
Kotigobba 3 is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language masala film directed by Shiva Karthik and produced by Soorappa Babu under Rambabu Productions. The film, a sequel to Kotigobba 2, stars Sudeepa and P. Ravi Shankar reprising their roles, alongside Aftab Shivdasani, Madonna Sebastian, Nawab Shah, Shraddha Das, Abhirami, Tarak Ponnappa in prominent roles.
Vikrant Rona is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari, produced by Jack Manjunath and co-produced by Alankar Pandian. It stars Sudeepa in the title role with Milana Nagaraj, Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok, and Jacqueline Fernandez. The story revolves around Inspector Vikrant Rona, who arrives at a remote village in the middle of a tropical rainforest where he starts witnessing a series of unexplainable events which are attributed to the supernatural.
Kabzaa (transl. Possession/Conquest) is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language period action film written and directed by R. Chandru. The film features an ensemble cast of Upendra, Shiva Rajkumar, Kiccha Sudeepa, Shriya Saran, Sudha, Murali Sharma, Nawab Sah, Suneel Puranik, John Kokken, Dev Gill, Kabir Duhan Singh, Danish Akhtar Saifi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Lakki Lakshman and Posani Krishna Murali. In the film, Arkeshwara, an air force officer, enters the underworld due to unavoidable circumststances and revolves around his life between 1942 and 1986.
Max is an upcoming Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Vijay Karthikeyaa and produced by Kalaippuli S. Thanu under V Creations. The film features an ensemble cast including Kichcha Sudeep, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Samyukta Hornad, Sukrutha Wagle and Anirudh Bhat. The music is composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath, with cinematography by Shekar Chandra and editing is handled by S. R. Ganesh Baabu respectively.
Bigg Boss Kannada 11 is a reality show and the eleventh season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Banijay. The show began on 29 September 2024, on Colors Kannada and JioCinema, with Kichcha Sudeep as a host for the eleventh time in a row. This will the final season Kichcha Sudeep will be hosting. The premiere episode had a 9.9 TRP beating the previous season record. The highest ratings of BBK 11 till date is 13.5