Sunil Kumar Desai
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| Born | 22 November 1955 Bijapur, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation(s) | 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 Thrillers and Romance films. He has won the Karnataka State Film 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.
Early life
Desai was born in 1955 in Bijapur, 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.
Career
Desai made film debut as a director with Tarka in 1989. [1] He subsequent films Nishkarsha, Beladingala Baale and Nammoora Mandara Hoove earned him a reputation as the most innovative and influential directors of the 1990s.[2] After three years of absence, Desai had announced that he have four films up his sleeve one of which is due at the end of 2019.[3]
Filmography
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| Year | Title | Cast | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
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| 1989 | Tarka | Shankar Nag, Vanitha Vasu, Avinash, Krishna |  |
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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada |
| 1990 | Utkarsha | Devaraj, Ambareesh, Vanitha Vasu, Ramakrishna | |
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| 1993 | Sangharsha | Vishnuvardhan, Geetha, Sundar Krishna Urs, Thiagarajan, R. N. Sudarshan, B. C. Patil,Rockline Venkatesh, | |
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| 1994 | Nishkarsha | |
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Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay | ||
| 1995 | Beladingala Baale | |
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Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada | ||
| 1996 | Nammoora Mandara Hoove | |
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| 1998 | Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi | |
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| 1999 | Prathyartha | |
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Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay | ||
| 2000 | Sparsha | |
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Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada | ||
| 2002 | Parva | |
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| 2002 | Marma | |
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| 2006 | Ramya Chaitrakaala | |
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| 2007 | Kshana Kshana | |
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| 2016 | ...Re | |
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| 2019 | Udgharsha [4] | |
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References
- ^ R, Shilpa Sebastian (21 October 2019). "The long road before 'Tarka' happened". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "I got offers, but from the wrong kind of people". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Jagadish Angadi (21 March 2019). "Career lost and found, says director Sunil Kumar Desai". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Why Sandalwood maverick Sunil Kumar Desai calls Udgharsha his debut - Kannada Movie News". Bangalore Mirror.
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