
Acting
Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas
Born
1977-02-16 (49)
Place of birth
Ponampet, Kodagu, Karnataka
Known for
Acting
Credits
61 titles
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.
Known for
5.0Prominent 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.
Weekend With Ramesh
2014
NRDue to some unfortunate circumstances, a medical student follows the path of crime. Trouble ensues when he turns out to be a Good Samaritan, proving to be an enemy of the mafia.
Shastri
2005
1.5Rajashekar (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.
The Devil
2025
4.0The 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.
Brindavana
2013
NRA poor man, Mohan Das, who is close to his mother is shattered when he finds out that his mother is charged with murder. He decides to prove her innocence.
Daasa
2003
5.0Shivaraj 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.
Arasu
2007
Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
1.5Rajashekar (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.
The Devil
2025
5.2Set against the rustic backdrop of the 1970s, unfolds the tale of farmers confronting challenges that intricately shape the course of their lives.
Kaatera
2023
5.0Inspector 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?
Inspector Vikram
2021
4.8Kranti 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.
Kranti
2023
3.0Raghava 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.
Roberrt
2021
2010s · 20 titles
4.0The 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.
Brindavana
2013
4.8A cop disguises as a gangster in order to capture a mafia leader.
Porki
2010
3.5Life saga of Indian brave freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna against British...
Kraanthiveera Sangolli Raayanna
2012
NRSurya and his sister, Vidya, are orphans who are often mistreated by local ruffians. Years later, Surya grows up and becomes an honest police officer and sets off to find the killers of his guardian.
Shourya
2010
4.9An 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.
Kurukshetra
2019
4.7A 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.
Mr. Airavata
2015
5.5The 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.
Chowka
2017
8.0Raja, an auto driver, falls in love with Rukmani and ventures out to win her love. However, Rukmani is forcefully sent off to her village to marry her relative, Ajay. Will Raja be able to rescue her?
Saarathi
2011
4.0Officer Parashuram travels to Switzerland to rescue his girlfriend. He only has five days to rescue his girlfriend from her kidnappers.
Chingari
2012
4.2A simple man from a village comes to a city to make his fortune and will not accept mistreatment from anyone.
Ambareesha
2014
7.2Gangster life, from the 1980s to today, is represented in this movie.
Chakravarthy
2017
Agraja is an Kannada film directed by Srinandan starring Darshan and Jaggesh.Kamna Jethmalani, Sanjjanaa, Arundathi and Hardika Shetty play the heroines, while Sadashiva Brahmavar, Rangayana Raghu, Biradar and Achyuth Kumar play supporting roles. Agraja is based on the subject of a National Film Award winning Telugu film.
Agraja
2014
6.2Tarak, the grandson of a Bengaluru-based businessman who grows up in Europe is reluctant to visit India despite several pleas by his grandfather. All goes well for him until he falls in love with Meera, a selfless person who lives for the happiness of others. The two share a blissful relationship, however, things change when Meera poses Tarak a 60-day challenge to prove his real love for her. To prove his love, Tarak accepts and as part of the challenge visits India and soon finds himself in a tricky situation that would ruin his relationship. What happens next, forms the crux.
Tarak
2017
6.0A 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.
Bulbul
2013
4.4The 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.
Yajamana
2019
4.7Gajendra is a kind-hearted man who lives a happy life taking care of his family and the people around him with utmost affection. He has chosen to be a bachelor and hates the term marriage and since his own brothers have to seek his permission for their own marriage proposals they come up with a plan to make him fall in love.
Odeya
2019
1.0A romantic drama inspired by certain real life incidents from the 1990s, the film follows the story of two youngsters who meet and fall in love during a bike rally. Directed by Nagshekar, Amar stars Abhishek Ambareesh and Tanya Hope in the lead roles
Amar
2019
4.2The 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.
Viraat
2016
4.2Jaggu Dada's grandfather and father are underworld dons. The wish of his mother is to see him become a big villain. So, he goes to Mumbai to keep the promise made to his grandfather and also finds the girl of his dreams.
Jaggu Dada
2016
NRVishnu falls in love with his colleague, Anjali, and they get married. However, trouble ensues when a policeman mistakes him for being a terrorist and Anjali gets killed in the process.
Prince
2011
2000s · 33 titles
NRDue to some unfortunate circumstances, a medical student follows the path of crime. Trouble ensues when he turns out to be a Good Samaritan, proving to be an enemy of the mafia.
Shastri
2005
NRA poor man, Mohan Das, who is close to his mother is shattered when he finds out that his mother is charged with murder. He decides to prove her innocence.
Daasa
2003
5.0Shivaraj 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.
Arasu
2007
NRRahul(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.
Darshan
2004
NRA cat and mouse chase ensues between Gaja and a rival faction leader over a few startling events. Gaja tries to protect his friend, Krishna, and his lover, Shwetha, who are being targeted.
Gaja
2008
NRWhen Bhagawan, an unemployed man, rescues a film actress, Nanditha, from a few unruly thugs, she falls in love with him.
