{{short description|Indian actor and director (born 1971)}} {{pp-blp|small=yes}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Sudeepa | image = Sudeep interview TeachAIDS.jpg | caption = Sudeepa in 2013 | birth_name = Sudeep Sanjeev | education = Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (BE) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|09|02|df=yes}} | other_names = Deepu,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudeep is also known as Deepu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/did-you-know/sudeep-is-also-known-as-deepu/articleshow/37757099.cms |work=The Times of India |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref><br/>Abhinaya Chakravarthy<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudeep reaches yet another landmark, completes nine years as the industry's 'Abhinaya Chakravarthy' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudeep-reaches-yet-another-landmark-completes-nine-years-as-the-industrys-abhinaya-chakravarthy/articleshow/83952579.cms |work=The Times of India |date=29 June 2021 |access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = Shimoga, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|television presenter|singer}} | years_active = 1997–present | works = Full list | spouse = {{marriage|Priya Radhakrishna|2001}} | children = 1 | honors = Full list | website = }}
'''Sudeep Sanjeev''' (born 2 September 1971),<ref name="interview">{{cite AV media |people=Sudeep |date=23 April 2016 |title=Weekend With Ramesh Season 2 - Episode 33 - 23 Apr 2016 |url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/weekend-with-ramesh-season-2/0-6-191/weekend-with-ramesh-season-2-episode-33-april-23-2016-full-episode/0-1-45343 |access-date=8 June 2021 |time=16:05, 19:20 |publisher=zee5.com |lang=kn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=On Sudeep's 50th birthday, five films that made him a force to reckon with |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/on-sudeep-50th-birthday-five-films-that-made-him-a-force-to-reckon-with-7483747 |access-date=8 June 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=2 September 2021}}</ref> also known as '''Sudeepa''', is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada cinema. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada films and also featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Ponnappa |first1=Sanjay |date=24 December 2024 |title=Kichcha Sudeep: Struggles to stardom, inspiring journey of Sandalwood superstar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/kichcha-sudeep-from-struggles-to-stardom-journey-of-the-sandalwood-superstar-from-sparsha-to-max-and-more-2654409-2024-12-24 |magazine=India Today |access-date=25 January 2025}}</ref> He has received several awards including four Filmfare awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and one Nandi Award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nandi Awards: Here's the complete list of winners for 2012 and 2013 |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/nandi-awards-here-s-the-complete-list-of-winners-for-2012-and-2013/story-98h1g3ETtYipb4qGVgcgaM.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 March 2017 |access-date=25 January 2025}}</ref>
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 ''Huchcha'' (2001), and further starred in several commercially successful films including ''Nandhi'' (2002), ''Kiccha'' (2003), ''Swathi Muthu'' (2003), ''My Autograph'' (2006), ''No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' (2007), ''Mussanjemaatu'' (2008), ''Veera Madakari'' (2009), ''Just Maath Maathalli'' (2010), ''Vishnuvardhana'' (2011), ''Kempe Gowda'' (2011), ''Maanikya'' (2014), ''Ranna'' (2015), ''Kotigobba 2'' (2016), ''Hebbuli'' (2017), ''The Villain'' (2018), ''Pailwaan'' (2019), Telugu-Hindi bilingual ''Rakta Charitra'', the Telugu-Tamil bilingual ''Eega'' (2012) and the Hindi films<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barua |first=Richa |date=12 October 2012 |title=Makkhi sets a new trend |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Makkhi-sets-a-new-trend/articleshow/16781464.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402140756/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Makkhi-sets-a-new-trend/articleshow/16781464.cms |archive-date=2 April 2016 |access-date=2 April 2016 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> ''Phoonk'' (2008) and ''Dabangg 3'' (2019).<ref>{{cite news |title=Fame flies for Sudeep |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kannada-superstar-sudeep-of-naan-ee-fame-talks-about-his-next-film-and-making-fans-in-japan/article6275474.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 August 2014 |access-date=12 April 2015 |archive-date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150412113353/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kannada-superstar-sudeep-of-naan-ee-fame-talks-about-his-next-film-and-making-fans-in-japan/article6275474.ece |url-status=live}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/KicchaSudeep |title=Kichcha Sudeepa (@KicchaSudeep) {{!}} Twitter |website=twitter.com |language=en |access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> His performance in the 2001 film, ''Huchcha'', earned him the nickname Kichcha Sudeepa by his fans.
