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{{Short description|Indian director, actor and producer (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dinakar Thoogudeepa
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|9|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director| actor|producer|Distributor}}
| years active = 2006–present
| children =
| father = [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]]
| relatives = [[Darshan Thoogudeepa]] (brother) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/all-in-the-family-siblings-who-have-collaborated-in-kannada-cinema/photostory/85425328.cms|title=All in the Family: Siblings who have collaborated in Kannada Cinema|date=18 August 2021|work= The Times of India}}</ref>
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'''Dinakar Thoogudeepa''' (born 21 September 1978), mononymously known as '''Dinakar''', is an Indian film director, actor and producer who works mainly in [[Kannada films]], He started his film career as an actor and assistant director for few Kannada movies. He become director from the Kannada movie ''[[Jothe Jotheyali]]'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3050/kannada/jothe-jotheyalli/878/review.htm |title=Review: Jothe Jotheyali |work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]|via=nowrunning.com |date=2006-09-22 |accessdate=2012-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Darshan was not my first choice for Jaggu in 'Navagraha': Dinakar Thoogudeepa|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2024/Nov/06/darshan-was-not-my-first-choice-for-jaggu-in-navagraha-dinakar-thoogudeepa|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/jul/27/dinakar-thoogudeepa-back-to-helm-life-jothe-ondh-selfie-1634017.html|title=Dinakar Thoogudeepa back to helm Life Jothe Ondh Selfie|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=27 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/entertainment/news/viraat-and-sanjana-anand-starrer-royal-kannada-movie/articleshow/114066909.cms|title='Royal' ಜೋಡಿಯಾದ ವಿರಾಟ್, ಸಂಜನಾ ಆನಂದ್; 'ಇಡೀ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತು ನೋಡುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾವಿದು' ಎಂದ Dinakar Thoogudeepa|website=Vijay Karnataka}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Dinakar Thoogudeepa was born to actor [[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]] and Meena on 21 September 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dinakar Thoogudeep : Kannada Director, Movies, Biography, Photos |url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/dinakar-thoogudeep |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=chiloka.com |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://chiloka.com/celebrity/dinakar-thoogudeep |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
*''All films are in [[Kannada language]] unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Dinakar Thoogudeepa film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Actor
! scope="col" | Writer
! scope="col" | Co-Producer
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{ref heading}}
|-
|2004
|''Ayyo Pandu''||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} || {{no}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayyo Pandu (2004) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/ayyo-pandu-2004 |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=chiloka.com |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://chiloka.com/movie/ayyo-pandu-2004 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2006
|''[[Jothe Jotheyali]]''|| {{yes}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}}
|
|{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
|-
|2008
|''[[Navagraha (film)|Navagraha]]''||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/mar/1032039.htm |title=Navagraha will feature seven actors ? all sons of senior actors who were popular for their roles as villains on the Kannada film screen |date=2008-03-07 |website=mid-day.com |access-date=2022-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115209/http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2008/mar/1032039.htm |archive-date=26 August 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=Nov 6, 2008 |title=Navagraha: Finally, Reservoir Dogs |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/navagraha-finally-reservoir-dogs/articleshow/22358330.cms |access-date=2022-12-20 |newspaper=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |language=en |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/reviews/navagraha-finally-reservoir-dogs/articleshow/22358330.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2011
|''[[Saarathi|Sarathi]]''|| {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Dinakar Interview About Struggling Time ofDarshan and Dinakar Thoogudeepa |publisher=dboss Kingdom |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCatuqkZcY |language=en |access-date=2022-12-20 |via=YouTube |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfCatuqkZcY |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-10-01 |title=Saarathi |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/194886/saarathi.html |access-date=2022-12-20 |newspaper=[[Deccan Herald]] |language=en |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/194886/saarathi.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=Dec 29, 2011 |title=Top earning Kannada movies of 2011 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/top-earning-kannada-movies-of-2011/articleshow/21446749.cms |access-date=2022-12-20 |newspaper=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |language=en |archive-date=19 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219030151/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/top-earning-kannada-movies-of-2011/articleshow/21446749.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2013
|''[[Bulbul (2013 film)|Bul Bul]]''||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} || {{yes}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bul Bul to release on May 10 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bul-bul-to-release-on-may-10/articleshow/19630509.cms |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=The Times of India |date=19 April 2013 |language=en |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/bul-bul-to-release-on-may-10/articleshow/19630509.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Bul Bul Movie Review {4/5}: Critic Review of Bul Bul by Times of India |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/bul-bul/movie-review/19993546.cms |access-date=2022-12-20}}</ref>
|-
|2017
| ''[[Chakravarthy (2017 film)|Chakravarthy]]'' ||{{no}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chakravarthy (2017) Kannada movie: Cast & Crew |url=https://chiloka.com/movie/chakravarthy-2017 |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=chiloka.com |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195549/https://chiloka.com/movie/chakravarthy-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Experience chakravarthy trailer with no dialogues |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/mar/27/experience-chakravarthy-trailer-with-no-dialogues-1586584.html |access-date=2022-12-20 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220195539/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/mar/27/experience-chakravarthy-trailer-with-no-dialogues-1586584.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2018
| ''[[Life Jothe Ondu Selfie]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|
|{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
|-
|2023
| ''[[Kaiva (2023 film)|Kaiva]]''||{{no}} || {{yes}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dinakar Thoogudeepa|url=https://celtalks.com/celebs/dinakar-thoogudeepa?ID=56360|access-date=2023-12-17|website=Celtalks|date=19 October 2022|archive-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217062749/https://celtalks.com/celebs/dinakar-thoogudeepa?ID=56360|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2025
| ''[[Royal (film)|Royal]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2023/Feb/07/dinakar-thoogudeepas-next-film-starring-virattitled-royal-2544994.html|title=Dinakar Thoogudeepa's next film starring Virat titled 'Royal'|website=Indianexpress.com|date=7 February 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1978 births]]
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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:Kannada film producers]]
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