As Kiccha Sudeepa rings in his birthday, take a look at his personal and professional life

Sudeepa, popularly kw as Kichcha Sudeepa, is a popular and beloved actor of South Indian film industry. Apart from being an actor, Sudeepa is also a director, producer, screenwriter, television presenter and singer who has given his fans many memorable projects. He is usually seen as a villain in many Bollywood movies. Sudeepa is also celebrating his 47th birthday today. So to commemorate actor on his birthday, here's a look at his life: 

Sudeepa early life and childhood

Sudeepa was born in Shimoga district in Karnataka on September 2, 1973. His parents are Sanjeev Manjappa and Saroja Manjappa. A report by Banglore Beats mentioned that actor was very shy in his childhood. Sudeepa finished his bachelor's degree in industrial and production engineering in Bangalore and attended Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai.

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Sudeepa's family

Sudeepa is married to Priya Rhakrishna, whom he met in Banglore in 2000. After a year, y got married in 2001. Priya used to work in a bank and in an airline job. After ir marri, y h a daughter in 2004 and named her Saanvi Sudeep. Indian Express reported that ir marri went through some ups and downs in 2015 but couple stuck toger. 

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Sudeepa's films

Sudeepa ms his acting debut in 1997 Kana film Thayavva. film was directed by V. Umakanth and starred Charan Raj, Umashree and Sindhu in pivotal roles. Sandeepa me his Bollywood debut in 2008 film Phoonk, which was a horror film directed by Ram Gopal Verma.

film featured Amruta Khanvilkar as Aarti, Ahsaas Channa as Raksha and Kenny Desai as Anshuman in main roles alongside Sudeep. film was liked by many and did well with critics. 

After se two movies, he did many films and most of his films were quite successful. His memorable movies are Sparsha (2000), Huchcha (2001), Nandhi (2002), Kiccha (2003), Swathi Muthu (2003), My Autograph (2006),  73, Shanthi Nivasa (2007), Mussanjemaatu (2008), Veera Makari (2009), Just Maath Maathalli (2010), Kempe Gowda (2011) and he was also seen in Dabangg 3. 

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In terms of his upcoming work, he will soon be seen in Kotigobba 3, which will be in Kanna langu. film will be directed by Shiva Karthik and has a wonderful cast. film features actors like Monna Sebastian, Shrdha Das, Aftab Shivdasani, Nawab Shah and P. Ravishankar in pivotal roles alongside Sudeepa. movie is being highly anticipated by fans of actor. 

Sudeepa's awards

Sudeepa has won many awards in his fruitful career. He has gained minations at t only India film award ceremonies but also at many foreign awards events like Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Mrid International Film Festival and more. He won three Best Actor awards in year 2001 to 2003 for his films at Kanna Films Awards. He won best villain award at  Toronto After Dark Film Festival and list goes on. He also won Achievement in Cinema award in 2016 at Zee Dashaka Sambhrama. 

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Promo Pic Credit: Sudeepa's Instagram