==Early life== 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.<ref name="interview"/> He represented the college in under-17 cricket.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} He attended the Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai, where he overcame his 'shyness'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sudeep Sanjeev – 'Sparsha' of the Kannada film industry |url=http://www.bangalorebest.com/cityresources/Entertainment/sudeep.php |publisher=bangalorebest.com |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006091911/http://www.bangalorebest.com/cityresources/Entertainment/sudeep.php |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== ===Actor=== 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''.<ref>{{cite news |title=An actor of instinct |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/289910/an-actor-instinct.html |access-date=26 July 2022 |work=Deccan Herald |date=3 November 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sudeep-takes-to-numerology/articleshow/15103799.cms |title=Sudeep takes to numerology |date=14 January 2017 |work=The Times of India |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanth |first1=K. Rajani |last2=Bhat |first2=Varada |date=24 January 2013 |title=Eega 'flies high' at box office |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/eega-flies-high-at-box-office-112071000084_1.html |work=Business Standard India |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> 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'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jha |first1=Lata |title=Kannada star Sudeepa to release new film on 28 July |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/kannada-star-sudeep-to-release-new-film-on-28-july-11656997888236.html |access-date=26 July 2022 |work=Mint |date=5 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=No tokens, no cash transactions: How Delhi metro travel will change |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/details-being-chalked-out-as-delhi-metro-prepares-to-reopen-after-five-months-6575579/ |work=The Indian Express |date=30 August 2020 |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref>
He frequently sings in his screen roles, including ''Vaalee'' (2001), ''Chandu'' (2002), ''Ranga SSLC'' (2004), ''Nalla'' (2004), ''#73, Shaanthi Nivaasa'' (2007), ''Veera madakari'' (2009), ''Kempe Gowda'' (2011), ''Bachchan'' (2013)<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sudeep/filmography.html Sudeep Filmography, Sudeep Movies, Sudeep Films] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201216/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sudeep/filmography.html |date=29 October 2013 }}. entertainment.oneindia.in.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Khan Introduces Dabangg 3 Villain Kiccha Sudeep with New Video |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/salman-khan-introduces-dabangg-3-villain-kiccha-sudeep-with-new-video-2421215.html |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=News18 |date=12 December 2019}}</ref> He also plays Avuku Raju in ''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.'' Sudeepa's next ''Vikrant Rona'', directed by Anup Bhandari, featured Nirup Bhandari and Neetha Ashok.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2021 |title=Sudeep's Vikrant Rona illuminates Dubai's Burj Khalifa |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/sudeep-vikrant-rona-illuminates-dubai-burj-khalifa-7169651/ |first=Manoj Kumar |last=R |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He played a supporting role ''Kabzaa'' starring Upendra.
Sudeepa completed his 26 years in film industry.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sudeep celebrates 25 years in films, at Anubandha awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/kannada/sudeep-celebrates-25-years-in-films-at-anubandha-awards/articleshow/80282779.cms |access-date=16 January 2021 |website=The Times of India |date=15 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===Director and producer=== 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'', ''Veera Madakari'', ''Just Maath Maathalli'', ''Kempe Gowda'' and ''Maanikya''. He also wrote the script for ''Just Maath Maathalli''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/05/south-kannada-movie-review-just-math-mathalli.htm |title=Just Math Mathalli is for die-hard romantics |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=5 February 2010 |access-date=10 March 2011 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623193824/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/05/south-kannada-movie-review-just-math-mathalli.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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).<ref>{{cite news |title=Suhasini opts out of Ambareesh's 'Ambi Ning Vayassaytho' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/suhasini-opts-out-ambareesh-s-ambi-ning-vayassaytho-79130 |access-date=26 July 2022 |work=The News Minute |date=6 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
===Television=== 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sudeep-to-host-reality-show-news-kannada-kkfq9mibggdsi.html |title=Sudeep to host reality show |website=Sify |date=10 May 2010 |access-date=8 July 2014 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921193748/https://www.sify.com/movies/sudeep-to-host-reality-show-news-kannada-kkfq9mibggdsi.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=35&News_id=38089 Actor Sudeep to anchor ‘Pyate Hudgeer, Halli Lifu’ on Suvarna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195407/http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=35&News_id=38089 |date=29 October 2013 }}. Exchange4media.com (8 May 2010).</ref> 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.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130615120546/http://m.tellychakkar.com/news/sudeep-host-bigg-boss-kannada Sudeep to host Bigg Boss Kannada]. M.tellychakkar.com (28 February 2013).</ref> He continued to host the second season on Asianet Suvarna.