Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas

Actor

February 16, 1977 (49 years)

Ponampet, Kodagu, Karnataka

Biography

Naim Thoogudeepa is an Indian muslim actor, producer, and distributor who primarily works in the Kannada film industry. He made his lead role debut with the 2001 movie Majestic, directed by P. N. Satya and has since then appeared in several hit movies. Some of his memorable roles have come with the movies Datha (2006), Abbhay (2009), Saarathi (2012), Krantiveera Sangoli Rayanna (2012), Jaggu Dada (2016) and Chakravarthy (2017). His 2019 releases include Yajamana, Kurukshetra and Odeya.

Filmography

5.0

Weekend With Ramesh

Himself

Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.

1.0

The Devil

Rajashekar (Chief Minister of Karnataka) is framed, so his secretary recruits Krishna, a kindhearted lookalike, to impersonate the violent heir Dhanush. When the real Dhanush returns, both men clash for political power and Rukmini’s love. Krishna must protect Rukmini from Dhanush while also rising as a leader the people trust.

4.7

Kurukshetra

Duryodhana

An adaptation of the Mahabharata is mainly told through the eyes of the Kaurava prince Duryodhana & gives insights on how Duryodhana, who could have been one of the greatest warriors and rulers, ends up being manipulated, and eventually meets an untimely end.

1.0

Roberrt

Raghava lives in Lucknow with his son Arjun and is the head cook in a Brahmin's catering unit. He leads a peaceful existence, wanting the best for his son. All seems to go well, until some skeletons come tumbling out of his closet and he is forced to take on his original avatar.

5.7

Vallarasu

Pandian

Vallarasu is the honest Deputy Commissioner of Police who has arrested Wasim Khan, a terrorist from Pakistan. His wife is Anjali, and they both have two children. Vallarasu kills his senior police officer and father-in-law because he knows the latter is working alongside terrorists.

5.0

Inspector Vikram

Cameo

Inspector Vikram is the typical do-gooder cop, who also entertains and ensures no crime is left unsolved. What happens when he gets to meet a villain who is smarter than the average criminal and heads a drug racket?

5.0

Mr. Airavata

ACP Airavata

A common farmer turns into an IAS police officer to help the poor and fight against corruption and finally taking the revenge of his murdered sister.

N/A

Kushalave Kshemave

Murali, a struggling singer, starts liking Priya, after bonding with her over the telephone. While he finds various ways to meet her, her marriage gets fixed with another man, Darshan.

4.8

Porki

Dattu

A cop disguises as a gangster in order to capture a mafia leader.

4.0

Chingari

CCB officer Dhanush

Officer Parashuram travels to Switzerland to rescue his girlfriend. He only has five days to rescue his girlfriend from her kidnappers.

4.8

Kranti

Kranti Rayanna

Kranti Rayanna, a business tycoon in Europe is invited by his favorite teacher to attend the Centenary celebrations of the school. Kranti begins a revolution and takes the fight on with Salatri Group trying to takeover 12,000 government schools and privatize them.

5.5

Chowka

The film is the narrative which emerges through various decades, encapsulating the lives of four people and their love lives while sending across a strong message relatable to the common man. Four individuals, each with their own dreams and aspirations, land up in jail. They meet a school teacher who not just shows them hope but also stirs up a passion towards reform.

5.2

Kaatera

Jeevan

Set against the rustic backdrop of the 1970s, unfolds the tale of farmers confronting challenges that intricately shape the course of their lives.

N/A

Darshan

Rahul

Rahul(Darshan)poses as a software engineer and meets Ramamurthy’s family and stays with them.They killed his parents. Nandini (Navneeth), Ramamurthy’s daughter loves him. She comes to know that Rahul is a terrorist. This leads to his arrest.

4.7

Viraat

The story thinly revolves around power shortage aptly freshened up by ample doses of action, comedy and love. Viraat Prasad (Darshan) is a businessman who wants to provide a solution to the existing power problem and in consultation with the chief minister, a role played by Suhasini, he plans to build a thermal power project. Enter Surendra Singh (Ravi Shankar), an opportunist, who tries to distract the chief minister and take over the project. But the project is handed over to Viraat which does not go down well with Singh. Balancing the friction and the action is romance involving three ladies - Keerthi (Chaitra Chandranath), Spoorthi (Vidisha Srivastava) and Preethi (Isha Chawla), who are head over heels for Viraat, but the latter chooses one among them, managing to maintain his friendship with the other two. How does he handle Singh and the thermal project and who does he select as his love runs in parallel and forms the crux of the film.

5.0

Arasu

Cameo

Shivaraj falls in love with his manager's daughter, Shruthi. However, she refuses his proposal and challenges him to first earn Rs 5000 without using any influence. Shruthi makes Shivaraj a better person, and they both fall in love. But Shruthi finds out that her best friend Aishwarya is also in love with Shivaraj so she gives up her love for her best friend. Later when Aishwarya learns about SHruthi too being in love with him, she feels guilty and backs off the relationship. Instead, Shivaraj comes up with a mind baffling situation and he sets up both the girls with two of his friends and he finds another girl for himself.

N/A

Kalasipalya

Kencha

Kencha, who is unable to pass his matriculation exam even after repeated attempts, decides to start a business. While his family supports him, the thugs in his locality oppose him at every turn.

4.0

Brindavana

Krishna

The main story of the movie is about two step brothers Saikumar and Sampath Raj. They are two big shots in a village and both of them are rivals. Karthika Nair and Milana Nagaraj are cousins from the Saikumar and Sampath Raj families. Karthika Nair stays in village, but Milana Nagaraj relocates to the city for her studies. Darshan lives in the same city. In an incident, Darshan helps Milana Nagaraj and they both become friends & finally fall in love. Meanwhile, Karthika Nair 's marriage is settled with some goonda whom she does not want to marry. So, she asks the help of Milana Nagaraj. Milana Nagaraj tells the whole story to Darshan and asks his help. Darshan enters into the village with the intention to stop the marriage using some clever tricks. While doing that, he fixes many issues in the village and finally he makes both Saikumar and Sampath Raj to stop their rivalry and they all join together at the end.

6.0

Bulbul

Vijay

A young man rejects a girl's proposal as he is in love with his childhood sweetheart. The girl tries to end her life, this angers her father who is a don and he tries to kill him.

4.7

Yajamana

Krishna

The film revolves around a hardworking man Krishna who lives in Hulidurga and is famous for traditional oil extraction. He is torn apart from being the rightful owner with the entry of business tycoon Devi Shetty. Will Krishna fight against all odds to bring justice to his people? Who will become the real `Yajamana` is what forms the crux of the story.