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| name = Darshan | | name = Darshan | ||
| image = Darshan | | image = Darshan Thoogudeepa (1).jpg | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|2|16|df=yes}}<ref name="Darshan DOB">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-fans-donate-food-to-siddaganaga-mutt-on-his-birthday/articleshow/68019784.cms|title=Darshan's fans donate food to Siddaganaga Mutt on his birthday|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|2|16|df=yes}}<ref name="Darshan DOB">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/darshans-fans-donate-food-to-siddaganaga-mutt-on-his-birthday/articleshow/68019784.cms|title=Darshan's fans donate food to Siddaganaga Mutt on his birthday|website=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
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'''Darshan Thoogudeepa''', known mononymously as '''Darshan,''' is an Indian actor, producer, and distributor who works predominantly in [[Kannada]] films.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Thoogudeepa-productions-now-diversifies/articleshow/19834936.cms</ref> | '''Darshan Thoogudeepa''', known mononymously as '''Darshan,''' is an Indian actor, producer, and distributor who works predominantly in [[Kannada]] films.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Thoogudeepa-productions-now-diversifies/articleshow/19834936.cms</ref> He began his acting career in soap operas and small films in the mid-1990s. His first film in a lead role was in the 2001 film Kannada movie ''[[Majestic (film)|Majestic]]''. | ||
Darshan starred in commercially successful films such as ''[[Kariya (film)|Kariya]]'' (2003), ''[[Namma Preethiya Ramu]]'' (2003), ''[[Kalasipalya (film)|Kalasipalya]]'' (2005), ''[[Gaja (film)|Gaja]]'' (2008), ''[[Navagraha (film)| Navagraha]]'' (2008),''[[Saarathi]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bulbul (2013 film)|Bulbul]]'' (2013) ''[[Yajamana (2019 film)| Yajamana]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/433062/challenging-limits.html |title=Challenging limits |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> His performances in ''[[Anatharu]]'' (2007) and ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangolli Rayanna]]'' (2012) won him praise from critics; his performance in the latter as the 19th-century warrior [[Sangolli Rayanna]] won him the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]]. | Darshan starred in commercially successful films such as ''[[Kariya (film)|Kariya]]'' (2003), ''[[Namma Preethiya Ramu]]'' (2003), ''[[Kalasipalya (film)|Kalasipalya]]'' (2005), ''[[Gaja (film)|Gaja]]'' (2008), ''[[Navagraha (film)|Navagraha]]'' (2008),''[[Saarathi]]'' (2011) and ''[[Bulbul (2013 film)|Bulbul]]'' (2013) ''[[Yajamana (2019 film)|Yajamana]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/433062/challenging-limits.html |title=Challenging limits |work=Deccan Herald |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> His performances in ''[[Anatharu]]'' (2007) and ''[[Sangolli Rayanna (film)|Sangolli Rayanna]]'' (2012) won him praise from critics; his performance in the latter as the 19th-century warrior [[Sangolli Rayanna]] won him the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor]]. | ||
One of the leading contemporary actors of Kannada cinema,<ref>{{cite news |title=Darshan double bonanza in 'Kurukshetra': Sources say he'll play Karna and Duryodhana |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/darshan-double-bonanza-kurukshetra-sources-say-he-ll-play-karna-and-duryodhana-63308 |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=thenewsminute.com |date=7 June 2017}}</ref> Darshan established the production house Thoogudeepa Productions in 2006. Its first production was ''[[Jothe Jotheyali]]'', with Darshan in a special appearance.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |first=Manu |last=Aiyappa |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/bangalore/30164460_1_actor-darshan-roles-hero |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103102738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/bangalore/30164460_1_actor-darshan-roles-hero |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Actor Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 10.25 crore per film |date=16 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref> | One of the leading contemporary actors of Kannada cinema,<ref>{{cite news |title=Darshan double bonanza in 'Kurukshetra': Sources say he'll play Karna and Duryodhana |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/darshan-double-bonanza-kurukshetra-sources-say-he-ll-play-karna-and-duryodhana-63308 |access-date=12 November 2017 |work=thenewsminute.com |date=7 June 2017}}</ref> Darshan established the production house Thoogudeepa Productions in 2006. Its first production was ''[[Jothe Jotheyali]]'', with Darshan in a special appearance.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news |first=Manu |last=Aiyappa |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/bangalore/30164460_1_actor-darshan-roles-hero |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103102738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/bangalore/30164460_1_actor-darshan-roles-hero |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |title=Actor Darshan: From Rs 200 per day to Rs 10.25 crore per film |date=16 September 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 September 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Darshan was born to Indian film actor [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas|Srinivas Thoogudeepa]] and Meena on 16 February 1977.<ref name="Darshan DOB" /> ''Thoogudeepa'' is a 1966 Kannada film in which Srinivas acted and gained fame, following which the sobriquet stuck to his name. His father often played the roles of menacing villains in [[Kannada cinema]]. Against his father's wishes, Darshan enrolled in [[Ninasam]], a theatre training institute in [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], prior to his father's death in 1995.<ref name="dr">{{cite AV media |people=Darshan |date=30 January 2016 |title=Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 – Episode 11 – January 30, 2016 – Full Episode |language=kn |url=http://www.zeekannadatv.com/shows/weekend-with-ramesh-season2/video/weekend-with-ramesh-season-2-episode-11-january-30-2016-full-episode.html |access-date=8 February 2016 |time=5:00 |publisher=Zee Kannada}}</ref> | Darshan was born to Indian film actor [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas|Srinivas Thoogudeepa]] and Meena on 16 February 1977.<ref name="Darshan DOB" /> ''Thoogudeepa'' is a 1966 Kannada film in which Srinivas acted and gained fame, following which the sobriquet stuck to his name. His father often played the roles of menacing villains in [[Kannada cinema]]. Against his father's wishes, Darshan enrolled in [[Ninasam]], a theatre training institute in [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], prior to his father's death in 1995.<ref name="dr">{{cite AV media |people=Darshan |date=30 January 2016 |title=Weekend with Ramesh Season 2 – Episode 11 – January 30, 2016 – Full Episode |language=kn |url=http://www.zeekannadatv.com/shows/weekend-with-ramesh-season2/video/weekend-with-ramesh-season-2-episode-11-january-30-2016-full-episode.html |access-date=8 February 2016 |time=5:00 |publisher=Zee Kannada}}</ref> | ||
Darshan has a sister | Darshan has a sister and a younger brother, Dinakar, a film director, screenwriter and producer, who runs the production house, Thoogudeepa Productions. As a child, Darshan received his primary and secondary education in Mysuru. | ||
== Film career== | == Film career== |