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/suvarna-sets-high-hopes-with-bigg-boss-kannada-2-140624 |title=Suvarna sets high hopes with Bigg Boss Kannada 2 |date=24 June 2014 |work=Indian Television Dot Com |access-date=18 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Colors Kannada (formerly ETV Kannada) regained the rights to the show in 2015 with Sudeepa signing a five-season deal<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bigg-boss-kannada-kiccha-sudeep-turns-salman-khan-sandalwood-gets-record-offer-host-show-639927 |title='Bigg Boss Kannada': Kiccha Sudeep Turns 'Salman Khan of Sandalwood', Gets Record Offer to Host Show on Small Screen |last=IBTimes |work=International Business Times, India Edition |access-date=18 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/omg-what-is-sudeep-remuneration-for-hosting-bigg-boss/articlecontent-pf95465-191215.html |title=OMG! What Is Sudeep's Remuneration To Host Bigg Boss? |date=20 July 2015 |work=filmibeat.com |access-date=18 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> to host the show which was estimated to be around {{INRConvert|20|c|lk=on|year=2015}} which was a landmark deal in Kannada television industry.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}
==Personal life== Sudeepa is the captain of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team that competes in the Celebrity Cricket League.<ref name="ccl">{{cite web |url=http://ccl.in/team/karnataka-bulldozers |title=Karnataka Bulldozers |publisher=Celebrity Cricket League |website=ccl.in |access-date=3 November 2016 |archive-date=18 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118023759/http://ccl.in/team/karnataka-bulldozers |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Sudeepa met Priya Radhakrishna, Malayali, in Bangalore, in 2000 and they married in 2001.<ref name="bm1">{{cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/Sudeep-Priya-call-it-quits-after-14-yrs/articleshow/48927346.cms |title=Sudeep, Priya call it quits after 14 yrs |publisher=Bangalore Mirror |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912051443/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/cover-story/Sudeep-Priya-call-it-quits-after-14-yrs/articleshow/48927346.cms |archive-date=12 September 2015 |access-date=12 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Priya worked in an airline company and then in a bank, prior to their marriage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala, Karnataka actors are sidelined in Bollywood: Sudeep |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kerala-karnataka-actors-are-sidelined-in-bollywood-sudeep/article306771.ece |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=The Hindu |date=27 March 2010}}</ref> Their only child, Saanvi, was born in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudeep's going strong at 40! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sudeeps-going-strong-at-40/articleshow/22206066.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=2 September 2013 |access-date=1 October 2014 |archive-date=21 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221224441/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sudeeps-going-strong-at-40/articleshow/22206066.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Sudeepa launched Stage 360°, an events management company, that his wife took an active part In.<ref name="the stage 360 TOI">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/Launch-of-Kannada-star-Sudeeps-event-management-company-Stage-360-at-Bangalore/articlephotos/25998328.cms |title=Launch of Kannada star Sudeep's event management company Stage 360° at Bangalore |newspaper=The Times of India |date=18 November 2013 |access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> The couple split in September 2015, later they reconciled. <ref>{{cite news |title=Bengaluru: Actor Sudeep, Priya to end their 14-year marriage |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=352992 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=Daijiworld.com |date=11 September 2015 |archive-date=12 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912165244/http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=352992 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bm1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Sudeep, Priya to End Their 14-Year Marriage |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Actor-Sudeep-Priya-to-End-Their-14-Year-Marriage/2015/09/12/article3023643.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195439/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Actor-Sudeep-Priya-to-End-Their-14-Year-Marriage/2015/09/12/article3023643.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=12 September 2015 |work=The New Indian Express |date=12 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Murthy |first1=T. N. Vasudev |title=Sudeep-Priya's marriage back on track |url=http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/entertainment/sudeep-priyas-marriage-back-on-track |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309122742/http://newsable.asianetnews.tv/entertainment/sudeep-priyas-marriage-back-on-track |archive-date=9 March 2017 |work=Asianet |access-date=9 March 2017 |date=6 July 2016}}</ref>
==In the media== [[File:Sudeep TeachAIDS.jpg|thumb|Sudeepa recording for TeachAids]] Sudeepa has been described by the critics as one of the most talented actors in Kannada cinema.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sudeep: Back with My Autograph |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/09sudeep.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref> He was listed first in the ''Times 25 Most Desirable Men in Bangalore'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangalore Times Most Desirable Men 2012 - Top 25 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/kannada/news-interviews/Bangalore-Times-Most-Desirable-Men-2012--Top-25/articleshow/20153484.cms?referral=PM |website=The Times of India | date=21 May 2013 |access-date=6 October 2015}}</ref> In 2012, he was given a title, "Abhinaya Chakravarthy", by a Kannada organisation, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=Sudeepa now Abhinaya Chakravarthy |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/72-sudeepa-now-abhinaya-chakravarthy.html |access-date=6 October 2015 |work=Chitraloka |date=20 June 2012 |archive-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008041427/http://www.chitraloka.com/news/72-sudeepa-now-abhinaya-chakravarthy.