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Sudeep

Sudeep

Actor, also writer · Born September 2, 1973 (53) · Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

Sudeepa is an actor, director, producer and singer who hails from from Shimoga, Karnataka. He stars primarily in Kannada films. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Kannada for three consecutive years and also won the Karnataka State Award.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 2, 1973 (53)
From
Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Sudeep's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
26%
Power
14%
Ideas
9%
Self
7%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 7

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 9
Shadow
3 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
7
Triumphant
5
Melancholic
4
Joyful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Rousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sudeep's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Sudeep's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Devaraaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Sri Krishna Devaraaya

  • BRB: First Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Billa, Ranga, Baasha

  • KD: The Devil(2026)

    as Kaala Bhairava

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mark(2025)

    Producer · as Ajay Markendeya

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Baahubali: The Epic(2025)

    as Aslam Khan

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • MAX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Arjun Mahakshay

  • Kabzaa(2023)

    as Bhargava Bakshi

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ravi Bopanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Bigg Boss Kannada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Actor

  • Vikrant Rona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Vikrant Rona

  • Kotigobba 3(2021)

    Writer · as Sathya/Shiva

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Dabangg 3(2019)

    as Balli Singh

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy(2019)

    as Avukuraju

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Pailwaan(2019)

    as Pailwan Krishna

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ambi Ning Vayassaytho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Young Ambi

  • The Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Rama

  • Raju Kannada Medium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Raaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Vocals

  • Hebbuli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Ram

  • Mukunda Murari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Kotigobba 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Sathya / Shiva

  • Jigarthanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Luv U Alia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Puli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Thalapathy Jalatharangan

  • Baahubali: The Beginning(2015)

    as Aslam Khan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ranna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bhargava Chandra/Driver Chandu

  • Maanikya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay · as 'Maanikya' Vijay

  • Rangan Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Action(2013)

    as Guest Appearance

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bachchan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bharath

  • Bigg Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 103 episodes · Presenter · as Himself - Host

  • Varadanayaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Varadanayaka

  • Eega(2012)

    as Sudeep

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Katari Veera Surasundarangi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator

  • Vishnuvardhana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Vishnu aka Vishnuvardhana

  • Police Story 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Surya (Cameo)

  • Kempe Gowda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · as Kempe Gowda

  • Rakht Charitra 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as DCP Mohan Prasad

  • Veera Parampare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Rakht Charitra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as DCP Mohan Prasad

  • Kiccha Huccha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kiccha

  • Mr. Theertha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tiger Theertha

  • Aithalakkadi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Phoonk 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rajiv

  • Just Maath Maathalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Dialogue · Story · as Siddharth

  • Rann(2010)

    as Jay Malik

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Veera Madakari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay · as Muttatti Satyaraju / Madakari

  • Mast Maja Maadi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Phoonk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Rajiv

  • Mussanjemaathu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Pradeep

  • Gooli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kraanthiveera

  • #73, Shantinivasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Actor

  • Hubballi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as ACP Ajay Kumar Sarnayak

  • My Autograph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · as Shankar

  • Sye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Chakri

  • Kashi from Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Jyeshta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Nalla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Prashant/ Pacchi

  • Ranga SSLC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ranga

  • Swaathi Mutthu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shivayya

  • Paartha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Paartha

  • Kiccha(2003)

    as Kiccha aka Krishnan Mohan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Nandhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Nandhi

  • Dhum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Varada

  • Chandu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Vaalee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Deva, Shiva

  • Huccha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kiccha aka Sacchidananda

  • Sparsha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sudeep

  • Prathyartha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sudeep

  • Thayavva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Ashwatthama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Presenter

  • Kabzaa 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bhargava Bakshi

  • School Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Under 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Kicha Sudeep Directorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 76 titles, 69 of them dated from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

19972026

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2010Screen debut· Rakht Charitra
  • 2012First top-billed film· Eega

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting72 of 76: 63 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting7 of 76: 0 only directing, 7 with another roleWriting5 of 76: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing3 of 76: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 76: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

76 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s23 · 23 acting · 3 crew2010s35 · 32 acting · 6 crew2020s9 · 9 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 22% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sudeep's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Dabangg 3 (2019)

99th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Baahubali: The Epic (2025)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sudeep's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sudeep work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sudeep's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avinash shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers