Kichcha Sudeep has earned a huge name in the Tollywood industry and it is all because of his hard work and strong determination that brought him to this level. Very few people know that Kiccha Sudeep always wanted to be a cricketer before entering into the showbiz. He even represented his college in under-17 and under-19 cricket. Today this famous star celebrates his 47th birthday. We're going to tell you some very interesting facts about this star. Sudeep’s first directorial venture was My Autograph. Sudeep acted in the Kannada version of the Tamil film Autograph and Telugu film Swathi Muthyam. He had got the Filmfare Award for two consecutive years for them. Sudeep made his debut in Bollywood with the movie Phoonk. Tovino Thomas' upcoming film 'Minnal Murali' trailer released Kiccha Sudeep’s real name is Sudeep Sanjeev. ‘Kiccha’ was his one of movie names which gave him popularity. Before this movie, nobody knew about his name. Hence people recognized him as a Kiccha. Since then he is popularly known as Kiccha Sudeep in Karnataka. The movie Kiccha was the first blockbuster hit in his career. He got married to Priya Sudeep and the couple has a daughter named Saanvi Sudeep. Sudeep was the host for all the seasons of the Kannada version of the reality show Bigg Boss Kannada. If Metro's can operate then why not theatres?: Karnataka Film Exhibitors’ Association In his early days, Sudeep acted in a TV serial before he went on to act in films. Titled Premada Kadambari and directed by Sudhakar Bhandari, it was aired on Udaya TV. His first movie was Thayavva where he played the role of a supporting actor in the movie. He was last seen in Dabangg 3 and his other projects include Kotigobba 3, Phantom, Billa Ranga Baashaa and Thugs Of Malgudi. Keerthy Suresh's ethnic look will make you crazy for her beauty!