Early life

Sudeep was born to Sanjeev Manjappa and Saroja in Shimoga in Shimoga district of present-day Karnataka. The family had migrated to Shimoga from Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur district. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Industrial and production engineering from Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore. He represented the college in under-17 cricket. He attended the Roshan Taneja School of Acting in Mumbai, where he overcame his 'shyness'.

Personal life

Sudeep is the captain of Karnataka Bulldozers cricket team that competes in the Celebrity Cricket League.Sudeep met Priya Radhakrishna in Bengaluru, in 2000 and they married in 2001. Priya worked in an airline company and then in a bank, prior to their marriage. Their only child, Saanvi, was born in 2004. In 2013, Sudeep launched Stage 360°, an events management company, that his wife took an active part in. The couple split in September 2015, and reconciled

Humanitarian work

Sudeep is involved in humanitarian works through his oragnisation Kiccha Sudeep Charitable Trust. The trust helps underpriviledged school children, providing them with uniforms as well as scholarships. The society helped senior Kannada film artists, techniciansa and others by providing them with necessary help during Covid pandemic who were unable to get work.