Sunil Kumar Desai

Sunil Kumar Desai
Born	(1955-11-22) 22 November 1955 (age 70) Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Occupations	Film director, producer and writer
Years active	1989–2007 2016–present

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 Thrillers and Romance films. He has won the Karnataka State Film 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.

Early life

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] His 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 has four films up his sleeve one of which is due at the end of 2019. ^[3]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Notes
1989	Tarka				Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
1990	Utkarsha
1993	Sangharsha
1994	Nishkarsha				Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay
1995	Beladingala Baale				Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dialogue Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
1996	Nammoora Mandara Hoove
1998	Prema Raga Haadu Gelathi
1999	Prathyartha				Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay
2000	Sparsha				Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
2002	Parva
2002	Marma
2006	Ramya Chaitrakaala
2007	Kshana Kshana
2016	...Re
2019	Udgharsha [4]

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.

External links

• Sunil Kumar Desai at IMDb