Duniya Suri, credited onscreen as Suri, is an Indian movie director. He became known as Duniya Suri in the wake of the success of his debut movie Duniya, for which he won the 2006–2007 Karnataka State Film Awards in the Best Screenplay category.[1] Suri came to fame after the Duniya release, for its realistic style. The work brought a different dimension to Kannada movies.

Duniya Suri
Suri writing a script in 2017
Born
Suresh Ramaswamy

Other namesSukka Suri, Suri/Soori
Occupations
Years active2002–present
WorksFilmography
Style
Children1

His second film Inthi Ninna Preethiya though critically acclaimed, performed poorly at the box office, while his next project Junglee was a greater critical and commercial success.[2] Recent projects include the film Jackie with Puneeth Rajkumar which was declared the blockbuster of 2010[3] and was adjudged the Best Film of 2010 at the South Filmfare Awards.[4] After the success of Jackie in 2010, Suri teamed up with Puneeth Rajkumar again in Anna Bond which released on 1 May 2012 and broke all previous Sandalwood opening records.[5]

Early life

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With a bachelor's degree in Visual Arts in 1999 from Kalamandira School of Arts - Bangalore, he extensively worked in visual arts, television and documentaries before getting the big break in his directorial debut film ‘Duniya’ in 2006. He started his own signboard business at an early age of 12 and successfully expanded his works to various parts of India through wall paintings, portraits, interior decoration, window displays and art reproduction works before deciding to pursue a degree in Visual Arts. His works in stage and art continued even during his Kalamandira days and as a reflection, his films are also well known for excellent art work.[6]

Filmography

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All films are in Kannada Language otherwise noted the Language

Year Film Director Writer Story Producer Notes
2003 Mani No Co-writer No No
2004 Ranga SSLC No Yes Yes No
2007 Duniya Yes Yes Yes No
2008 Inthi Ninna Preethiya Yes Yes Yes Yes
2009 Junglee Yes Yes Yes No
2010 Jackie Yes Yes Yes No
2012 Anna Bond Yes Yes Yes No
2013 Kaddipudi Yes Co-writer Yes No
2015 Kendasampige Yes Co-writer No Yes
2016 Doddmane Hudga Yes Co-writer Yes No
2018 Tagaru Yes Yes Co-writer No
2020 Popcorn Monkey Tiger Yes Co-writer Yes No [7]
2023 Bad Manners Yes Yes No No
TBA Kage Bangara Yes Yes Yes Yes Filming; delayed
TBA Silent Sunila Yes Yes No No co-writer: Agni Shridhar delayed

Awards

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Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2006-07 Duniya Karnataka State Film Awards Best Screenplay Won [8]
2008-09 Junglee Karnataka State Film Awards Best Screenplay Won [9]
2013 Anna Bond 2nd SIIMA Awards SIIMA Best Director Nominated [10]
2019 Tagaru Filmfare Awards Best Director Nominated [11]
8th SIIMA Awards SIIMA Best Director Nominated [12]
2021 Popcorn Monkey Tiger South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director Nominated

References

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  1. ^ ""Duniya" - Kannada Movie Archived 26 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine"
  2. ^ "Second time unlucky Archived 14 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine". Deccan Chronicle. 6 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Jackie celebrates 50 days". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. ^ "The glitter, the gloss, the razzmatazz - South Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ Puneet to work with Soori
  6. ^ "Official website". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Behind the scenes of Suri's Popcorn Monkey Tiger", New Indian Express, 13 February 2020
  8. ^ Karnataka State Film Awards – 2006-2007 Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ INFORMATION: STATE FILM AWARDS 2008-09 (KARNATAKA)
  10. ^ Sudish Kamath (15 September 2013). "Stars in Sharjah for 2nd SIIMA". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ^ SIIMA Awards 2019: Here’s a complete list of nominees