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Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter

For other uses, see [Sukumar (disambiguation)](/source/Sukumar_(disambiguation)).

Bandreddi Sukumar Sukumar promoting 1: Nenokkadine in 2014 Born Bandreddi Sukumar (1971-01-11) 11 January 1971 (age 55)[1][2] Mattaparru, Andhra Pradesh, India Occupations Film director Film producer Screenwriter Professor Years active 2004–present Spouse Thabitha ​ (m. 2009)​ Children 2, including Sukriti Veni

**Bandreddi Sukumar** is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in [Telugu cinema](/source/Telugu_cinema). He is known for his intricate screenplays and for depicting protagonists with grey shades. He is one of the highest-paid directors in Indian cinema.[3][4]

Before entering the film industry, Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics [lecturer](/source/Lecturer#India) at a [junior college](/source/Junior_college#India) in [Kakinada](/source/Kakinada) for nearly seven years. He began his film career as a writer, working with [Editor Mohan](/source/Editor_Mohan), and later assisted [V. V. Vinayak](/source/V._V._Vinayak) on [*Dil*](/source/Dil_(2003_film)) (2003). He made his directorial debut with [*Arya*](/source/Arya_(2004_film)) (2004), which was a major success and earned him the [Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu) and the [Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer](/source/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Screenplay_Writer).

Sukumar's other notable films include *[Arya 2](/source/Arya_2)* (2009), *[100% Love](/source/100%25_Love_(2011_film))* (2011), *[1: Nenokkadine](/source/1%3A_Nenokkadine)* (2014), *[Nannaku Prematho](/source/Nannaku_Prematho)* (2016), *[Rangasthalam](/source/Rangasthalam)* (2018), *[Pushpa: The Rise](/source/Pushpa%3A_The_Rise)* (2021), and *[Pushpa 2: The Rule](/source/Pushpa_2%3A_The_Rule)* (2024). *Rangasthalam* became the third highest-grossing Telugu film at the time, behind the *[Baahubali](/source/Baahubali_(franchise)#Feature_films)* films.[5] *Pushpa* was the [highest-grossing Indian film of 2021](/source/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films), while *Pushpa 2* went on to become third [highest-grossing Indian films of all time](/source/List_of_highest-grossing_Indian_films).

In addition to his directorial work, Sukumar has produced films under his banner Sukumar Writings, including *[Kumari 21F](/source/Kumari_21F)* (2015), *[Uppena](/source/Uppena)* (2021), and [*Virupaksha*](/source/Virupaksha_(film)) (2023). In recognition of his contributions to Telugu cinema, he received the K. V. Reddy Memorial Award in 2014..

## Early life and family

Sukumar was born on 11 January 1971,[1][2] in a [Telugu](/source/Telugu_people) family in Mattaparru, a village near [Malikipuram](/source/Malikipuram) in erstwhile [East Godavari district](/source/East_Godavari_district) (present-day [Konaseema district](/source/Konaseema_district)) of [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh).[6] His father Tirupathi Rao Naidu was a rice trader and his mother Veera Veni was a homemaker. Sukumar was the youngest of the six children of Naidu and Veni. At the age of 6, following the slaughter of a rooster he loved, Sukumar practiced [vegetarianism](/source/Vegetarianism) for a long time.[6]

He did his schooling from [Zilla Parishad High School](/source/Zilla_Parishad_High_School), [Razole](/source/Razole%2C_East_Godavari_district) and graduated with a master's degree in mathematics.[7] He later worked as a [mathematics](/source/Mathematics_education) and [physics](/source/Physics) lecturer in Aditya Junior college, [Kakinada](/source/Kakinada).[8] After nearly seven years,[9][10] Sukumar and his junior Prakash Toleti decided to do something creative as they opined that their life has become too mundane as a lecturer.[11]

## Career

Sukumar and Toleti began their career as writers in Telugu cinema and worked as writers for a few films. After writing three scenes for [Jayanth C. Paranjee](/source/Jayanth_C._Paranjee)'s *[Bavagaru Bagunnara?](/source/Bavagaru_Bagunnara%3F)* (1998), they were summoned by the college to help them in recruiting students. They walked out of the film on moral grounds.[11] Due to lack of earnings, Sukumar briefly continued to teach students, earned money, and returned to film industry.[8] He worked as an assistant director for *[Manasichi Choodu](/source/Manasichi_Choodu_(film))* (1998).[12] Sukumar later assisted [Editor Mohan](/source/A._Mohan) for *[Kshemamga Velli Labhamga Randi](/source/Kshemamga_Velli_Labhamga_Randi)* (2000) and *[Hanuman Junction](/source/Hanuman_Junction_(film))* (2001). Before making his directorial debut, Sukumar worked under [V. V. Vinayak](/source/V._V._Vinayak) for *[Dil](/source/Dil_(2003_film))* (2003) as an assistant director.[10]