Bhagavan
2004
NRDharma, a gangster, is challenged by Sindhu to write a poem in exchange for her house, which he forcibly wants to extort. As he continues to write, he experiences a life transformation.
Dharma
2004
NRKencha, 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.
Kalasipalya
2004
NRVijay, an arrogant college boy, gets into frequent clashes with Kitty and Priya, and tries different ways to defame them.
Kitty
2002
NRRowdy Datta mends his ways after falling in love. Deception comes in the form of a man who asks him to pretend to be his son for the sake of his sick wife. Datta realises that his life is at stake.
Dattha
2006
5.7Vallarasu 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.
Vallarasu
2000
NRAbandoned at birth, Rudra lives and works in a graveyard and is socially challenged. When he lands in prison, he meets Sathya, who truly cares for him, but Sathya's death unleashes the demon in Rudra.
Anatharu
2007
NRAn abandoned child is raised by a rich landlord after a priest finds him. Years later, he falls in love with his benefactor's daughter, which creates problems as he is against their union.
Sardara
2004
2.0Remake of Hindi film Bhagban(2003), which itself is an unofficial adaptation of Make Way for Tomorrow (1937). An old couple sacrifices everything so their children live a happy life. However, they are forced to separate and subjected to ill-treatment and disrespect in their children's homes.
Ee Bandhana
2007
NRDaasa is an orphan, raised by a corrupt policeman, Ranadheera. who becomes a gangster when he grows up. His life changes when he falls in love with Kiran, his enemy's daughter, who aids him after her father's truth comes to light and rest of the story forms the plot.
Majestic
2002
NRNakul and Divya, heading for divorce. Through flashbacks, we see their love story, marriage, and struggles. Misunderstandings and neglect lead to separation. After the divorce, Nakul dies saving Divya from a criminal, making her realize his true love.
Jothe Jotheyali
2006
NRA reckless young man works for a gangster who exploits him in order to contest the local elections. However, his life changes when he learns a secret about his upbringing.
Suntaragaali
2006
NRThree sisters, Ramani, Mandara and Vasanta, are forced to marry against their will. Their tryst with the evils of a male-dominated society begins shortly after their marriage.
Ellara Mane Dosenu
2001
NRMurali, 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.
Kushalave Kshemave
2003
2.0Dyan's relationship ends when his girlfriend, Monalisa, dies in an accident. In order to fulfil his parent's wishes, he marries Spandana, who turns out to be an exact lookalike of Monalisa.
Monalisa
2004
NRKariya, a gangster falls for a rich dancer Maya, but hesitant to express his love due to his criminal history. Meanwhile his enemies in the echelons of underworld conspire to have him murdered.
Kariya
2003
NRA group of thieves plans to steal a gold elephant carriage from the Mysore Palace. However, things take a turn when a police officer attempts to foil their plan.
Navagraha
2008
NRWhen Guru's family is assaulted by his ladylove's father's goons, he has to retaliate, which will pit him against the system, and also alienate him from his girlfriend Anita.
Bhoopathi
2007
NRAbhay falls for Aarti, a woman who is betrothed to an unpleasant man and is running away from her engagement. After Aarti shares with him her woes, Abhay devises a plan to save her.
Abhay
2009
NRAn honest police officer who has taken an oath to clean up society must make some hard decisions when his friend becomes a criminal.
Dhruva
2002
NRSwamy, a police officer, arrests Desai's son for illegal possession of weapons. Desai and Swamy lock horns after this incident.
Swamy
2005
NRAiyanna is a good Samaritan living with his wife and a caring brother. However, when he and his wife are murdered by a gang of criminals, his brother decides to take revenge.
Indra
2008
NRTo pursue her education, Gayatri moves to her childhood friend Ajay's house in the city. However, problems arise when she falls in love with her classmate.
Neenandre Ishta
2003
NRSangeetha and Anand are madly in love with each other, but they plan to sacrifice their relationship for their parents' sake. However, circumstances try to bring them together.
Laali Haadu
2003
NRThe rich fathers of Adi and Lakshmi hatch a plot to separate them from their poor respective lovers, Sindhu and Soorya. However, Adi soon realises the truth and decides to set things right.
Snehana Preethina
2007
NRManoj and Apoorva are two individuals betrayed by their respective lovers Varsha and Jay. After several years, Jay and Varsha are married and live in a posh locality. Coincidentally, Manoj and Apurva meet up and plan to shift next to the married couple. Somehow, they bug the couple's room with cameras to spy on them. In this process, Manoj starts developing a soft corner for Apurva.
Ninagoskara
2002
NRSurya, who was abandoned by his 14-year-old unwed mother Nirmala after his birth, grows up in the slums and finds a friend in a local criminal leader, Anna.
Annavru
2003
NRThe story of a brother - Veerabhadra, who loves his only sister - Gowri a lot. Gowri marries a nice man and moves to Bangalore city. In spite of a warning, Veerabhadra gets into violence and revenge.
Thangigagi
2006


