Sudeep Sanjeev (born 2 September 1971),also known as Kichcha Sudeepa, is an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and television presenter, who primarily works in Kannada films. He has also worked in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kannada cinema. He is the first Kannada actors to be listed in the Forbes list of top 100 celebrities of India since 2013.He has received several awards including four Filmfare awards, two Karnataka State Film Awards and one Nandi Award.