Sujeeth Reddy | |
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Born | Sujeeth Reddy |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | L. V. Prasad Film and TV Academy |
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Years active | 2014-Present |
Spouse | Pravallika |
Sujeeth Reddy is an Indian film director and screen-writer. [1] [2] He made his directorial debut in Telugu Cinema with the romantic comedy thriller film Run Raja Run at the age of 23 years. [3] He received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu) in 2015 for the film Run Raja Run . [4]
Sujeeth started creating short films at the age of 17. He holds a film degree from the LV Prasad Film & TV Academy in Chennai and has created over 30 short films. [3] [4] In an interview Sujeeth stated that "I actually came into the film industry to work as an assistant director under Puri Jagannadh. But Puri suggested that why you can film yourself". [5]
Sujeeth got another opportunity to do an expensive film in the UV Creation banner. He developed a solid story for Prabhas. Prabhas accepted to do the film after Baahubali 2: The Conclusion completed. The film titled Saaho was shot simultaneously in Telugu & Hindi.
In March 2018 the film Pre-production began. Sujeeth took various cast and crew from Bollywood. Another interview Sujeeth stated that "After receiving a high positive review of Saaho from the North Indian audience, Shah Rukh Khan called me to him once".
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Direction | Writer | Language | Notes | Ref |
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2014 | Run Raja Run | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Debut | |
2019 | Saaho | Yes | Yes | Telugu Hindi | Partially reshot in Tamil | [6] |
2024 | They Call Him OG † | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Filming | [7] |
2025 | Nani32† | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Announced |
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