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.
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Thayavva | Ramu | Kannada | ||
| 1999 | Prathyartha | Sudeep | Kannada | ||
| 2000 | Sparsha | Sudeep | Kannada | ||
| 2001 | Huchcha | Sachidananda "Kichcha" | Kannada | ||
| Vaalee | Shiva and Deva | Kannada | Dual role | ||
| 2002 | Chandu | Chandrashekar "Chandu" | Kannada | ||
| Thuntata | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance in the song "Sutha Mutha Yaar" | ||
| Dhumm | Varadharaj | Kannada | |||
| Nandhi | Nandhi | Kannada | |||
| 2003 | Kiccha | Krishna Mohan "Kichcha" | Kannada | ||
| Partha | Partha | Kannada | |||
| Swathi Muthu | Shivayya | Kannada | |||
| 2004 | Ranga (S.S.L.C) | Ranga | Kannada | ||
| Nalla | Prashanth "Pachhi" | Kannada | |||
| 2005 | Maharaja | Surya | Kannada | ||
| Kashi from Village | Kashi | Kannada | |||
| Gunna | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| Sye | Chakri | Kannada | |||
| Nammanna | Muttanna | Kannada | |||
| 2006 | My Autograph | Shankar | Kannada | ||
| Thirupathi | ACP Thirupathi | Kannada | |||
| Jackpot | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| Hubli | Ajay Kumar Surnayak | Kannada | |||
| C/o Footpath | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2007 | No 73, Shanthi Nivasa | Raghu | Kannada | ||
| Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige | Extremist leader | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2008 | Gooli | Gooli | Kannada | ||
| Mussanjemaatu | RJ Pradeep | Kannada | |||
| Kaamannana Makkalu | Rama | Kannada | |||
| Phoonk | Rajiv | Hindi | [1] | ||
| Mast Maja Maadi | ACP Prathap | Kannada | |||
| 2009 | Meghave Meghave | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| Ee Shathamaanada Veera Madakari | Muttatti Sathyaraju and ACP Madakari IPS | Kannada | Dual role Dubbed for Surya Narayan | ||
| 2010 | Rann | Jay V. Malik | Hindi | ||
| Just Maath Maathalli | Siddharth | Kannada | |||
| Phoonk 2 | Rajiv | Hindi | [2] | ||
| Aithalakkadi | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| Mr. Theertha | Theertha | Kannada | |||
| Kichcha Huchcha | Krishna Murthy "Kiccha" | Kannada | |||
| Rakta Charitra | DCP Mohan Prasad | Hindi | Bilingual film | ||
| Telugu | |||||
| Veera Parampare | Teja | Kannada | |||
| Rakta Charitra 2 | DCP Mohan Prasad | Hindi | Bilingual film | ||
| Telugu | |||||
| 2011 | Kempe Gowda | Kempe Gowda | Kannada | ||
| Police Story 3 | Surya | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| Vishnuvardhana | Vishnuvardhana "Vishnu" | Kannada | |||
| 2012 | Eega | Sudeep | Telugu | Bilingual film | |
| Naan Ee | Tamil | ||||
| 2013 | Varadhanayaka | ACP Varadhanayaka | Kannada | ||
| Bachchan | Bharath | Kannada | |||
| Action 3D | Himself | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2014 | Rangan Style | Krishna | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| Maanikya | Vijay | Kannada | |||
| 2015 | Ranna | Bhargava "Chandu" Chandra | Kannada | ||
| Luv U Alia | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| Baahubali: The Beginning | Aslam Khan | Telugu | Bilingual film | [3] | |
| Tamil | |||||
| Puli | Senadhipathy Jalatharangan | Tamil | [4] | ||
| 2016 | Apoorva | Terrorist | Kannada | Cameo appearance | [5] |
| Kotigobba 2 | Sathya / Shiva | Kannada | Dual role Bilingual film | ||
| Mudinja Ivana Pudi | Satyam / Shivam | Tamil | |||
| Mukunda Murari | Murari | Kannada | [6] | ||
| 2017 | Hebbuli | Captain Ram | Kannada | [7] | |
| 2018 | Raju Kannada Medium | Deepak Chakravarthy | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| Kicchu | Forest Officer | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| Ambi Ning Vayassaytho | Young Ambi | Kannada | |||
| The Villain | Ram "Ravana" | Kannada | |||
| 2019 | Pailwaan | Pailwaan Krishna "Kichcha" | Kannada | [8] | |
| Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Avuku Raju | Telugu | [9] | ||
| Dabangg 3 | Bali Singh | Hindi | [10] | ||
| 2021 | Mangalavara Rajaadina | Himself | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| Kotigobba 3 | Sathya / Shiva | Kannada | Dual role | [11] | |
| 2022 | Vikrant Rona | Vikrant Rona | Kannada | [12] [13] [14] | |
| Ravi Bopanna | Vidyuth Verma | Kannada | Cameo appearance | ||
| 2023 | Kabzaa | Bhargava Bhakshi | Kannada | Cameo appearance | |
| 2024 | Max | Arjun Mahakshay | Kannada | [15] |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2006 | My Autograph |  | | | |
| 2007 | No 73, Shanthi Nivasa | | | | |
| 2009 | Veera Madakari | | | Also screenwriter | |
| 2010 | Just Maath Maathalli | | | Credited for dialogues | |
| 2011 | Kempe Gowda | | | Also screenwriter | |
| 2014 | Maanikya | | | Also screenwriter | |
| 2016 | Jigarthanda | | |||
| Vaarasdaara | | TV series producer | |||
| 2017 | Raajaru | | Presenter only | ||
| 2018 | Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | | Presenter only | ||
| Ambi Ning Vayassaytho | | | Screenplay | ||
| 2021 | Kotigobba 3 | | Story only | ||
| 83 | | Presenter Kannada Version | |||
| TBA | Kichcha48†[ citation needed ] | | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Katari Veera Surasundarangi | ||
| Kraanthiveera Sangolli Raayanna | |||
| The Hitlist | Kannada version trailer | [16] | |
| 2013 | Shravani Subramanya | ||
| 2014 | Aryan | ||
| Haggada Kone : End of the Rope | |||
| 2015 | Bangalore 560023 | [17] | |
| 2016 | Ricky | ||
| Jai Maruthi 800 | [18] | ||
| Chakravyuha | |||
| Mandya to Mumbai | |||
| 2017 | Raaga | [19] | |
| 2018 | Thayige Thakka Maga | ||
| Bharatipura Cross | Short Film | [20] | |
| 2019 | Udgharsha | All 4 south language trailers | [21] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Premada Kadambari | Unknown | [22] | |
| 2010 | Pyate Hudgir Halli Lifeu | Mentor | Season 1 | [23] |
| 2013–2023 | Bigg Boss Kannada | Host | 11 seasons + 1 mini season | [24] [25] [26] [27] |
| 2013 | Super Kutumba | Guest | [28] | |
| 2015 | Majaa Talkies | Guest | Season 1 (Episode 33, 34) | [29] |
| 2016 | Weekend with Ramesh | Guest | Season 2 (Episode 33, 34) | [30] |
| Kick | Guest | Season 1 (Episode 13, 14) | [31] | |
| Vaarasdaara | Producer | 2016 – 2017 (Total Episodes) | [32] | |
| 2017 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – Kannada | Guest | Season 13 (Episode 4) | [31] |
| 2019 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Guest | Hindi show Season 2 (Episode 147, 200, 228, 229) 3 Times | [31] |
| Bigg Boss Hindi | Guest | Hindi show Season 13 | [33] | |
| 2020 | Bigg Boss Telugu | Guest | Season 4 | [34] |
| Anubandha Awards | Guest | Episode 14 / Part 2 | ||
| 2021 | Zee Kutumba Awards | Guest | Episode 5 | |
| Cookku with Kirikku | Guest | 2 Episodes (Inauguration Episode) | [35] | |
| 2022 | Dance Karnataka Dance | Guest | Season 6 (Episode 23, 24) | |
| Geluvina Saradara Vikrant Rona | Guest | Varamahalaxmi Festival special Talk Show | ||
| Bigg Boss Kannada OTT | Host | Season 1 |
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, one Karnataka State Film Award and one Nandi Award.
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.
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.
Anup Bhandari is an Indian film director, composer and lyricist who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He made his directorial début with the mystery thriller film Rangitaranga, featuring his brother Nirup Bhandari, in 2015.
Bigg Boss is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show Big Brother. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star Networks. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally available through the OTT platforms JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar with 24/7 live stream.
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. The music was composed by Arjun Janya, while cinematography and editing were handled by Shekhar Chandra and Goran Ivanovic.
The seventh season of the Kannada-language version of Indian reality television series Bigg Boss premiered on 13 October 2019. Sudeep returned as the host of the show for the seventh time. Based on votes given by viewers, Shine Shetty was the season winner. He was awarded a cash prize of 50 lakhs with an additional 11 lakh from other various sponsors, with a Tata Altroz car, for the first time in Bigg Boss Kannada history.
Rajesaba Maktumasab Yankanchi is an Indian actor and comedian. He was one of the participants in Bigg Boss Kannada.
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 kishan as the host.
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.
The ninth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show Bigg Boss premiered on 24 September 2022. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada along with a 24/7 Live Stream on Voot with Sudeep as the host for the ninth consecutive year.
Bigg Boss OTT is a spin-off Indian Kannada-language reality digital series of the show Bigg Boss that airs exclusively on Viacom 18's streaming service platform Voot. The digital edition hosted by Sudeep and the show premiered its first season on 6 August 2022.
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.
Bigg Boss Kannada 10 is a reality show and the tenth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television series Bigg Boss produced by Endemol Shine India. The show began on 8 October 2023, on Colors Kannada and Jio Cinema, with Kichcha Sudeep as a host for the tenth time in a row. In the last week of Finale the makers of Bigg Boss announced the for the first time among all seasons, the season 10 has top six contestants stepped into the Grande Finale where one finalist was evicted one day before the ultimate day of the show.
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
