
Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1973), better known mononymously as Sudeep or as Kichcha Sudeep, is an Indian film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer, who primarily works in Kannada language films, in addition to appearances in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil language films.
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.
Sudeep is known for his performances in the Kannada films Sparsha (2000), Huchcha (2001), Nandhi (2002), Kiccha (2003), Swathi Muthu (2003), My Autograph (2006), No 73, Shanthi Nivasa (2007, also the director), Mussanjemaatu (2008), Veera Madakari (2009), Just Maath Maathalli (2010), Kempe Gowda (2011), the Telugu-Tamil bilingual Eega (2012) and the Hindi film Dabangg 3 (2019).
Here are some interesting facts about kichcha sudeep.
1. Sudeep lived on Rs.500 per month in his early days
Sudeep known to have lived on Rs.500 per month during his struggling days. Being a son of Hotelier, Sudeep had no cinema background and his interests towards singing and music drew him to the movies. He started his career with a movie called ‘Sparsha’ under the direction of Sunil Kumar Desai, however, his first breakthrough was ‘Huccha’ which went on to become ‘Tere Naam’ in Hindi with Salman Khan in a lead role.
2. Sudeep comes from a business family
is father is in a hotel business. Sudeep studied mechanical engineering from Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering. He also plays excellent cricket and wanted to make his career in cricket.
3. Sudeep’s Journey in Bollywood and Tollywood
Sudeep is the only Kannada actor who has received accolades from other film industries. He made his Debut with Phoonk (Hindi) under the direction of Ram Gopal Verma. The actor continued to appear in Phoonk 2 and Raktha Charitra 2 which got him a huge fan base in Bollywood as well.
4. Sudeep Loves Veg-Biriyani, Ragi Mudde, and Roti
With Big-Boss and the associated cookery show, we have seen Sudeep’s versatility in cooking. The actor has his own kitchen in the house and he loves to cook for his friends. Be it a party, family get-together or any moment of celebration, Sudeep and cooking make a great pair.
5. Sudeep’s Favourite Actors
Sudeep is everyone’s favourite in the Industry but Sudeep’s favourites are Vishnuvardhan, Upendra, Rajnikanth and Brad Pitt. When it comes to favourite heroines, it is Bharathi Vishnuvardhan and Aishwarya Rai.
6. Back-to-Back Mega Hits in Sandalwood
Movies like Kempe Gowda, Vishnuvardhana, Koti Gobba 2, and Hebbuli went on become humungous hits making Sudeep, the darling of Kannada film industry. The actor has also shown his versatility in Singing, Direction, Anchoring (Big Boss), Cricket (CCL) and no doubt, he is the man of both Class and Mass.