जीवनी: Sudeep (popularly also called Kichcha Sudeepa) is an actor, director, producer and singer, who hails from from Shimoga, Karnataka. He stars primarily in Kannada films and is well-known in Sandalwood, Tollywood and Bollywood.  He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Kannada for three consecutive years and also won Karnataka State Award.