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Sukumar (born Sukumar Bandreddi, 11 January 1970) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Born in Mattaparru near Razole, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics lecturer at the Aditya Junior college, Kakinada for nearly six years before pursuing a career in films. He began working as a writer and assisted Mohan and V. V. Vinayak.
Sukumar made his directorial debut with Arya in 2004, whose success catapulted him to stardom. Sukumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his work in Arya. His other notable films include Jagadam (2007), Arya 2 (2009), 100% Love (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), and Nannaku Prematho (2016). Sukumar is known for his complex, multi-layered screenplays which earned him the reputation of being an intelligent screenwriter. He is also known for infusing grey shades in the character sketches of the protagonists in his films.
Under the banner Sukumar Writings, he made his debut as a film producer with Kumari 21F (2015), whose story and screenplay were penned by him. He received the K. V. Reddy Memorial award for his contributions to Telugu cinema in the year 2014. In 2016, he hinted a possible retirement from directing films.
Sukumaran Potti, commonly known as Sukumar, is a popular satirist and cartoonist from Kerala state in southern India.
He completed his education from University College, Thiruvananthapuram and joined the Kerala Police Department. He started his literary life as a cartoonist in Kerala Kaumudi and later became a full-fledged writer and satirist. Along with Veloor Krishnankutty, Sukumar was one of the most popular humour writers of his time. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1996 for the work Vayil Vannathu Kothakku Pattu.
Sukumar may refer to:
- Sukumar (writer), Malayalam-language humourist and cartoonist
- Sukumar (director) (born 1971), Telugu-language film director
- Sukumar Azhikode (1926–2012), Malayalam-language writer and orator
- Sukumaran (1945–1998), Malayalam-language film actor
- Sukumar (1950 film), directed by P. Pullaiah
- Sukumar (2011 film), starring Suhani Kalita