### Debut and breakthrough: 2004–2011

Sukumar began working on the script of his directorial debut, *Arya* (2004), in [Visakhapatnam](/source/Visakhapatnam) before joining the sets of *[Dil](/source/Dil_(2003_film))* (2003). The producer of the film, [Dil Raju](/source/Dil_Raju), assured him that he would produce the film if *Dil* became a commercial success.[13] Sukumar chose to narrate the story of a boy who confesses his love to a girl right in the beginning of the story, as opposed to films like *[Darr](/source/Darr)* (1993), *[Kabhie Haan Kabhie Naa](/source/Kabhie_Haan_Kabhie_Naa)* (1994), and *[Kaadhal Kondein](/source/Kaadhal_Kondein)* (2003), where the protagonist's love/obsession for the female lead is revealed towards the end, as he found that idea an "obsolete" one.[10] Raju was impressed with Sukumar's script and [Allu Arjun](/source/Allu_Arjun) was selected as the protagonist after considering the likes of [Ravi Teja](/source/Ravi_Teja), [Nithin](/source/Nithin), and [Prabhas](/source/Prabhas). [Anuradha Mehta](/source/Anuradha_Mehta) and [Siva Balaji](/source/Siva_Balaji) were chosen for the other two lead roles.[14] [R. Rathnavelu](/source/R._Rathnavelu) and [Devi Sri Prasad](/source/Devi_Sri_Prasad) were chosen as the film's director of photography and music director, respectively, who both went on to collaborate with Sukumar in many of his future films. *Arya* was a huge commercial and critical success, collecting a distributor's share of ₹16 [crores](/source/Crores) and a box-office gross of ₹30 crores, on a budget of ₹4 crores.[15][14]The success of *Arya* catapulted Sukumar into stardom overnight.[10] He earned the [Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director_%E2%80%93_Telugu) at the [52nd Filmfare Awards South](/source/52nd_Filmfare_Awards_South) ceremony,[16] and the [Best Screenplay Writer](/source/Nandi_Award_for_Best_Screenplay_Writer) award at the annual [Nandi Awards](/source/Nandi_Awards) ceremony.[17]

Sukumar then began working on the script of *[Jagadam](/source/Jagadam)* (2007), a crime film starring [Ram Pothineni](/source/Ram_Pothineni) and Isha Sahni. Unlike *Arya*, *Jagadam* focused more on violence and in an interview with [South Scope](/source/South_Scope), Sukumar called the film an "act of bravado", adding that he "made it with an innocent passion", without thinking about the audience's response.[10] *Jagadam* received mixed reviews[10] with [Sify](/source/Sify) calling the film a "not so much a plot-driven one" albeit praising the work of its technical crew,[18] whereas [Rediff](/source/Rediff.com) called it a "good effort".[19] Following the mixed reviews, *Jagadam* was a box office failure, although, over the years, it has gained a major cult following.

He then wrote and directed *[Arya 2](/source/Arya_2)* (2009), which was promoted as the namesake sequel to his debut *Arya*. It featured Allu Arjun, [Kajal Aggarwal](/source/Kajal_Aggarwal), and [Navdeep](/source/Navdeep) in the lead roles and narrated the story of Arya, a psychotic orphan whose love for his childhood friend, Ajay, and his colleague, Geetha, is never reciprocated.[20] The film received mixed reviews from critics. However, *Arya 2* became one of the few successful Telugu films of the year,[21] and was praised for its stylistic quotient and music.[10] Sukumar received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu at the [57th Filmfare Awards South](/source/57th_Filmfare_Awards_South) ceremony,[22] but lost it to [S. S. Rajamouli](/source/S._S._Rajamouli) for *[Magadheera](/source/Magadheera)*.[23] Rajamouli stated that he regards Sukumar as the best of the lot after watching *Arya 2*, which according to Sukumar "was the most precious and sweetest thing I have heard about myself".[10]

