Doddanna (born 11 November 1949) is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry who has acted in about 800 films. He started his career as a theatre actor. During this time, he entered the Kannada film industry as a

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Early life

Doddanna was born on 11 November 1949. The youngest son in the family, He belongs to Lingayat community. he was named after his grandfather Kadle Doddappa. He started his career as a theatre actor with Vighneshwara Kala Sangha in Bhadravathi during which time he worked in a steel factory there. He, along with his friends had formed a theater troupe called Gandharva Ranga. Later, he entered the Kannada, Telugu and

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film industry.

Career

Doddanna is a versatile actor. He has portrayed villains,

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and other characters. He has been especially successful as a comic actor.

Partial filmography

Kannada

Tamil

*'' Jai'' (2004) *''

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'' (2009)

Telugu

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Aatagadharaa Siva ''Aatagadharaa Siva'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language slice of life film directed by Chandra Siddhartha and starring Kannada actor Doddanna (in his only Telugu film to date) and debutante Uday Shankar in the lead roles. Dialogues written by K.A ...

'' (2018)

Awards

Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language films. Superlative Winners Award winners The ...

- 1998-99 Winner for '' Tuvvi Tuvvi Tuvvi'' * South Indian International Movie Awards - 2012 Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for ''

Katari Veera Surasundarangi ''Katari Veera Surasundarangi'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic fantasy film starring Upendra triple role two leads and one cameo appearance and Ramya. The film is a spiritual sequel to Upendra's 2003 film '' Raktha Kanneeru''. Veter ...

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- 2019 Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for ''

'' 6th Arsikere Taluk Kannada Sahithya Sammelana President - 2016

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* {{authority control Male actors in Kannada cinema Indian male film actors People from Hassan district Living people 1949 births 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Karnataka Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2006