Person Details

Birthday: 1970-01-11 04:04:49

Aliases: Sukumar Bandreddi

Gender: Male

Place of birth: East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Movie Involvements: 42

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Sukumar is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics lecturer at the Aditya Junior college, Kakinada for nearly six years before pursuing a career in films. He began working as a writer and assisted Mohan and V. V. Vinayak. Sukumar made his directorial debut with Arya in 2004, whose success catapulted him to stardom. Sukumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his work in Arya. His other notable films include Jagadam (2007), Arya 2 (2009), 100% Love (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), and Nannaku Prematho (2016). Sukumar is known for his complex, multi-layered screenplays which earned him the reputation of being an intelligent screenwriter. He is also known for infusing grey shades in the character sketches of the protagonists in his films. Under the banner Sukumar Writings, he made his debut as a film producer with Kumari 21F (2015), whose story and screenplay were penned by him. He received the K. V. Reddy Memorial award for his contributions to Telugu cinema in the year 2014.

Most Famous Work

Pushpa: The Rise - Part 1
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Virupaksha
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Virupaksha

(2023) Screenplay
Rangasthalam
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Rangasthalam

(2018) Screenplay
Nannaku Prematho...
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Nannaku Prematho...

(2016) Writer
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18 Pages

(2022) Screenplay
1: Nenokkadine
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1: Nenokkadine

(2014) Story
100% Love
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100% Love

(2011) Screenplay
Aarya 2
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Aarya 2

(2009) Story

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 N/A
2019 Himself (Guest Appearance)
Himself (Cameo Appearance)
2011 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Producer
2015 Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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