Sumana Kittur
| Sumana Kittur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
D. Sumana Kittur Kittur, Periyapatna, Mysore, Karnataka, India |
| Occupation | Film director, lyricist, screenwriter, journalist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
D. Sumana Kittur is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist working in Kannada cinema.[1] She debuted into cinema as an associate to director K. M. Chaitanya with Aa Dinagalu (2007) and also wrote the lyrics for the title track . Following this, she rose to fame becoming an independent director with Slum Bala (2008). Her subsequent films such as Kallara Santhe (2009), Edegarike (2012) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016) have earned critical acclaim, awards and commercial success. Most of her films deal with the anti-social elements dominating in the present era.[2]
Personal life
Sumana was born in Kittur, a small village near Periyapatna in Mysore District of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre house in the same village. [3] After her graduation, she moved to Bangalore with the help of famous journalist turned film director Agni Shridhar. She began her film career assisting him and considers him as her teacher.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Starring | Role | Awards | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | Chetan Kumar, Archana Sastry | Associate director and lyricist | ||
| 2008 | Slum Bala | Duniya Vijay, Shubha Poonja | Director and lyricist | [4] | |
| 2009 | Kallara Santhe | Yash, Hariprriya, Sudharani | Director and lyricist | Won - Karnataka State Special Jury Award for Best Director | [5] |
| 2012 | Edegarike | Auditya, Atul Kulkarni | Director, screenplay writer and lyricist | Won - Karnataka State Film Award for 3rd Best Film Won - Bangalore International Film Festival Special Jury Award Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director Nominated - Bangalore Times Film Award for Best Director | [6] |
| 2016 | Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu | Shwetha Srivatsav, Manasa Joshi | Director | [7] |
References
- ↑ "Suman Kittur- woman with the guts". Sify. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Sumana Kittur takes break". The Times Of India. 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Sumana Kittur's father was a talkies owner". Times of India. 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Slum Bala – ಸ್ಲಂ ಬಾಲ (2008/೨೦೦೮)". Kannada movies info.
- ↑ "Kallara Santhe – ಕಳ್ಳರ ಸಂತೆ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada movies info.
- ↑ "Edegarike – ಎದೆಗಾರಿಕೆ (2012/೨೦೧೨)". Kannada movies info.
- ↑ "Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu – ಕಿರಗೂರಿನ ಗಯ್ಯಾಳಿಗಳು (2016/೨೦೧೬)". Kannada movies info.