After a gap of two years, Sukumar's next directorial film *[100% Love](/source/100%25_Love_(2011_film))* (2011) was released. Sukumar envisioned the film's concept 15 years ago, which dealt with the simple conflicts couples face and the way they solve them, and made changes based on the technological and behavioural developments of the students in the colleges.[10] *100% Love* featured [Naga Chaitanya](/source/Naga_Chaitanya) and [Tamannaah](/source/Tamannaah) in the lead roles and was produced by [Allu Aravind](/source/Allu_Aravind) and Bunny Vasu.[24] *100% Love* was commercially successful,[25] collecting a share of ₹18.11 crore[26] and received the [Best Home-viewing Feature Film](/source/Nandi_Award_for_Akkineni_Award_for_Best_Home-viewing_Feature_Film) award at the annual Nandi Awards ceremony.[27] Sukumar earned another nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu at the [59th Filmfare Awards South](/source/59th_Filmfare_Awards_South),[28] and a nomination for the Best Director – Telugu at the [1st South Indian International Movie Awards](/source/1st_South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards).[29]

### Darker themes: 2014–present

Sukumar promoting *[Rangasthalam](/source/Rangasthalam)* 2018.

After completing *100% Love*, Sukumar began working on *[1: Nenokkadine](/source/1%3A_Nenokkadine)*, a [psychological thriller](/source/Psychological_thriller) keeping [Mahesh Babu](/source/Mahesh_Babu) in mind as the protagonist as he felt that Mahesh had a universal appeal in terms of looks. The incident of a bus driver talking about a young boy who claims that his parents were murdered in that bus was taken as the story's base.[30] He worked on the film's script for two months,[31] and considered it as his dream project.[32] *1: Nenokkadine* was released on 10 January 2014 globally and received mixed reviews from the critics.[33][34] While Suresh Kavirayani of *[Deccan Chronicle](/source/Deccan_Chronicle)* opined that Sukumar "fails to deliver" and the story is "run of the mill",[35] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)* stated, "Habitual to watching films that begin with a great premise only to fall into the commercial trap of force-fit comic situations, it comes as a relief when Sukumar laces the psychological thriller with subtle wit that never takes the focus away from the plot".[36] Following the mixed reviews, *1: Nenokkadine* collected approximately ₹28.9 crore share worldwide on a budget of ₹60–70 crore, thus becoming a commercial failure.[37] Over the years, *1: Nenokkadine* became a major cult film.

In 2014, he wrote and directed a 3-minute short film *[I Am That Change](/source/I_Am_That_Change)* produced by and starring Allu Arjun.[38] Upon its release, the short film received viral response online and was acclaimed by many including celebrities for its concept and execution.[39]

Following the demise of his father Tirupathi Naidu, Sukumar decided to direct *[Nannaku Prematho](/source/Nannaku_Prematho)* starring [N. T. Rama Rao Jr.](/source/N._T._Rama_Rao_Jr.) and [Rakul Preet Singh](/source/Rakul_Preet_Singh) in the lead roles. *Nannaku Prematho*, which was Rama Rao Jr.'s 25th film as an actor, dealt with an emotional relationship between a father and his son spanning the last 30 days of the father's life.[40] Released on 13 January 2016, *Nannaku Prematho* received positive reviews from the critics.[41] Pranita Jonnalagedda of *The Times of India* stated that the viewers see ups every time when Sukumar "decides to listen to his inner self and gives us some interestingly conceived sequences" and downs come whenever he "gives in to the prerequisite mandates of Telugu cinema".[42] An above average grosser at the domestic box office,[43] *Nannaku Prematho* became the third highest grossing Telugu film of all time in the overseas market.[44] His 2018 period action film with [Ram Charan](/source/Ram_Charan) titled *[Rangasthalam](/source/Rangasthalam)* received positive reviews with particular praise for Ram Charan's performance, and Sukumar's direction and screenplay.[45] *Rangasthalam* ended up as [one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time](/source/List_of_highest-grossing_Telugu_films).[46]

Post the success of *[Rangasthalam](/source/Rangasthalam)*, Sukumar started working on the period action drama, *[Pushpa: The Rise](/source/Pushpa%3A_The_Rise)* (2021), starring [Allu Arjun](/source/Allu_Arjun) and [Rashmika](/source/Rashmika_Mandanna). Budgeted between ₹170–200 crores, it was released as a pan-Indian film and although it received mixed reviews from critics, the film was well received by the audiences and went on to get amazing commercial reception in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil languages earning a total gross of ₹373 crores by the end of its theatrical run.[47] Post the success of *Pushpa: The Rise*, Sukumar announced that the sequel, *[Pushpa 2: The Rule](/source/Pushpa_2%3A_The_Rule)*, is in development and production commenced in 2022. The film released on 5 December 2024 and was met with critical acclaim.

