Tharun Sudhir

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Tharun Sudhir
Born9 October 1985
Hospete, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Years active1990–present
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​
Parent(s) Sudhir (father)
Malathi Sudhir (mother)
Relatives Nanda Kishore (Brother)

Tharun Kishore Sudhir [1] is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in the Kannada Cinema. [2] [3] [4] He made his directorial debut with the multistarer Chowka which was a commercially successful movie. [5] He is a recipient of one Filmfare and two SIIMA Awards for best director. [6] [1] [7]

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Early life

Tharun Sudhir [8] is the son of yesteryear Kannada film actor Sudhir and Malathi Sudhir. Tharun's brother Nanda Kishore is also a Kannada movie director. [9] Tharun completed his studies from the KLE College. He finished his hotel management course and worked at the Ashoka Hotel for 1 year. Apart from his interest in movies, Tharun also desired to pursue a career in Cricket.

Career

Acting

Tharun [10] has also acted in a few movies. While he made his debut as a child artist in Ganeshana Maduve, Tharun made his senior debut with the movie Excuse Me. He was also seen in movies such as Chappale, Jothe Jotheyali, Vidhyarthi, Navagraha, and Vishnu Sena.[ citation needed ]

Direction

After working as a co-director for the 2012 movie Rambo , Tharun made his directorial debut with the movie Chowka in 2017. The movie starred prominent Sandalwood actors such as Prajwal Devraj, Diganth, Prem Kumar and Vijay Raghavendra and received critical acclaim. The movie ran for over 100 days in few centers across Karnataka. [11] Tharun Kishore's next project Roberrt [12] had Darshan in the lead, the movie was released on 11 March 2021. [13] [14] [15] [16] The movie was widely appreciated and was commercially successful at the box office. He once again collaborated with Darshan for Kaatera which was co-written by Jadesh Kumar Hampi and released on 29 December 2023 to positive reports from audience and critics. [17]

He is also acting as creative director for Arvind Kuplikar's directorial starring Sharan and Amrutha Iyengar. [18]

He teamed up again with Darshan for an untitled film based on freedom fighter Sindhoora Lakshmana. [19]

Production

He also ventured into movie production under his studio Kreatiivez Banner in collaboration with Sharan's Laddu Cinemas for Guru Shishyaru , which he co-produced and acted as creative producer. [20] The movie opened to positive reviews and was commercially successful. [21] He is once again collaborating with Sharan.

Personal life

In 2024 it was revealed that Sudhir was in a relationship with Sonal Monteiro whom he had met on set of Roberrt . [22] [23] The couple married 11 August 2024. [24] [25] They celebrated a Catholic Christian wedding in Mangaluru on 1 September 2024.

Filmography

As director

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmNotes
2017 Chowka Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
2021 Roberrt SIIMA Awards 2022 - Best Director
2023 Kaatera Co-written by Jadesh Hampi [26]

As actor

YearTitleRole
1990 Ganeshana Maduve Child Actor
2003 Excuse Me Actor
2004ChappaleActor
Crime StoryActor
2005 Vishnu Sena Actor
2006 Jothe Jotheyali Prem's friend
2007 Vidyarthi Actor
2008 Navagraha kumbi
Honganasu Actor
2010 Cheluveye Ninne Nodalu Manoj
2014 Haggada Kone Actor
Gajakesari actor
2019 Vrithra Actor

As writer

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmWriter
2012 Rambo Yes
2013 Victory Yes
2014 Adyaksha Yes
Gajakesari Yes
2015 Ranna Yes
2017 Tiger Yes
Chowka Yes
2018 Raambo 2 Yes
Victory 2 Yes
2021 Roberrt Yes

As producer

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmNotes
2022 Guru Shishyaru Also Creative Producer
TBAUntitled Film starring Sharan †

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2018 SIIMA Awards Chowka Best Debut DirectorWon [6]
2018 Filmfare Awards South Best DirectorWon [1]
2022 SIIMA Awards Roberrt Best DirectorWon [7]
2024 69th Filmfare Awards South Kaatera Best Director Nominated [27]

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