Suni (director)
Sunil Kumar known by his screen name Suni, is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and lyricist who works in Kannada cinema. He made his debut with the 2013 critically and commercially successful film Simple Agi Ondh Love Story.[2]
Suni | |
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Other names | Simple Suni |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Soundarya Gowda (m. 2017) |
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 Pawan Sagar 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.
Filmography
Year | Title | 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 | |||
2022 | Avatara Purusha | Yes | Yes | Yes | [5] | |
TBA | Robinhood † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming[6] [7] | |
TBA | The Story Of Raygada † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming [8] [9] | |
TBA | Gatha Vaibhava † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming | |
TBA | Avatara Purusha part-2 † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filming |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
References
- ""I'll plan my wife's next birthday at Wonder La," says director Simple Suni in a funny birthday note". The Times of India. 30 April 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
- "Sharan-Suni's Avatara Purusha release date announced". Cinema Express. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Robinhood brings together Suni and Pushkar Mallikarjunaiah for the second time | Cinemaexpress". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- "ಇವನು ಕನ್ನಡದ 'ರಾಬಿನ್ ಹುಡ್'! ಸಿಂಪಲ್ ಸುನಿ ಜನ್ಮದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಪುಷ್ಕರ್ ನೀಡಿದ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ಗಿಫ್ಟ್". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- Suresh, Sunayana. "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.