Sukumar Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Sukumar Bandreddi [1]IMDb
Profession(s)	Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Famous For	Directing the Telugu movie 'Arya' in 2004
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Career
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) • Best Director – Telugu for the movie 'Arya 2" in 2010 (Nominated) • Best Director - Telugu for the movie 'Rangasthalam' in 2019 (Nominated) • Best Director - Telugu for the movie '100% Love' in 2013 (Nominated) 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) • He won the Santosham Film Awards for Best Director for the movie 'Rangasthalam' in 2019 (Won) • He won the KV Reddy Memorial Award in 2014
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 January 1970 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2021)	51 Years
Birthplace	Andhra Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mattaparru, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
School	Zilla Parishad High School, Andhra Pradesh
Educational Qualification	Master of Mathematics
Food Habit	Vegetarian [2]PINKVILLA
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Thabitha Sukumar
Marriage Date	13 June 2009
Family
Wife/Spouse	Thabitha Sukumar
Children	Son- Sukranth Bandreddi Daughter- Sukriti Bandreddi
Parents	Father- Tirupathi Naidu (Trader) Mother- Veera Veni (Homemaker)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sukumar

• Sukumar is an Indian director, producer, and screenwriter who is known for his work in Telugu films. He became famous for directing and writing the movie ‘Arya’ (2004).
  

  Sukumar’s movie ‘Arya’

• He has worked as a director and writer in the Telugu films Jagadam (2007), 100% Love (2011), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Nannaku Prematho (2016), and Pushpa: The Rise (2021).
  

  Sukumar’s movie ‘Jagadam’

• He has produced Telugu films that include Darsakudu (2017), 100% Kadhal (2020), and Uppena (2021).
  

  Sukumar’s movie ‘100% Kadhal’

• He has his own banner named ‘Sukumar Writings’ under which he produces films.
  

  Sukumar’s banner

• When he was six years old, he became a vegetarian because one of his favourite roosters was killed and cooked.

• Before working in films, Sukumar used to teach mathematics and physics at the Aditya Junior college, Kakinada. He worked as a lecturer for six years before starting his career in films. He began his career in films as a writer and assisted big directors.

• During the screening of his debut movie, ‘Arya,’ he met his wife Thabitha. Later, they got married to each other, but Thabitha’s parents did not accept their marriage at that time.

• In an interview, he talked about his film ‘Pushpa’ and said that he first thought of making it a web series, but later, he did a lot of research about it and decided to make it a film.

• In June 2021, Sukumar was diagnosed with dengue, and the shoot of his film ‘Pushpa’ was paused.

• In 2021, Sukumar directed the film ‘Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1.’ The film was released in five other languages, and it became a hit. The movie made the business of almost Rs. 128 crores gross worldwide in the first week after it was released. The film ‘Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1’ also became the seventh film in the Telugu film industry to earn such a huge amount in the first week after the release. In an interview, Sukumar talked about the film and the actors in the films and said,
  

  I have come to know that, despite the competition from ‘Spider-Man’, our film has created a record in Nizam territory. In Hindi, we didn’t do adequate publicity due to time constraints. SS Rajamouli garu kept prodding me to do publicity. I told him my film is not a ‘RRR’ or a ‘KGF’. He said that if I believe that it’s a pan-India film, it will be one. Rs 4 Cr is what our film has made in North India (Hindi version) on Day 1. Bunny is quite popular among the Hindi audience. His popularity has fetched the film this kind of market.”

• In 2021, he donated Rs 18 lakh to build two new classrooms in a government school at Mattaparru village, where he studied as a child.