{{short description|Indian Film Director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Sujeeth Reddy | image = | caption = Sujeeth in 2019 | birth_name = Sujeeth Reddy | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|26}} | spouse = Pravallika Reddy | birth_place = Daburuvari Palli, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India | alma_mater = L. V. Prasad Film and TV Academy | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Screenwriter}} | years_active = 2014–present }} '''Sujeeth Reddy''' (born 26 October 1990) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Saaho' director Sujeeth Reddy gets engaged to Pravalika in Hyderabad|date=11 June 2020|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/saaho-director-sujeeth-reddy-gets-engaged-pravalika-hyderabad-126359}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Balachandran|first=Logesh|date=4 June 2020|title=Saaho director Sujeeth to get engaged during coronavirus lockdown|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/-saaho-director-sujeeth-to-get-engaged-during-coronavirus-lockdown-1685317-2020-06-04|access-date=2020-07-14|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> He made his directorial debut in with the ''Run Raja Run'' (2014).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/age-was-never-a-concern-to-enter-filmdom-run-raja-run-director/|title=Age was never a concern to enter filmdom: 'Run Raja Run' director|date=2014-07-29|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-05-04|language=en-US}}</ref> He received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu for the film.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Kumari |first=Barkha |date=2014-08-05 |title=At 24, Sujeeth has a hit |language=en |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140804/entertainment-tollywood/article/24-sujeeth-has-hit |url-status=live |access-date=2017-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412233101/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140804/entertainment-tollywood/article/24-sujeeth-has-hit |archive-date=12 April 2021}}</ref>
== Early life == Sujeeth started creating short films at the age of 17 under the name Sujeeth Sign. He holds a film degree from the LV Prasad Film & TV Academy in Chennai and has created over 30 short films.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In an interview Sujeeth stated that "I actually came into the film industry to work as an assistant director under Puri Jagannadh. But after meeting him, he suggested that I can start making films myself".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cinetown.org/people/profile/sujeeth#:~:text=In%20an%20interview%2C%20Sujeeth%20stated,a%20solid%20story%20for%20Prabhas. | title=Sujeeth }}</ref>
He got an opportunity to debut under UV Creations, with ''Run Raja Run'' (2014). Starring Sharwanand and Seerat Kapoor in the lead roles, it went to become a sleeper hit at the box office. Following the instant success of his debut, he developed a story for Prabhas. He narrated it to Prabhas during the shooting of ''Baahubali 2: The Conclusion''. Titled ''Saaho'' (2019), it was shot simultaneously in Telugu, Hindi and some scenes reshot in Tamil with an ensemble cast of actors from different industries. However, unlike his debut success, ''Saaho'' was made with a huge budget of {{INR}}350 crores, making it the second-costliest film in Telugu cinema, at the time. It opened from mixed-to-negative reviews, but was an above average grosser at the box-office.
Sujeeth then collaborated with Pawan Kalyan in the film ''They Call Him OG''. The film was released in September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-08-22 |title=Producer DVV Danayya confirms OG special teaser to be out on this date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2024/Aug/22/producer-dvv-danayya-confirms-og-special-teaser-to-be-out-on-this-date |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography == {{Pending films key}} * ''Note: All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes ! Ref |- | 2014 |''Run Raja Run'' | Cameo appearance |<ref>{{cite web |access-date=30 July 2014 |title=Sujeeth Talks About His Debut Film Run Raja Run |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2014/interview-sujeeth-talks-about-debut-film-run-raja-run-155462.html |website=Filmibeat}}</ref> |- | 2019 | ''Saaho'' | Simultaneously shot in Hindi | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Did not feel pressure as Prabhas believes in me: Saaho director Sujeeth |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/saaho-director-sujeeth-on-working-with-prabhas-after-baahubali-5779454/ |access-date=2019-06-13 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> |- | 2025 | ''They Call Him OG'' | Also lyricist for the song "Washi Yo Washi" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/og-shoot-begins-in-mumbai-pawan-kalyan-set-to-join-the-cast-next-week/articleshow/99515777.cms?from=mdr|title='OG' shoot begins in Mumbai: Pawan Kalyan set to join the cast next week|newspaper=The Times of India |date=15 April 2023}}</ref> |- |2027 |{{Pending film|Bloody Romeo}} | |<ref>{{cite web |access-date=24 February 2026 |title=‘Bloody Romeo’ teaser: Nani turns chef styled ‘No.1 Gangster’ in Sujeeth directorial |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/bloody-romeo-teaser-nani-turns-chef-styled-no-1-gangster-in-sujeeth-directorial-watch/articleshow/128742598.cms |website=Times of India}}</ref> | |- |2027 |{{Pending film|Swadeshi Dharam to the World}}
| | 12 August 2027 | Netflix -- 27 October 2027 |- |2029 |{{Pending film|Swadeshi Dharam 2:The Vengeance of God Revenge}} | | 12 April 2029 | JioHotstar --- 24 May 2029 (17 May 2029) |- |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" |Filmfare Awards South |2015 |Best Director – Telugu | rowspan="2" |''Run Raja Run'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{cite web |date=4 June 2015 |title=62nd Filmfare Awards South 2015 Nominations |url=http://www.dailyindia.org/62nd-filmfare-awards-south-2015-nominations-tamil-telugu-malayalam-kannada/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626123232/http://www.dailyindia.org/62nd-filmfare-awards-south-2015-nominations-tamil-telugu-malayalam-kannada/ |archive-date=26 June 2015 |work=Daily India |df=dmy}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |South Indian International Movie Awards |2015 |Best Debut Director – Telugu |{{won}} | |} == References == {{Reflist}}
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