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2012, Sudeepa was signed as the Brand Ambassador of Joyalukkas, a Jewellery Retail Chain.<ref>[http://www.joyalukkasindia.com/NewsDt.aspx?hID=194 Joyalukkas India Pvt. Ltd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217060834/http://www.joyalukkasindia.com/NewsDt.aspx?hID=194 |date=17 December 2013 }}. Joyalukkasindia.com (15 May 2013).</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Sudeep-to-endorse-jewellery-brand/articleshow/17625592.cms Sudeep to endorse jewellery brand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217071433/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-15/news-interviews/35836329_1_jewellery-brand-kannada-star-sudeep-brand-endorsement |date=17 December 2013 }}. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (15 December 2012).</ref> In 2013, he was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Bangalore Traffic Police Department and Income Tax Department.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sudeep-All-Set-for-the-Real-Act/2013/12/17/article1949279.ece Sudeep All Set for the Real Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218155721/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/Sudeep-All-Set-for-the-Real-Act/2013/12/17/article1949279.ece |date=18 December 2013 }} newindianexpress.com (17 December 2013)</ref> In 2014, he was appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Intex Technologies (India) Mobiles & Paragon Footwear.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/brands/intex-targets-revenue-of-rs-6500-crore-by-2016-to-focus-on-south-india-140816 |title=Intex targets revenue of Rs 6500 crore by 2016; to focus on south India |publisher=www.indiantelevision.com |date=16 August 2014 |access-date=16 August 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |author=A. Sharadhaa |title=For a cause, Sandalwood lends its voice |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/For-a-cause-Sandalwood-lends-its-voice/2013/11/21/article1901892.ece |access-date=7 October 2015 |work=The New Indian Express |date=21 November 2013}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/pic-moment-sudeep-teams-up-with-ananth-nag-for-olx-ad-204027.html |title=Sudeep teams up with Anant Nag for OLX ad |publisher=www.filmibeat.com |date=3 November 2015 |access-date=14 January 2016 |archive-date=27 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127022006/http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/pic-moment-sudeep-teams-up-with-ananth-nag-for-olx-ad-204027.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2021 |title=Aamir Khan, Kichcha Sudeep and other celebs to play chess against Viswanathan Anand |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aamir-khan-kichcha-sudeep-and-other-celebs-play-chess-against-viswanathan-anand-150556 |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, he was appointed brand ambassador of Karnataka Animal Husbandry Department's cow adoption programme.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lokesh |first1=Vinay |title=Sudeep appointed brand ambassador of Karnataka Animal Husbandry board |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudeep-appointed-brand-ambassador-of-karnataka-animal-husbandry-board/articleshow/93951396.cms |access-date=5 October 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=3 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McGourty|first=Colin|date=14 June 2021|title=Billionaire Nikhil Kamath admits to beating Vishy Anand using unfair means|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/news/billionaire-admits-cheating-against-anand-in-charity-simul|website=Chess24|language=en}}</ref> Chess.com suspended their accounts for violating fair play.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 June 2021|title=Sajid Nadiadwala - Chess Profile|url=https://www.chess.com/member/sajidnadiadwala|website=Chess.com|language=en}}</ref>
=== Humanitarian work === 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 the COVID-19 pandemic who were unable to get work.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudeep's charitable society offers scholarship for meritorious student |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudeeps-charitable-society-offers-scholarship-for-meritorious-student/articleshow/77182169.cms |access-date=21 February 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=26 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kiccha Sudeep forms a team which is visiting homes of senior Kannada actors to provide them necessary help |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/kannada/article/kiccha-sudeep-forms-a-team-which-is-visiting-the-homes-of-senior-kannada-actors-to-provide-them-necessary-help/759343 |access-date=21 February 2022 |work=Times Now |date=20 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
== Political affiliations == 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2023 |title=Kichcha Sudeep: I will only campaign for BJP, not contest Karnataka assembly election 2023 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/karnataka/news/i-will-only-campaign-for-bjp-not-contest-assembly-polls-kannada-actor-kichcha-sudeep/articleshow/99263298.cms?from=mdr |access-date=6 April 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== Filmography == {{Main|Sudeepa filmography}}
==Awards and nominations== {{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Sudeepa}}
