Sumana Kittur

Sumana Kittur
Born D. Sumana Kittur
Kittur, Periyapatna, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Film director, lyricist, screenwriter, journalist
Years active 2007–present

D. Sumana Kittur is an Indian journalist, film director and lyricist working in Kannada cinema.[1]. She rose to fame becoming an independent director with Slum Bala (2008). Her subsequent films such as Kallara Santhe (2009), Edegarike (2012) and Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu (2016) have earned critical acclaim, awards and commercial success. Most of her films deal with the anti-social elements dominating in the present era.[2]

Personal life

Sumana was born in Kittur, a small village near Periyapatna in Mysore District of Karnataka. Her father owned a small theatre house in the same village.[3] After her graduation, she moved to Bangalore with the help of famous journalist turned film director Agni Shridhar. She began her film career assisting him and considers him as her teacher.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007Aa DinagaluAssociate director and lyricist
2008Slum BalaDirector, lyricist[4]
2009Kallara SantheDirector, lyricistKarnataka State Film Award (Special Jury Award)[5]
2012EdegarikeDirector, screenwriter, lyricistKarnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film
Bangalore International Film Festival Special Jury Award
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director
Nominated, Bangalore Times Film Award for Best Director		[6]
2016Kiragoorina GayyaligaluDirector[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Suman Kittur- woman with the guts". Sify. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sumana Kittur takes break". The Times Of India. 17 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sumana Kittur's father was a talkies owner". Times of India. 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Slum Bala – ಸ್ಲಂ ಬಾಲ (2008/೨೦೦೮)". Kannada movies info.
  5. ↑ "Kallara Santhe – ಕಳ್ಳರ ಸಂತೆ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". Kannada movies info.
  6. ↑ "Edegarike – ಎದೆಗಾರಿಕೆ (2012/೨೦೧೨)". Kannada movies info.
  7. ↑ "Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu – ಕಿರಗೂರಿನ ಗಯ್ಯಾಳಿಗಳು (2016/೨೦೧೬)". Kannada movies info.
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