Sukumar (Indian Director) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	11/01/1970
Age	56 years
Birthplace	Mattaparru, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh

12/01/2026

Sukumar released a Telugu film on 12 January 2026, continuing his prolific directorial career in Telugu cinema.

12/11/2025

Sukumar directed a Telugu film that was released on 12 November 2025, adding to his recent filmography.

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Full Name	Sukumar Bandreddi
Famous For	Directing the Telugu movies 'Arya' (2004) and 'Pushpa: The Rise' (2021)

School	Zilla Parishad High School, Andhra Pradesh
Qualification	Master of Mathematics

Food Habit	Vegetarian

Wife

Thabitha Sukumar

Children

Parents

Father	Tirupathi Naidu (Trader)
Mother	Veera Veni (Homemaker)

Debut

Director and Writer	Telugu film 'Arya' (2004)
Producer	Telugu film 'Kumari 21F' (2015)

Awards

Nandi Awards	Best Screenplay Writer for the movie 'Arya' in 2005 (Won)
Filmfare Awards South	Best Director – Telugu for the movie 'Arya' in 2005 (Won)
South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director (Telugu) for the movie '100% Love' in 2013 (Nominated) Best Director (Telugu) for the movie 'Nannaku Prematho' in 2017 (Nominated) Best Director (Telugu) for the movie 'Rangasthalam' in 2019 (Won)
CineMAA Awards	Best Director (Jury) for the movie 'Arya' in 2005 (Won) Best Screenplay writer for the movie 'Arya' in 2005 (Won) Best Director for the movie 'Rangasthalam' in 2019 (Won) KV Reddy Memorial Award in 2014 (Won) Best Director – Telugu for the movie 'Pushpa: The Rise' in 2021 (Won)
SIIMA Awards	Best Director – Telugu for the movie 'Pushpa: The Rise' in 2019 (Won)

1. Sukumar embraced vegetarianism at age six when his favorite rooster was cooked.
2. Before pursuing filmmaking, Sukumar taught mathematics and physics at Aditya Junior College, Kakinada.
3. Sukumar met his wife Thabitha during the screening of his first movie 'Arya.'
4. Sukumar contemplated turning 'Pushpa' into a web series at one point.
5. In 2021, Sukumar helmed the successful movie 'Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1.'
6. Sukumar contributed Rs 18 lakh in 2021 for constructing two classrooms in a government school in his village.
7. Sukumar has five siblings and is the youngest of them all.
8. Sukumar founded the production company Sukumar Writings.
9. Director S. S. Rajamouli stated that he regards Sukumar as the best after watching 'Arya 2' (2009).