Sukumar

Sukumar

Sukumar is an Indian director, producer, and screenwriter who is known for his work in Telugu films.

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Sukumar is an Indian director, producer, and screenwriter who is known for his work in Telugu films. He became famous for directing and writing the movie Arya (2004). Sukumars movie Arya.He has worked as a director and writer in the Telugu films Jagadam (2007), 100% Love (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Nannaku Prematho (2016), and Pushpa: The Rise (2021). Sukumars movie Jagadam.He has produced Telugu films that include Darsakudu (2017), 100% Kadhal (2020), and Uppena (2021). Sukumars movie 100% Kadhal.He has his own banner named Sukumar Writings under which he produces films. Sukumars banner.When he was six years old, he became a vegetarian because one of his favourite roosters was killed and cooked.Before working in films, Sukumar used to teach mathematics and physics at the Aditya Junior college, Kakinada. He worked as a lecturer for six years before starting his career in films. He began his career in films as a writer and assisted big directors.During the screening of his debut movie, Arya, he met his wife Thabitha. Later, they got married to each other, but Thabithas parents did not accept their marriage at that time.In an interview, he talked about his film Pushpa and said that he first thought of making it a web series, but later, he did a lot of research about it and decided to make it a film.In June 2021, Sukumar was diagnosed with dengue, and the shoot of his film Pushpa was paused.In 2021, Sukumar directed the film Pushpa: The Rise Part 1. The film was released in five other languages, and it became a hit. The movie made the business of almost Rs. 128 crores gross worldwide in the first week after it was released. The film Pushpa: The Rise Part 1 also became the seventh film in the Telugu film industry to earn such a huge amount in the first week after the release. In an interview, Sukumar talked about the film and the actors in the films and said, I have come to know that, despite the competition from Spider-Man, our film has created a record in Nizam territory. In Hindi, we didnt do adequate publicity due to time constraints. SS Rajamouli garu kept prodding me to do publicity. I told him my film is not a RRR or a KGF. He said that if I believe that its a pan-India film, it will be one. Rs 4 Cr is what our film has made in North India (Hindi version) on Day 1. Bunny is quite popular among the Hindi audience. His popularity has fetched the film this kind of market..

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