## Personal life

Sukumar met Thabitha Hamsini at the screening of *Arya*, in the Sudarshan Theatre, [RTC X Roads](/source/RTC_X_Roads), in [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad).[48] After a courtship of 4 years, they got married in 2009, in the presence of his parents and sister.[8] Thabitha's parents initially opposed their relationship due to Sukumar being a film director, however, they later accepted their alliance.[8] The couple have a daughter and a son, named [Sukriti Veni](/source/Sukriti_Veni) (who made her film debut with *[Gandhi Tatha Chettu](/source/Gandhi_Tatha_Chettu)*) and Sukranth, respectively.[48][49]

## Filmmaking style

As a writer, Sukumar is influenced by the works of [Gudipati Venkatachalam](/source/Gudipati_Venkatachalam), [Yandamuri Veerendranath](/source/Yandamuri_Veerendranath), and [Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani](/source/Yaddanapudi_Sulochana_Rani). In an interview with *Deccan Chronicle*, he revealed that each of the romantic scenes in his films are inspired from the writings of either Veerendranath or Sulochana Rani.[8] Sukumar mentioned that [Martin Scorsese](/source/Martin_Scorsese) has had a huge influence on him.[50] He uses [non-linear screenplay](/source/Nonlinear_narrative) for most of his films and few sequences of most of his films involve revelation of finest details and re-visiting a scene again and again.[51] His screenplays are mostly complex and multi-layered which earned him the reputation of being an intelligent screenplay writer. In an interview of *The Times of India* in January 2014, Sukumar said that emotions play a key role in his films, stating that a film "may have multiple subplots, but in the end, it's the emotional curve that connects with the audience".[52] Because of improvising the sequences on the sets and making changes to already filmed portions, his films took long time to complete their production phases.[53]

In most of his films, Sukumar's protagonists are shown to be characterised with grey shades. Y. Sunita Chowdary of *The Hindu* commented that Sukumar "revels in giving a slight twist to his protagonist, in his background and character" and leaves the audience to understand him as he "unties the knots during narration and justifies his behaviour and makes us root for him".[31] Karthik Keramalu of [CNN-IBN](/source/CNN-IBN), in his review of *Kumari 21F*, stated that Sukumar's lead characters are "psychologically wired differently", adding that at least one of the characters in his films "behaves in a way that will amuse the audience and the other characters present in the film".[54] Regarding the same, Sukumar said, "We all have a lot of emotions and we suppress most of them fearing rejection. Instead we sport a smile and move on in this world. Problems arise when we don't enjoy all feelings like jealousy, selfishness and don't express them. To achieve something, there must be a driving force and that could be jealousy which you term as negative".[31]

Except for the short film *I Am That Change* whose music was composed by [Sai Karthik](/source/Sai_Karthik),[55] Sukumar chose Devi Sri Prasad to compose the soundtrack and background score for all the films he directed.[56] Sukumar worked with cinematographer R. Rathnavelu for *Arya*, *Jagadam*, *1: Nenokkadine*, and *Rangasthalam*. When Dil Raju asked Sukumar about the budget to be allotted to *Arya*, Sukumar said that he first wanted R. Rathnavelu on board as the cinematographer.[57][58][59] In an interview to *The Hindu* in March 2012, Rathnavelu said, "Sukumar's speciality is he can give you five different ways to solve every problem you encounter. He can get to the crux of the problem and figure out the best possible method to resolve it".[60] Because of their friendship with Sukumar, neither Rathnavelu nor Prasad charged any remuneration for his maiden production venture *Kumari 21F*.[61] He worked with B. Rajasekar, Venkat Prasad, [Vijay K. Chakravarthy](/source/Vijay_C_Chakravarthy), and [Mirosław Kuba Brożek](/source/Miroslaw_Kuba_Brozek) for *Arya 2*, *100% Love*, *Nannaku Prematho*, *Pushpa: The Rise*, and *Pushpa 2: The Rule*, respectively.[62][63]

### Frequent collaborators

Collaborator Arya (2004) Jagadam (2007) Arya 2 (2009) 100% Love (2011) 1: Nenokkadine (2014) Nannaku Prematho (2016) Rangasthalam (2018) Pushpa: The Rise (2021) Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024) Allu Arjun Anasuya Bharadwaj Jagapathi Babu Sunil Ajay Brahmaji Devi Sri Prasad R. Rathnavelu Mythri Movie Makers Karthika Srinivas Naveen Nooli

## Film production

Sukumar established Sukumar Writings in 2014 for presenting and producing films.[64][65][66] Sukumar Writings' first venture was *[Kumari 21F](/source/Kumari_21F)*, which had Sukumar's norm technicians of Devi Sri Prasad composing music and R. Rathnavelu as the director of cinematography. Ashok Banreddi and Thomas Reddy joined as co-producers with P. A. Motion Pictures; it was co-produced by Vijaya Prasad Bandreddi and Thomas Reddy.

