Entertainment News Desk- Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep is celebrating his birthday today i.e. on 2 September. The actor has made headlines not only in Kannada but also in Tamil, Telugu and English cinema with his tremendous acting. Kiccha Sudeep also hosts the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ Kannada. The actor’s real name is Sudeep Sanjeev, but now he adds Kiccha to his name. Why does Sudeep add Kiccha to his name? The story behind this is quite interesting.
The actor started his career in the world of TV. He got a lot of recognition from the TV serial ‘Prema Kadambari’, after which Sudeep entered the world of cinema in the year 1997 with ‘Thayava’. However, he got real recognition from SS Rajamouli’s film ‘Eega’ i.e. ‘Makkhi’. Many people are not aware of why Sudeep adds Kicha to his name? So let us tell you that he got this name due to the film Huccha released in the year 2001. Sudeep’s character Kicha in Huccha was liked so much by the audience that both Sudeep’s name and career reached new heights and since then he started adding Kicha Sudeep to his name.
Sudeep has made a lot of headlines with his strong acting in films like Sparsha, Huccha, Veera Madakari, Run, Hebbuli, The Villain, Pahalwan. He has won the Kannada Filmfare Best Actor Award for three consecutive years for Huccha, Nandini and Swati Muthu. Kicha is not only a great actor but is also adept in many other arts. Along with acting, Kicha has also shown his talent as a director, singing and screen writer.
Kicha has lent his voice as a singer in about 20 films. Kicha Sudeep has also worked in English cinema. Sudeep made his debut in English cinema with Ram Gopal Varma’s film Phoonk released in 2008 and after this he also appeared in Run, Phoonk 2, Raktcharitra Part One and Two, Dabangg 3. During Dabangg, Sudeep’s bonding with Salman Khan was much talked about. Like other celebs, Kicha Sudeep has also been in the headlines many times regarding his personal life. In 2001, Kicha Sudeep married Priya Radhakrishnan and the couple has a daughter. Kicha Sudeep also runs a charitable trust, which is always at the forefront to help underprivileged school children.
