Sudeep Sanjeev , better known mononymously as Sudeep or Kichcha Sudeep , is an Indian film actor , director , producer , screenwriter , television presenter and singer , who primarily works in Kannada language films , in addition to appearances in Telugu , Hindi and Tamil language films . Sudeep is known for his performances in the Kannada films Sparsha , Huchcha , Nandhi , Kiccha , Swathi Muthu , My Autograph , No 73 , Shanthi Nivasa , Mussanjemaatu , Veera Madakari , Just Maath Maathalli , Only Vishnuvardhana , Kempe Gowda , the Telugu - Tamil bilingual Eega , Maanikya , Ranna , Kotigobba 2 , Hebbuli , The Villain , Pailwan , and the Hindi film Dabangg 3 . He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada for three consecutive years for his films Huchcha , Nandhi and Swathi Muthu . Since 2013 , he has been hosting the television reality show Bigg Boss Kannada .