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Sumana Kittur
Born
D. Suman

Kittur, Periyapatna, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Film director, lyricist, screenwriter, journalist
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Srinivas
​
(m. 2020)​

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 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.

Sumana Kittur married Srinivas on 17 April 2020.[4][5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Aa Dinagalu Associate director and lyricist
2008 Slum Bala Director, lyricist
2009 Kallara Santhe Director, lyricist Karnataka State Film Award (Special Jury Award)
2012 Edegarike Director, screenwriter, lyricist Karnataka 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
2016 Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Director

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. ^ "Kannada filmmaker Sumana Kittur has a low-key wedding in coronavirus lockdown". India Today. Retrieved 27 May 2020..
  5. ^ "ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಮದುವೆಯಾದ ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‍ವುಡ್ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕಿ ಸುಮನಾ ಕಿತ್ತೂರು". Vijaya Karnataka. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

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