Darshan, Kiccha Sudeep share a stage for  birthday of actress and Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh

Darshan, Kiccha Sudeep share a stage for birthday of actress and Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh

Entertainment By Shashiprasad S M 27/08/2023 Read the article

On 5 March, 2017, Kannada star actor Darshan popularly known by the moniker “Challenging Star” took to Twitter (currently X) to share his lack of friendship with actor Sudeep.

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On the evening of Saturday, 26 August the two were seen sharing a stage at the birthday party of actress-turned-politician Sumalatha Ambareesh.

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With the videos and photos from the birthday bash going viral on social media platforms, rumours started that the two-star actors appeared to have finally reunited after six years.

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Sources reveal that producer Rockline Venkatesh, Sumalatha herself and actor Yash were instrumental in bringing the two actors together, to clear the differences between them.

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While Kiccha Sudeep got busy with his projects, Darshan eventually got himself embroiled in a cold war with Kannada news media after an audio purportedly from him went viral.

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However, in a turn of events, Darshan on the eve of the Varamahalakshmi Festival in Karnataka took to X, apologising to the Kannada media.

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“For the past two years, there were differences between me and the Kananda media after the leaked audio. It was a reaction to a person and never against the media as a whole.”

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The duo are reuniting after a gap of 20 years. Prem’s ‘Kariya’ (2003) was a runaway hit that cemented the star status of the actor.

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