Sudeepa is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and television presenter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry, in addition to having worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is popularly known as Kiccha Sudeep. Sudeep began his acting career with supporting roles in Thayavva (1997) and Prathyartha (1999), before making his breakthrough with a leading role in the romance Sparsha (2000). He established himself in the critically acclaimed Huchcha (2001), and his performance earned him the nickname "Kiccha Sudeepa" by his fans. He has gone onto star in several commercially successful films such as Nandhi (2002), Kiccha (2003), Swathi Muthu (2003), My Autograph (2006), No 73, Shanthi Nivasa (2007), Mussanjemaatu (2008), Veera Madakari (2009), Just Maath Maathalli (2010), Rakta Charitra (2010), Vishnuvardhana (2011), Kempe Gowda (2011), Eega (2012), Maanikya (2014), Ranna (2015), Kotigobba 2 (2016), Hebbuli (2017), The Villain (2018), Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019), Pailwaan (2019), Vikrant Rona (2022), Max (2024) and Mark (2025).
Film
Note: He was credited as Sudeep from 2000 to 2010 and as Sudeepa from 2010 onwards. Note: All films are in Kannada unless noted otherwise. Year Title Role(s) Notes 1997 Thayavva Ramu 1999 Prathyartha Sudeep 2000 Sparsha 2001 Huchcha Sachidananda "Kichcha" Vaalee Shiva and Deva Dual role 2002 Chandu Chandrashekar "Chandu" Thuntata Himself Special appearance in the song "Sutha Mutha Yaar" Dhumm Varadharaj Nandhi Nandhi 2003 Kiccha Krishna Mohan "Kichcha" Partha Partha Swathi Muthu Shivayya 2004 Ranga (S.S.L.C) Ranga Nalla Prashanth "Pachhi" 2005 Maharaja Surya Kashi from Village Kashi Gunna Himself Cameo appearance Sye Chakri Nammanna Muttanna 2006 My Autograph Shankar Thirupathi ACP Thirupathi Jackpot Himself Cameo appearance Hubli Ajay Kumar Surnayak C/o Footpath Himself Cameo appearance 2007 No 73, Shanthi Nivasa Raghu Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige Extremist leader Cameo appearance 2008 Gooli Gooli Mussanjemaatu RJ Pradeep Kaamannana Makkalu Rama PhoonkRajivHindi film Mast Maja Maadi ACP Prathap 2009 Meghave Meghave Himself Cameo appearance Veera Madakari Muttatti Sathyaraju and ACP Madakari IPS Dual role 2010RannJay V. MalikHindi film Just Maath Maathalli Siddharth Phoonk 2RajivHindi film Aithalakkadi Himself Cameo appearance Mr. Theertha Theertha Kichcha Huchcha Krishna Murthy "Kiccha" Veera Parampare Teja Rakta Charitra DCP Mohan Prasad HindiTelugu bilingual film Rakta Charitra 2 2011 Kempe Gowda Kempe Gowda Police Story 3 Surya Cameo appearance Vishnuvardhana Vishnuvardhana "Vishnu" 2012EegaSudeepTeluguTamil bilingual filmNaan Ee 2013 Varadhanayaka ACP Varadhanayaka Bachchan Bharath Action 3DHimself Telugu film; cameo appearance 2014 Rangan Style Krishna Cameo appearance Maanikya Vijay 2015 Ranna Bhargava "Chandu" Chandra Luv U Alia Himself Cameo appearance Baahubali: The Beginning Aslam Khan TeluguTamil bilingual filmPuliSenadhipathy JalatharanganTamil film2016 Apoorva Terrorist Cameo appearance Kotigobba 2 Sathya "Shiva" KannadaTamil Bilingual filmMudinja Ivana PudiSatyam "Shivam" Mukunda Murari Murari 2017 Hebbuli Captain Ram 2018 Raju Kannada Medium Deepak Chakravarthy Cameo appearance Kicchu Forest Officer Ambi Ning Vayassaytho Young Ambi The Villain Ram "Ravana" 2019 Pailwaan Pailwaan Krishna "Kichcha" Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyAvuku RajuTelugu filmDabangg 3 Bali Singh Hindi film2021 Mangalavara Rajaadina Himself Cameo appearance Kotigobba 3 Sathya "Shiva" and Shiva "Ghost" Dual role 2022 Vikrant Rona Vikrant Rona Ravi Bopanna Vidyuth Verma Cameo appearance 2023 Kabzaa Bhargava Bhakshi 2024 Max CI Arjun Mahakshay "Max" 2025 Mark SP Ajay Markandeya "Mark"2026 KD: The DevilKaala BhairavaCameo appearance 2027 TBA Billa, Ranga and Baasha Krishna Devaraya
Other credits + List of Sudeepa film credits as director, screenwriter and producer Year Title Credited as Notes Director Screenriter Producer 2006 My Autograph 2007 No 73, Shanthi Nivasa 2009 Veera Madakari 2010 Just Maath Maathalli 2011 Kempe Gowda 2014 Maanikya 2016 Jigarthanda Vaarasdaara Television series 2017 Raajaru 2018 Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Ambi Ning Vayassaytho 2021 Kotigobba 3 83 Kannada dubbed version 2024 Gowri Max 2025 Mark
As Narrator
+ List of Sudeepa film narration credits Year Title Notes 2004 Jyeshta 2012 Katari Veera Surasundarangi Kraanthiveera Sangolli Raayanna The Hitlist Kannada version trailer 2013 Shravani Subramanya 2014 Aryan Haggada Kone : End of the Rope 2015 Bangalore 560023 2016 Ricky Jai Maruthi 800 Chakravyuha Mandya to Mumbai 2017 Raaga 2018 Thayige Thakka Maga Bharatipura Cross Short film 2019 Udgharsha For trailer Sudeep Voice over retained in all languages:
Television + List of Sudeepa television credits Year Title Role Notes 1996 Premada Kadambari 2010 Pyate Hudgir Halli Life Mentor Season 1 2013–present Bigg Boss Kannada Host 13 seasons + 1 mini season 2013 Super Kutumba Guest 2015 Majaa Talkies Season 1 (Episode 33, 34) 2016 Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 (Episode 33, 34) Kick Season 1 (Episode 13, 14) Vaarasdaara Producer 2016 – 2017 (Total Episodes) 2017 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa – Kannada Guest Season 13 (Episode 4) 2019 The Kapil Sharma Show Hindi show Bigg Boss Hindi Hindi showSeason 13 2020 Bigg Boss Telugu Season 4 Anubandha Awards Episode 14 / Part 2 2021 Zee Kutumba Awards Episode 5 Cookku with Kirikku 2 Episodes (Inauguration Episode) 2022 Dance Karnataka Dance Season 6 (Episode 23, 24) Geluvina Saradara Vikrant Rona Varamahalaxmi Festival special Talk Show Bigg Boss Kannada OTT Host Season 1
See also List of awards and nominations received by Sudeepa
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