== Discography == ===As playback singer=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: margin;" |- ! scope="col"| Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the album was released.}} ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Film ! scope="col"| Composer ! scope="col"| Co-singer(s) ! scope="col"| Notes ! scope="col"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | "O Sona" | rowspan="2"| ''Vaalee'' | rowspan="2"| Rajesh Ramanath | Hariharan | |<ref>{{cite web |title=O Sona song details |date=19 August 2001 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/o-sona/1002183293?i=1002183295 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> |- | "Vasantha Maasadalli" | P. Unnikrishnan<br />Anuradha Sriram | | |- | 2002 | "Sontada" | ''Chandu'' | Gurukiran | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Sontada song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/sonta/id983404097?i=983404102 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605022052/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/sonta/id983404097?i=983404102 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2016 |publisher=itunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | 2003 | "Pataisu" | ''Black and White'' | Rajesh Ramanath | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Pataisu song details |date=22 June 2003 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/pataisu/1004731143?i=1004732085 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | 2004 | "Dove Dove Duniya" | rowspan="2"| ''Ranga SSLC'' | rowspan="2"| Sandeep Chowta | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Dove Dove Duniya song details |date=23 March 2004 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/dove-dove-duniya/1004726783?i=1004726785 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | "Bhoomi Yake" | Raju Ananthaswamy<br />Shamitha Malnad | | |- | "Macha Dove Hodiyod" | ''Nalla'' | Venkat Narayan | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Macha Dove Hodiyod song details |date = 19 May 2004|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/macha-dove-hodiyod/id988639417?i=988639421 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605020527/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/macha-dove-hodiyod/id988639417?i=988639421 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2016 |publisher=itunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | 2007 | "Ondu Olle Kathe" | ''No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' | Bharadwaj | Shiva Rajkumar | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Ondhu Olle Kathe song details |date=11 March 2007 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/ondhu-olle-kathe/1046326845?i=1046327318 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | 2009 | "Jinta Tha" | ''Veera Madakari'' | M. M. Keeravani | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Jintha Tha song details |date=6 January 2009 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/jintha-tha/1031524407?i=1031524410 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | 2011 | "Hale Radio" | ''Kempe Gowda'' | Arjun Janya | Shamitha Malnad | Nominated—Times Film Awards Best Singer Male – Kannada |<ref>{{cite web |title=Hale Radio song |date=10 January 2011 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/hale-radio/id996656605?i=996656607 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605022130/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/hale-radio/id996656605?i=996656607 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2016 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | 2013 | "Onchuru" | ''Bachchan'' | V. Harikrishna | Indu Nagaraj | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Onchuru song details |date=3 May 2016 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/onchuru/id1109368637?i=1109368746 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202085309/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/onchuru/id1109368637?i=1109368746 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2017 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | "Kanasige Koneyilla" | ''Ring Road'' | Vani Harikrishna | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Kanasige Koneyilla song details |date=3 May 2016 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/kanasige-koneyilla/id1110636334?i=1110636516 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202085335/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/kanasige-koneyilla/id1110636334?i=1110636516 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2017 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> |- | "Jodi Hakki" | ''Rhaatee'' | V. Harikrishna | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Jodakki song details |date=3 May 2016 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/jodakki/id1110300749?i=1110301110 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202085259/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/jodakki/id1110300749?i=1110301110 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2017 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | "Damaru Bole" | rowspan="2"| ''Mandya to Mumbai'' | rowspan="2"| Charan Raj | Charan Raj | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Damaru Bole song details |date=23 January 2015 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/damaru-bole/996999860?i=997000237 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | "Deola Deola" | Sangeetha Katti | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Deola Deola |date=23 January 2015 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/deola-deola/996999860?i=997000247 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2016 | "Tiger Tiger" | ''Tiger'' | Arjun Janya | | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiger Tiger song details |date=15 November 2016 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/tiger-tiger/1176689594?i=1176689831 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=1 April 2017}}</ref> |- | "Huna Huna" |''Kotigobba 2'' | D Imman | Shashaa Tirupathi, Mc Rude | | |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | Hatharike Bappa Re | ''Uppu Huli Khara'' | Juda Sandy | | | |- | "Ivale Nanna Hudugi" | ''Naa Panta Kano'' | S. Narayan | | |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chitraloka.com/news/14115-sudeep-sings-for-panta.html |title=Sudeep Sings For Panta |publisher=Chitraloka |access-date=23 June 2017}}</ref> |- | 2025 || "Varum Vetri" || {{n/a}} || Amresh Ganesh || || Tamil indie song || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2025/Dec/05/shaam-presents-indie-song-varum-vetri-a-high-energy-number-sung-by-kichcha-sudeep|title=Shaam presents indie song 'Varum Vetri', a high-energy number sung by Kichcha Sudeep|date=5 December 2025|website=Cinema Express}}</ref> |}
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