Sukumar Bandreddi

Sukumar Bandreddi (Telugu: సుకుమార్ బ౦డ్రెడ్డి), better known by his first name, is a Tollywood film director and screenwriter. He worked as script associate and assistant director for the films Manasichi Choodu, Kshemanga Velli Labhanga Randi, Hanuman Junction and Dil, and made his directorial debut with Arya.


Sukumar worked as a mathematics lecturer at Aditya Educational Institutions in Kakinada before entering the film industry. Since childhood, he had a passion for films, which eventually brought him to Hyderabad.
He later worked as an assistant director for the film Dil with V.V. Vinayak and directed his first film Arya in 2004, which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. His next film was Jagadam with Ram in the lead.
His third film Arya 2 amid huge expectations was criticized by critics as an underrated movie despite of much hype of the audio, but was appreciated by Allu Arjun's fans. His latest movie, titled 100% Love and starring Naga Chaitanya and Tamanna, was produced by Bunny Vasu under Geetha Arts studio. It was released on May 6, 2011 and turned out to be successful. Sukumar is all set to direct Mahesh Babu in his next film which will feature Kajal Agarwal as female lead.

Year	Film	Credited as					Language	Notes
		Director	Story	Screenplay	Dialogues	Other
2004	Arya	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
2007	Jagadam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Telugu
2009	Arya 2	Yes	Yes				Telugu
2011	100% Love	Yes	Yes				Telugu
2013	Sukumar's Untitled Project	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Telugu