Sunil Kumar Desai
Sunil Kumar Desai | |
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Born | (1955-11-22) 22 November 1955 Bijapur, Karnataka, India |
Occupation | Film director, producer and writer |
Years active | 1989–2007 2016–present |
Sunil Kumar Desai is an Indian film director, writer and producer, known for his work in Kannada cinema. In most of his films, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards (4 times) in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogues categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards 4 times. Desai worked with South Indian musicians like Illayaraja, Hamsalekha and Gunasingh.
Desai was born in 1955 in Bijapur, North Karnataka. He had his primary education in Bijapur and higher education in Pune. He started his film-career as an assistant to Kashinath, and later Suresh Heblikar.
Contents
1 Career
2 Filmography
3 References
4 Sources
5 External links
Career
Desai made film debut as a director with Tarka in 1989. He subsequent films Nishkarsha, Beladingala Baale and Nammoora Mandara Hoove earned him a reputation as the most innovative and influential directors of the 1990s.[1]
Filmography
Title | Year | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
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Tarka | 1989 | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada | |||
Utkarsha | 1990 | ||||
Sangharsha | 1993 | ||||
Nishkarsha | 1994 | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay | |||
Beladingala Baale | 1995 | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue | |||
Nammoora Mandara Hoove | 1996 | ||||
Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi | 1998 | ||||
Prathyartha | 1999 | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay | |||
Sparsha | 2000 | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada | |||
Parva | 2002 | ||||
Marma | 2002 | ||||
Ramya Chaitrakaala | 2006 | ||||
Kshana Kshana | 2007 | ||||
...Re | 2016 | ||||
Udgharsha | 2019 | also Telugu [2] |
References
^ "I got offers, but from the wrong kind of people". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Sai Dhansika: Placing scripts above the rest". Deccan Chronicle. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
Sources
- http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/sreesha/sreesha_skd.htm
- http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/8554.html
External links
Sunil Kumar Desai on IMDb
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