With Kannada actor Krishna Ajai Rao ensuring his best remembered role from Krishnan Love Story becomes a part of his name, it shows how fans identify with actors with their best onscreen performances. This trend is something that's been a part of the Kannada industry for a long time. Take, for instance, Mohan, who is better known as Kokila Mohan, or popular character artists Chandru and Geetha, whose names are prefixed with Sihi Kahi. Among our current lot, Sudeep is known as Kichcha, Yogi as Loose Maada, Diganth as Doodh Peda, Puneeth Rajkumar as Appu and Ravi Shankar as Aramugam. Here's a look at some whose characters have defined them...
Kichcha Sudeep
Sudeep is better known affectionately by fans as Kichcha, a role he essayed in his hit film Huchcha, which released a decade ago.
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar is fondly known as Appu at home. After his debut film, also titled Appu, he is known as Appu by all his fans.
Loose Maada Yogi
Yogish is best known as Loose Maada, a negative role he played in his debut film Duniya, which was a hit with frontbenchers.
Krishna Ajai Rao
Ajai Rao has officially become Krishna Ajai Rao, which is inspired by the character in Krishnan Love Story, Krishnan Marriage Story and now Krishna Leela.
Darling Krishna
Sunil Nagappa is now known as Darling Krishna. Darling from his last film Madarangi, while Krishna was the name of a role he essayed in a TV serial.
P Ravi Shankar
Sandalwood's fave villain P Ravi Shankar is known as Aramugam, his role in Kempe Gowda, by fans. In Tollywood, he's known as Bommali Ravi Shankar, after his film Arundhati.
Doodh peda Diganth
Chocolate boy Diganth essayed the role of 'Doodh Peda Diganth', something coined by Yogaraj Bhat, in the actor's first big hit - Gaalipata.
Ninasam Sathish
Lucia hero Ninasam Sathish is more popularly known as Kwatle Sathisha by his fans after his films Drama and Kwatle Sathisha.
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