Known For: Indian actor and film producer (born 1977)
Category: Actors
Occupation: actor, film producer
Country: India
City: Mysore
Date of Birth: Wednesday, 16 February 1977
Language Kannada
Also known as DBoss, D Boss, Boss Of Sandalwood, and Challenging Star, Hemanth Kumar
Hemanth Kumar, better known by his stage name Darshan Thoogudeepa or simply Darshan, is an Indian actor, film producer and distributor who works predominantly in Kannada films. In 2017, he was the highest paid actor in Kannada cinema. Darshan established the production house Thoogudeepa Productions in 2006. Its first production was Jothe Jotheyali, with Darshan in a special appearance. His performances in Anatharu (2007) and Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna (2012) won him praise from critics; his performance in the latter as the 19th-century warrior Sangolli Rayanna won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor.
| BirthPlace | Mysore |
| Education | Ninasam theatre institute in Karnataka |
| Awards | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor, Suvarna Film Award for Best Actor, SIIMA for Best Actor in Kannada, Udaya Film Awards, Sandalwood Star Awards. |
| Website | http://www.ChallengingStarDarshan.com |
| Wikipedia | Darshan_(Kannada_actor) |
| darshanthoogudeepashrinivas | |
| X (Twitter) | dasadarshan |
Darshan was born as Hemanth Kumar to actor Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena on 16 February 1977 in Ponnampet, Kodagu district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. He was given the name Hemanth Kumar at his birth. Thoogudeepa is a 1966 Kannada film in which Srinivas acted and gained fame, following which the sobriquet stuck to his name. A popular actor during his time, he was reluctant towards Darshan following his path of film acting. Against his wishes, Darshan got himself enrolled in Ninasam, a theatre training institute, in Shimoga, before his father died in 1995. Darshan has a sister, Divya, and a younger brother, Dinakar, a filmmaker, running the production house, Thoogudeepa Productions. As a child, Darshan received his primary and secondary education at Mysuru.
