Sudeep Sanjeev, known simply as Sudeep, is an Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, working primarily in Kannada films, born on September 2, 1973, in Shimoga, Mysore State (Karnataka), India. Sudeep started his career in a 1997 Kannada film called ‘Thayavva’. His breakthrough film was ‘Huchcha’ (2001), a romantic action film for which he won a Filmfare South – Best Actor Award.  Sudeep has starred in several Hindi films by Ram Gopal Varma: ‘Phoonk’ (2008), ‘Rann’ (2010), and ‘Rakta Charitra’ (2010). In 2012, he appeared as evil and obsessed industrialist in S. S. Rajamouli’s fantasy thriller ‘Eega’ (Telugu/Tamil). This awesomely creative movie won two National Film Awards – one for Best Feature Film in Telugu and one for Best Special Effects. Sudeep won a Filmfare South – Best Telugu Supporting Actor Award. Sudeep was a Persian arms trader in Baahubali 1 (2015). Other well-known movies are: ‘Nandhi’ (2002), ‘Swaathi Mutthu’ (2003), ‘Veera Madakari’ (2009), ‘Vishnuvardhana’ (2011), ‘Bachchan’ (2013), ‘Kotigobba 2’ (2016), and ‘Hebbuli’ (2017).  Sudeep is also a brand ambassador, television presenter, and playback singer. He also owns his own film production company, Kiccha Creations, after the nickname his fans gave him. He was seen as Salman Khan’s enemy in ‘Dabangg 3’ (2019), and in Chiranjeevi’s ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ (Telugu 2019). Sudeep’s latest movie is ‘Vikrant Rona’, a Kannada action-adventure film released in 2022.