Sukumar is an Indian director, writer and producer working primarily in the Telugu industry. The movie “Arya” he directed brought him a lot of fame.
Sukumar’s film Arya
Wiki/Biography
Sukumar Bandreddi was born on Sunday, January 11, 1970, in Matapalu, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh (age 51; as of 2021). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He attended Zilla Parishad High School in Andhra Pradesh. He studied for a master’s degree in mathematics.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): Bust: 42 inches, Waist: 32 inches, Biceps: 12 inches
family
Parents and siblings
Sukumar’s father, Tirupathi Naidu, was a rice merchant.
Sukumar and his father
His mother’s name is Veera Veni and she is a housewife.
Sukumar and his mother
wife and children
On June 13, 2009, Sukumar married Tabitha Sukumar.
Sukumar and his wife
He has two children. His son is Sukranth Bandreddi and his daughter is Sukriti Bandreddi.
Sukumar and son
Sukumar and his daughter
Relationships/Affairs
The two dated for a long time before marrying Tabitha.
Sukumar on a date with his wife
Signature/Autograph
Sukumar’s signature
Profession
Director and screenwriter
Sukumar started his career as a director and screenwriter in 2004 with the Telugu film Arya. He later directed and wrote several Telugu films, including Jagadam (2007), 100% Love (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Nannaku Prematho (2016) ) and Pushpa: The Rise (2021).
Sukumar’s film “1 Nenokkadine”
Producer
He made his debut as a producer in 2015 with the Telugu film Kumari 21F. His other Telugu films include Darsakudu (2017), 100% Kadhal (2020) and Uppena (2021).
Poster of Sukumar’s movie “Uppena”
Awards
Nandi Award:
- 2005 Best Screenplay for the Movie “Arya” (Award-winning)
Southern Film Audience Award:
- In 2005, he won the Telugu Best Director Award (winning) for the movie “Arya”
- 2010 Best Telugu Director for the film “Arya 2” (nominated)
- 2019 film “Rangasthalam” won Best Director in Telugu (Nominated)
- In 2013, he won the Telugu Best Director (nominated) for the movie “100% Love”
South India International Film Awards:
- 2013 Best Director (Telugu) for the film “100% Love” (Nominated) 2017 Best Director (Telugu) for the film “Nannaku Prematho” (Nominated)
- Best Director (Telugu) for the movie “Rangasthalam” 2019 (Award)
CineMAA Awards:
- 2005 Best Director (Jury) for the film “Arya” (winner)
- 2005 Best Screenplay for the Movie “Arya” (Award-winning)
Other awards
- Won the Best Director Award at the Santosham Film Awards 2019 for the film “Rangasthalam” (winner)
- Received the KV Reddy Memorial Award in 2014
Facts/Trivia
- He follows a vegetarian diet. In an interview, he revealed that when he was six years old, one of his favorite roosters was killed and cooked. After seeing the massacre, he felt sad and decided to become a vegetarian.
- Before taking on the role of director, he worked as a lecturer at a university for six years. He taught Mathematics and Physics at Aditya Junior College, Kakinada. Later, he began to assist major directors as a screenwriter.
- He has his own production banner called “Sukumar Writings”.
Flag of Sukumar
- According to Sukumar, he met his wife at a screening of the premiere film Arya. They dated for a while and then got married, but Tabita’s family initially did not accept the marriage.
- In an interview, he talked about his movie “Pushpa” and said that he initially wanted to make “Pushpa” into a web series, but later changed his mind and after some research, he made it into Movie.
- The 2021 movie Pushpa: Rise-Part 1 was released in six languages including Telugu. The movie was a huge hit. In the first week of launch, it earned business of nearly Rs. Total global revenue was Rs 128 crore. In an interview, Sukumar talked about his working experience at Pushpa and said,
I learned that despite competition from Spider-Man, our film set a record in Nizam’s field. In Hindi, we didn’t do enough promotion due to time constraints. SS Rajamouli Garu kept urging me to do publicity. I told him that my film was not ‘RRR’ or ‘KGF’. He said, If I believe this is a pan-Indian film, then it is one. Rs 4 Cr is what our film achieved on day one in North India (Hindi version). “Rabbit” was a hit among Hindi audiences. His popularity brought such a market to the film. “
- In 2021, he donated Rs 18 lakh to the school he attended as a child, a noble cause. He helped build two new classrooms at the public school in the village of Matapalu.
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