Yogesh (born 6 July 1990; sometimes billed as Yogi) is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly appears in
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
films.
Yogesh made his debut in the 2007 film ''
Duniya'' where he portrayed the supporting character named "Loose Maada" and since then being referred with the same name. However, the success of
A. P. Arjun
A. P. Arjun (born 8 August 1984) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and lyricist. He works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut as a lyricist in the film ''Thangigagi'' (2006), he debuted as a director with the 2009 film '' Ambari''. His ...
's directorial debut film ''
Ambari'' (2009), which earned him a
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor
Karnataka State Film Award for Best 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.
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Recipients
The first recipient was ...
, started Yogesh's successful career as an actor. He has featured in several successful films such as ''
Hudugaru
''Hudugaru'' ( Boys) is a 2011 Kannada-language drama film directed by K. Madesh, starring Puneeth Rajkumar, Srinagar Kitty, Yogesh (actor), Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The film, which is a remake of the successful 2010 Tamil fil ...
'' (2011), ''
Sidlingu
''Sidlingu'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language coming of age film starring Yogesh and Ramya in the lead roles. The film has been directed and written by Vijaya Prasad, who makes his big screen debut after directing many TV series. The film is ...
'' (2012), ''
Alemari
''Alemari'' ( kn, ಅಲೆಮಾರಿ) is a 2012 Indian Kannada romantic action drama film starring Yogesh and Radhika Pandit in the lead roles. The story, screenplay, lyrics and direction is by Hari Santhosh. The music of the film was compose ...
'' (2012) and ''
Yaare Koogadali
''Yaare Koogadali'' is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Samuthirakani, starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Bhavana. Parvathamma Rajkumar and Raghavendra Rajkumar are producing the film under for Poornima Enterprises. ...
'' (2012). Besides films, he has appeared in the television dance talent show ''
Thaka Dhimi Tha Dancing star'' as a judge.
Personal life
Yogesh is the son of producer TP Siddaraju. He married his longtime girlfriend Sahitya on November 2, 2017, in Bangalore. They have a daughter Shrinika.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male film actors
Indian male playback singers
Male actors from Bangalore
Kannada playback singers
21st-century Indian male actors
Participants in Indian reality television series
1990 births