Suni (director)
Simple Suni | |
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Born | Sunil Kumar N 14 October 1986 |
Occupation | Director, Producer, Lyricist, Screenwriter |
Years active | 2008 - Present |
Spouse(s) | Soundarya (m. 2017) |
Sunil Kumar known by his screen name Suni, is an Indian film director, producer, lyricist and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the 2013 critically and commercially successful film Simple Agi Ondh Love Story.[2]
Early life[]
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Sunil was born on 14 October 1986 to Vijayalakshmi and Narsimhaiah at K. C. General Hospital in the Malleswaram locality of Bangalore, Karnataka. He has a sister named Harshashree. He completed his pre-university education from Peenya Government College having opted for Science. Pursuing an undergraduate course, he received Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology from KLE College in Bangalore. From his younger days, he has spent his time and energy on filling the pages of his notebooks with poems and that is as early as his passion for writing and cinema.
Career[]
As director[]
Suni kick started his career with Janumada Gelathi, where he worked as an assistant director under Dinesh Baboo. Simultaneously working for Januma Janumadallu, under Prema, he later went on to become an associate director for Dinesh Baboo in School Master and other films. Subsequently, focus shifted to a few short films, but when he decided to go independent, what came his way was Simple Agi Ondh Love Story. When producers expected him to cut down budgets with each script, a few friends and Suni decided to go independent and invested their own money and made Simple Agi Ondh Love Story on a budget of approximately ₹30 to 40 lakhs. Bahuparak[3] and Manamohaka[4] are the two movies which are under production by Suni.
As producer[]
Suni began his production house named Suvin Cinemaas.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Lyricist | Screenwriter | Notes |
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2013 | Simple Agi Ondh Love Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada |
2014 | Ulidavaru Kandanthe | Yes | Yes | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada | ||
Bahuparak | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2016 | Simpallag Innondh Love Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2017 | Operation Alamelamma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Chowka | Yes | dialogues only | ||||
Happy New Year | Yes | dialogues only | ||||
Chamak | Yes | Yes | Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Director - Kannada | |||
2019 | Bazaar | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2021 | Sakath | Yes | Yes | Filming[5][6] | ||
Avatara Purusha | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming[7] | ||
2022 | Robinhood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming[8] [9] | |
The Story Of Raygada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming [10] [11] |
References[]
- ^ Madhu Daithota (26 February 2017). "Simple Agi Ondh Love Story director to marry on Feb 17". Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Ashoka M. K. (23 March 2013). "From soppu to Sandalwood". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Bahuparaak - Suni To Direct Srinagara Kitty. Chitraloka.com
- ^ See The New Look Of Shivaraj Kumar In Simple Suni's Manamohaka. Entertainment.Oneindia.in
- ^ "Ganesh's new film with director Suni titled 'Sakath'". The News Minute. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "'Chamak' jodi Ganesh and Suni to team up again". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Sharan and Ashika Ranganath's Avatara Purusha takes off - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Robin Hood brings together Suni and Pushkar Mallikarjunaiah for the second time | Cinemaexpress". m.cinemaexpress.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "ಇವನು ಕನ್ನಡದ 'ರಾಬಿನ್ ಹುಡ್'! ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಸುನಿ ಜನ್ಮದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಪುಷ್ಕರ್ ನೀಡಿದ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ಗಿಫ್ಟ್". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Ganesh to collaborate with Suni yet again - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಸುನಿ ಜೊತೆ ಸೇರಿ 'ದಿ ಸ್ಟೋರಿ ಆಫ್ ರಾಯಘಡ' ಹೇಳಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಗೋಲ್ಡನ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಗಣೇಶ್!". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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- Kannada film directors
- Living people
- Kannada-language lyricists
- Indian male songwriters
- Musicians from Bangalore
- 1986 births
- Film directors from Bangalore
- 21st-century Indian composers
- Film producers from Bangalore
- Screenwriters from Bangalore
- Kannada screenwriters
- 21st-century male musicians