Sukumar
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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
January 11, 1970Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
26Place of birth
East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaAlso known as
Sukumar BandreddiCast credits
Crew credits
Aarya
Director, Screenplay, Story1: Nenokkadine
Director, Screenplay, StoryPagal Premi
StoryAami Shudhu Cheyechhi Tomay
Story18 Pages
Story, ScreenplayAarya 2
Director, StoryPushpa 2 - The Rule
Director, Screenplay, StoryNannaku Prematho...
Director, WriterJagadam
Director, WriterKumari 21F
Writer, Producer100% Love
Director, ScreenplayAjob Prem
StoryKutty
Story, Screenplay, Original StoryRC 17
DirectorVirupaksha
ScreenplayMr. Kalyan
Lyricist100% Kaadhal
Screenplay, ProducerSelfish
ProducerRangasthalam
Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue