Sukumar

Bandreddi Sukumar (born 11 January 1970) is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his complex and multi-layered screenplays, and infusing grey shades in the characterisation of his protagonists. He is one of the highest paid directors in Indian cinema.

Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics lecturer at a junior college in Kakinada for nearly seven years before pursuing a career in films as a director. He began working as a writer and worked with Editor Mohan before assisting V. V. Vinayak on ''Dil'' (2003). He made his directorial debut with ''Arya'' in 2004, whose success catapulted him to stardom. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his work on ''Arya''.

Sukumar's other notable films include ''Arya 2'' (2009), ''100% Love'' (2011), ''1: Nenokkadine'' (2014), ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), ''Rangasthalam'' (2018) and ''Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021). ''Rangasthalam'' was the third highest grossing Telugu film at the time behind the ''Baahubali'' films''.'' ''Pushpa: The Rise'' is the highest-grossing Indian film of 2021 and ranks among the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time.

Sukumar also produced films like ''Kumari 21F'' (2015), ''Uppena'' (2021), ''Virupaksha'' (2023) under the banner Sukumar Writings. In 2014, he received the K. V. Reddy Memorial award for his contributions to Telugu cinema. Provided by Wikipedia