Gunasekhar
Gunasekar | |
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 Gunasekhar in 2015 | |
| Born | Gunasekar 2 June 1964(age60)[1] Narsipatnam,Andhra Pradesh,India |
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| Spouse | Ragini |
| Children | 2; including Neelima |
Gunasekar(born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works inTelugu cinema.He has directed films inaction,romance,mythological,andhistorical dramagenres. He has won aNational Film Award,multipleNandi Awards,and aFilmfare Award South.
Gunasekhar directed the historical epic filmRamayanam(1997), which won theNational Film Award for Best Children's Filmand was screened at theInternational Children's Film Festival of India.[2][3]His 2003action film,Okkaduwas huge commercial success becoming the highest grossing Telugu film of that year and was remade into various Indian languages.[4][5]His other notable films includeSogasu Chooda Tharamaa(1995),Choodalani Vundi(1998),Manoharam(2000),andRudhramadevi(2015).
Career
[edit]Before venturing into mainstream film direction, Gunasekar worked as an associate director to D. V. Narsaraju,Kranthi Kumar,andRam Gopal Varma.[6]Gunasekhar made his directorial debut with the socio-politicalLathi(1992), for which he received the stateNandi Award for Best First Film of a Director.
He directed the super-hitromance film,Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa(1995), which received theNandi Award for Best Feature Film.In 1997, Gunasekhar directed the mythological filmRamayanam,which won theNational Film Award for Best Children's Filmand was screened at theInternational Children's Film Festival of India.[2][3]
His next film was the action thrillerChoodalani Vundi(1998), which introduced theDTS soundto the Telugu screen and was a box-office hit.[7]The film was later remade into Hindi as,Calcutta Mail.He then directed the political thriller,Manoharam(2000), which again bagged theNandi Award for Best Story,and theNandi Award for Best Feature Film.
His 2003action film,Okkadu,was a huge critical and commercial success, becoming the highest grossing Telugu film of that year and was remade into various Indian languages.[4][5]The 2004 drama film,Arjun,was screened at theInternational Film Festival of Indiain the mainstream section.[8]
His 2015historical film,Rudhramadeviwhich was released in October 2015 to widely mixed reviews but despite that it became an average grosser of the year.[9][10][11]
His latest venture wasmythologicalromantic drama filmShaakuntalamwhich was theatrically released on 14 April 2023. The film was panned by critics and became a huge commercial failure.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Gunasekher is married to Ragini, and the couple have two daughters, Neelima and Yukhta.[13]
Filmography and awards
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Awards and Honors |
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| 1992 | Laati | Yes | No | Yes | Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director[14] |
| 1995 | Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa | Yes | No | Yes | Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer |
| 1997 | Ramayanam | Yes | No | Yes | National Film Award for Best Children's Film International Children's Film Festival of India |
| 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2000 | Manoharam | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2001 | Mrugaraju | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2003 | Okkadu | Yes | No | Yes | Nandi Award for Best Director Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu |
| 2004 | Arjun | Yes | No | Yes | International Film Festival of India |
| 2006 | Sainikudu | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2010 | Varudu | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2012 | Nippu | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2015 | Rudhramadevi | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | Shaakuntalam | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
[edit]- ^"Happy Birthday Gunasekhar: From Ramayanam to Rudhramadevi, best 5 movies of the filmmaker that you must watch".The Times of India.2 June 2020.Retrieved10 January2021.
- ^abIANS (8 September 2014)."Glad we finished Rudhramadevi on time: Gunasekhar".The Hindu.
- ^abSangeetha Devi Dundoo (9 October 2015)."Rudhramadevi review".The Hindu.
- ^ab"YVS, Gunasekar & Ravi were rommates".The Times of India.Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2013.
- ^ab"Deccan Chronicle - Latest India news - Breaking news - Hyderabad News - World news - Business - Politics".Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2018.Retrieved13 December2011.
- ^"Gunasekhar, RGV, Krishna Vamsi, Teja, Uttej Old Photo - Gunasekhar".Gulte.com.
- ^"Chiranjeevi starrer Choodalani Vundi clocks 22 years; Take a look at some working stills - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved7 September2020.
- ^"Directorate of Film Festival"(PDF).iffi.nic.in.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 November 2011.Retrieved12 July2015.
- ^"Rudhramadevi Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Rudhramadevi by Times of India".The Times of India.
- ^Arikatla, Venkat (10 October 2015)."Rudramadevi Review: Good Effort Gone Awry".greatandhra.com.Retrieved30 July2023.
- ^"Allu Arjun Hit and Flop Movies | Actor Allu Arjun Films List".11 July 2016.
- ^"Madhoo opens up about Samantha-starrer Shaakuntalam's box office failure, says 'I feel very sad...'".India Today.Retrieved30 July2023.
- ^kavirayani, suresh (16 October 2015)."Gunasekhar's dynamic duo".Deccan Chronicle.
- ^"నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)"[A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)](PDF).Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh.Retrieved21 August2020.(inTelugu)
External links
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- Living people
- 20th-century Indian people
- Nandi Award winners
- Telugu film directors
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- CineMAA Awards winners
- 21st-century Indian people
- Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
- People from Visakhapatnam district
- Telugu screenwriters
- Telugu film producers
- Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
- Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh
- 1964 births
- Directors who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award
- People from Uttarandhra