Director

Sukumar

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 237051

IMDb ID: nm1335875

Known for: Directing

Born: January 11, 1970

Age: 56

Place of birth: Mattaparru, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2026

Years active: 23

Average TMDB rating: 6.62

Wikidata: Q7635908

Also known as

Bandreddi Sukumar

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Biography

Sukumar Bandreddi (born January 11, 1970), known mononymously as Sukumar, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the romantic action film *Aarya* (2004), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer. His subsequent directorial releases included *Jagadam* (2007), *Aarya 2* (2009), the romantic comedy *100% Love* (2011), the psychological action thriller *1: Nenokkadine* (2014), and the action drama *Nannaku Prematho...* (2016). In 2018, Sukumar wrote and directed the period action drama *Rangasthalam*, winning his second Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. He later wrote and directed the action drama *Pushpa: The Rise* (2021) and its sequel *Pushpa 2 - The Rule* (2024). Through his production banner Sukumar Writings, he wrote and produced *Kumari 21F* (2015), produced *Uppena* (2021), and wrote the screenplay and co-produced *Virupaksha* (2023). Under the same banner, he also wrote the story for *18 Pages* (2022).