Yogesh (actor)

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Yogesh
Born	Yogesh (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 (age 34) Bangalore, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	loose maada
Occupations	actor Producer Singer
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Duniya (2007) Ambari (2009)
Spouse	Sahithya ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	T. P. Siddaraju Ambuja
Relatives	Duniya Vijay (uncle) Mahesh (Brother)

Yogesh (born 6 July 1990; sometimes billed as Yogi ^[1] ) is an Indian actor and singer who appears in Kannada films.

Yogesh made his debut in the 2007 film Duniya where he portrayed the supporting character named "Loose Maada" and since then being referred with the same name. ^[2] However, the success of A. P. Arjun's directorial debut film Ambari (2009), which earned him a Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor, started Yogesh's successful career as an actor. ^[3] He has featured in several successful films such as Hudugaru (2011), Sidlingu (2012), Alemari (2012) and Yaare Koogadali (2012). Besides films, he has appeared in the television dance talent show Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star as a judge. He also participated in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 1, a reality show on Colors Kannada channel.

Personal life

Yogesh is the son of producer TP Siddaraju. ^[4] He married his longtime girlfriend Sahitya on November 2, 2017, in Bangalore. ^[5] They have a daughter Shrinika. ^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Duniya	Loose Maada	Supporting role
2008	Nanda Loves Nanditha	Nanda	Debut as lead actor
2009	Ambari	Dhanush	Won, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
	Preethse Preethse	Mada / Akash
	Mr. Painter	Anil	Guest appearance
	Yogi	Yogi	Also playback singer for the songs "Ae Maga" and "Brucelee Vamsha"
	Ravana	Vinod
2010	Punda	Yogi
	Krishnan Love Story	Himself	Cameo appearance in a song
	Yaksha	Yaksha Raj Pulikeshi
2011	Dhool	Guru
	Hudugaru	Siddesh	Won, Suvarna Award for Best Supporting Actor
	Devadas	Devadas
2012	Sidlingu	Sidlingu	Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
	Alemari	Mohan / Paradeshi
	Kalaya Tasmai Namaha	Ten	Also playback singer for the song "Khali Roadu Onti Girlu"
	Yaare Koogadali	Natesha
2013	Bangari	Bangari	Also playback singer for the song "Chang Changlu Hudgeeru"
	Jinke Mari	Ajay
	Ambara	Ajay
	Bhajarangi	Himself	Special appearance in a song
	Kariya Kan Bitta		Cameo appearance
2014	Darling	Sathya	also producer
	Snake Nage	Naga
	Matte Satyagraha	Sathya
2015	BhagyaRaj	Raj
2016	Parapancha	Himself	Special appearance
	Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu	Sones	Special appearance
	Kala Bhairava	Baira
	John Jani Janardhan	Jani
2017	Kolar	Thangam
	Mass Leader	Azim
2018	Yogi Duniya	Yogi
	Dhoolipata	Yogi
2019	Lambodara	Lambodara
	Kempe Gowda 2
	Muttu Love Paaru	Muttu
2021	Lanke	Raam	[7]
2022	Ombattane Dikku	Channakeshava	[8]
	Head Bush	Ganga	[9]
	Kirik Shankar	Shankar
	Naanu Adu Mattu Saroja	Gopi
2023	Lankasura
2024	Bachelor Party	Madhav "Maddy"	[10]
	Gowri	Himself	Cameo appearance [11]
2025	Sidlingu 2	Sidlingu
TBA	Parimala Lodge†	TBA	Filming [12] [13]
	Aadidde Aata†	TBA	Filming
	Rosy		Filming
	Gramayana		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2013	Bigg Boss	Guest appearance	ETV Kannada
2014	Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star	Judge	ETV Kannada
2014	Life Super Guru	Judge	Zee Kannada
2019	Gaana Bajaana	Anchor	Star Suvarna

References

1. TNN (13 January 2021). "Yogi-starrer Lanke is a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana". Times of India . Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. "Family". CelebrityKick.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
3. "Yogesh, Radhika best actors". Deccan Herald . 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
4. "Kannada actor 'Loose Maadha' Yogesh gets engaged to his girlfriend [Photo]". International Business Times . 12 June 2017.
5. "Kannada actor Yogesh ties the knot with longtime girlfriend Sahitya". 3 November 2017.
6. "Actor Yogesh launches first production venture 'Kamsa'".
7. "Release date of Yogi's Lanke out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
8. "Yogi and Aditi Prabhudeva unite for a crime thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
9. "Sidlingu-fame Yogesh joins cast of Dhananjay-starrer Head Bush". Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
10. M.V., Vivek (23 January 2024). "Abhijit Mahesh on 'Bachelor Party': My film's comedy has the flavour of 'Kirik Party'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
11. "Samarjit impresses with dance moves and action stunts". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
12. "Yogi and Sathish to play homosexual characters in 'Parimala Lodge'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
13. "The bold and the dutiful". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 5 May 2020.

External links

• Yogesh at IMDb