Sukumar provided the story and screenplay for *Kumari 21F*, his debut feature film as a co-producer, which was directed by his assistant, [Palnati Surya Pratap](/source/Palnati_Surya_Pratap). He took inspiration from his college days in Razole where a young woman went to a picnic with some young men; a major undertaking for a woman at the time. Rumours were spread and the woman was labelled as a "loose" character, which stayed in Sukumar's mind.[67] Produced on a budget of ₹6–9 crore,[a] *Kumari 21F* grossed ₹38 crore and became the 12th highest grossing Telugu film of the year.[69] Siddharth Rao of *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)* stated, "In an industry where a damsel-in-distress-wooed-and-saved-by-an-angry-young-man is the norm, this is refreshing. Kudos to the writer Sukumar for giving yet another off-beat story with characters that can't be put into a box".[70]

## Filmography

Main article: [Sukumar filmography](/source/Sukumar_filmography)

## Awards and nominations

Ceremony Category Film Result Ref(s) Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer Arya Won [17] Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Won [16] Arya 2 Nominated [22] Rangasthalam Nominated [71] [72] Pushpa: The Rise Won 100% Love Nominated [28] South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director – Telugu Nominated [29] Nannaku Prematho Nominated [73] [74] Rangasthalam Won Pushpa: The Rise Won Pushpa 2: The Rule Won [75] CineMAA Awards Best Director (Jury) Arya Won [76] Best Screenplay writer Won [76] Santosham Film Awards Best Director Rangasthalam Won KV Reddy memorial award (for contribution to Telugu cinema) — — Won [77]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-69)** Film historian Rentala Jayadeva estimates the film's budget as ₹6 crore,[61] [Sify](/source/Sify) estimates the film's budget as ₹ 9 crore.[68]

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## External links

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- [Sukumar](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1335875/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Sukumar Filmography Films directed Arya (2004) Jagadam (2007) Arya 2 (2009) 100% Love (2011) 1: Nenokkadine (2014) I Am That Change (2014) Nannaku Prematho (2016) Rangasthalam (2018) Pushpa: The Rise (2021) Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024) Produced Kumari 21F (2015) Uppena (2021) Virupaksha (2023)

v t e SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu 2011–2020 Srinu Vaitla (2011) Harish Shankar (2012) Trivikram Srinivas (2013) Surender Reddy (2014) S. S. Rajamouli (2015) Vamshi Paidipally (2016) S. S. Rajamouli (2017) Sukumar (2018) Vamshi Paidipally (2019) Trivikram Srinivas (2020) 2021–present Sukumar (2021) S. S. Rajamouli (2022) Srikanth Odela (2023) Sukumar (2024)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Director 1972–1980 K. V. Reddy (1972) T. Rama Rao (1973) K. Viswanath (1974) K. Viswanath (1975) Bapu (1976) K. Raghavendra Rao (1977) K. Balachander (1978) Dasari Narayana Rao (1979) Bapu (1980) 1981–1990 Dasari Narayana Rao (1981) K. Viswanath (1982) K. Viswanath (1983) Jandhyala (1984) Singeetam Srinivasa Rao (1985) K. Viswanath (1986) K. Viswanath (1987) M. V. Raghu (1988) Mani Ratnam (1989) K. Raghavendra Rao (1990) 1991–2000 Kranthi Kumar (1991) K. Viswanath (1992) K. Raghavendra Rao (1993) S. V. Krishna Reddy (1994) K. Viswanath (1995) Krishna Vamsi (1996) Dasari Narayana Rao (1997) Krishna Vamsi (1998) B. Gopal (1999) K. Vijaya Bhaskar (2000) 2001–2010 Teja (2001) Krishna Vamsi (2002) Gunasekhar (2003) Sukumar (2004) Trivikram Srinivas (2005) Puri Jagannadh (2006) Sekhar Kammula (2007) Krish (2008) S. S. Rajamouli (2009) Krish (2010) 2011–2018 Srinu Vaitla (2011) S. S. Rajamouli (2012) Trivikram Srinivas (2013) Vikram Kumar (2014) S. S. Rajamouli (2015) Vamshi Paidipally (2016) S. S. Rajamouli (2017) Nag Ashwin (2018) 2020–present Sukumar (2020–2021) S. S. Rajamouli (2022) Venu Yeldandi (2023) Sukumar (2024)

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