Sunil Kumar Desai

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.

Sunil Kumar Desai
Born (1955-11-22) 22 November 1955
Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Film director, producer and writer
Years active1989–2007
2016–present

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
Title Year Director Producer Screenwriter Notes
Tarka1989YesYesYesKarnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
Utkarsha1990YesYesYes
Sangharsha1993YesYes
Nishkarsha1994YesYesKarnataka State Film Award for First Best Film
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay
Beladingala Baale1995YesYesKarnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue
Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
Nammoora Mandara Hoove1996YesYes
Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi1998Yes
Prathyartha1999YesYesKarnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay
Sparsha2000YesYesFilmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
Parva2002YesYes
Marma2002YesYes
Ramya Chaitrakaala2006Yes
Kshana Kshana2007YesYes
...Re2016YesYes
Udgharsha [4]2019YesYes

References
  1. R, Shilpa Sebastian (21 October 2019). "The long road before 'Tarka' happened". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "I got offers, but from the wrong kind of people". The Times of India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. Jagadish Angadi (21 March 2019). "Career lost and found, says director Sunil Kumar Desai". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Why Sandalwood maverick Sunil Kumar Desai calls Udgharsha his debut - Kannada Movie News". Bangalore Mirror.


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