Sukumar Bandreddi better known by his first name, is a Tollywood film director and screenwriter. He worked as assistant director for the films Kshemanga Velli Labhanga Randi and Dil

Dil (film)

Dil is a 2003 Telugu film which starred Nitin, Neha, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. V.V. Vinayak directed this film and Dil Raju produced it. The film was a box-office hit. The comedy of the film was appreciable...

and made his directorial debut with Arya

Arya (2004 film)

Arya is a Telugu film which released on 7 May 2004 and was directed by Sukumar. This film has Allu Arjun in the main lead. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Arya Proud of Youth...

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Background

Sukumar worked as a mathematics lecturer at Aditya Educational Institutions in Kakinada

Kakinada

Kakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is nicknamed "Fertilizer City" , "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras"...

 before entering the film industry. Since childhood, he had a passion for films, which eventually brought him to Hyderabad.

He later worked as an assistant director for the film Dil

Dil (film)

Dil is a 2003 Telugu film which starred Nitin, Neha, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. V.V. Vinayak directed this film and Dil Raju produced it. The film was a box-office hit. The comedy of the film was appreciable...

with V.V. Vinayak and directed his first film Arya

Arya (2004 film)

Arya is a Telugu film which released on 7 May 2004 and was directed by Sukumar. This film has Allu Arjun in the main lead. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Arya Proud of Youth...

in 2004, which earned him the Filmfare

Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...

 Award for Best Director – Telugu. His next film was Jagadam

Jagadam

Jagadam is a 2007 Tollywood film in the direction of Sukumar . This film has Ram, Isha Sahani, Pradeep Rawat, and Prakash Raj in important roles. The film was produced by Aditya Babu. The film released on 16 March 2007.- Plot :...

with Ram

Ram (actor)

- Personal life :Ram was born in Hyderabad, India, on May 15, 1988. He grew up in Chennai and attended Chettinad Vidhyashram school, Mandaveli. He is the nephew of Telugu producer Sravanthi Ravi Kishore.- Career :...

 in the lead. His third film Arya 2

Arya 2

Arya 2 is a 2009 Telugu romance film film directed by Sukumar, and is a follow-up to the actor's and the director's previous successful film, Arya. Allu Arjun and Kajal Aggarwal play the lead roles while Navdeep and Shraddha Das play supporting roles...

amid huge expectations was criticized by critics as an underrated movie despite of much hype of the audio, but was appreciated by Allu Arjun's fans. His latest movie, titled 100% Love and starring Naga Chaitanya

Naga Chaitanya

Naga Chaitanya is an Indian film actor who has appeared in Telugu films. He made his debut in the 2009 college film, Josh His second film, Gautham Menon's Ye Maaya Chesave became a commercial as well as critical success, with his portrayal of a love-torn film director winning him critical acclaim...

 and Tamanna, was produced by Bunny Vasu under Geetha Arts

Geetha Arts

Geetha Arts is a film production company of Allu Aravind based in Hyderabad. He has produced over 25 films under this company...

 studio. It was released on May 6, 2011 and turned out to be successful.

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